Teams finish 3rd among colleges at Illinois Intercollegiates

Both the men's and women's teams finished 3rd among the college teams at the Illinois Intercollegiates Friday in Normal. Overall, the men were 15th of 26 teams and the women were 14th of 25. Leading the way for the men was Shane Leiby, who finished 96th overall with his 27:38, but 20th among college runners. He was capably followed by Michael Donini, Kyle Lueken, Frederick Kiprono, Matt McKinney, and Robert Deatherage in 26th, 29th, 35th, 38th, and 46th respectively. Dropping huge chunks of time from their PR's were Frederick and Robert. Only Rend Lake and Olivet Nazarene bested the Cougars among the 10 college division schools.

The women were once again led by Brittany Carius, who came close to her PR with a 20:12 in 62nd place, 11th among collegiates. Following her were Bonni Martin, Alyssa Imig, Olivia Coker, Carrie Bunting, Darce Knapp, and Elizabeth Isbell in places 14, 19, 24, 25, 27, and 37. Alyssa's race was her first as a Cougar. Bonni showed improvement in her second, and Olivia, Carrie, and Elizabeth had solid races. Darce is rapidly rounding into shape after a summer in California. As a team in the college division, the women were third behind Rend Lake and St. Xavier.

Next Race: Saturday, September 27 in the Augustana University Invitational, Rock Island, IL.