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Maier earns all-conference honors at MVC Cross Country meet
10/28/2017 | 5:23:00 | Cross Country
2017 MVC Women's Cross Country Championship Results2017 MVC Men's Cross Country Championship Results
Maier was also the recipient of the league's Elite 17 Award.
Southern Illinois redshirt junior Josh Maier earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors after he finished fourth at the 2017Â MVC Cross Country Championships, hosted by Missouri State.
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Maier ran at the front of the pack for most of the race and made his move over the last 3,000 meters. He finished in a time of 24:45.64 and was less than seven seconds behind Bradley's Jake Hoffert, who won with a time of 24:37.87.
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Maier, who placed 13th a year ago to earn All-MVC Honorable Mention, earned his first All-MVC first-team honor and became the 29th Saluki in program history to post back-to-back all-conference finishes.
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The Alsip, Ill. native also was named the conference's Elite 17Â award recipient, given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the finals site at each of the MVC's 17 team championships. Including track and field, it marks the third time Maier has taken home the award.
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The Saluki men finished sixth overall 136 points. Bradley won on a tiebreaker, as the Braves edged out Indiana State to take home the team title. Illinois State (88), Loyola (93) and Drake (103) rounded out the top-five.
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SIU's women's team finished seventh in the team standings. Claire Darnell was the top-finisher for the Salukis as she came in 19th place in 18:09.08, followed by Megan Krolak in 24th in 18:11.03.
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Bradley made it a sweep of the MVC team titles with a convincing win in the women's race as the Braves' top-five runners finished fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively. Northern Iowa was second with 56 points, followed by Loyola with 93 points. Indiana State (104) and Missouri State (122) rounded out the top-five.
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Loyola's Lindsey Brewis became the first female Rambler to win a Valley Cross Country title since Loyola joined the MVC in 2013.
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The Salukis continue their season Nov. 10 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship in Ames, Iowa.
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Men's Team Results:
Women's Team Results:
Men's Individual Results
4. Josh Maier 24:45.6
23. Cain Hassim 25:54.4
29. Jonathan Vara 26:11.6
39. Jacob DeWitt 26:31.3
42. Theo Hassim 26:38.0
54. Chris Edwards 27:29.6
62. Michael Church 28:05.0
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Women's Individual Results
19. Claire Darnell 18:06.2
24. Megan Krolak 18:11.0
43. Kelly O'Shea 19.00.4
54. Hillary Merrill 19:20.6
59. Sasha Lanning 19:30.6
71. Natalia Hajduk 20:42.3
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Maier ran at the front of the pack for most of the race and made his move over the last 3,000 meters. He finished in a time of 24:45.64 and was less than seven seconds behind Bradley's Jake Hoffert, who won with a time of 24:37.87.
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Maier, who placed 13th a year ago to earn All-MVC Honorable Mention, earned his first All-MVC first-team honor and became the 29th Saluki in program history to post back-to-back all-conference finishes.
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The Alsip, Ill. native also was named the conference's Elite 17Â award recipient, given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the finals site at each of the MVC's 17 team championships. Including track and field, it marks the third time Maier has taken home the award.
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The Saluki men finished sixth overall 136 points. Bradley won on a tiebreaker, as the Braves edged out Indiana State to take home the team title. Illinois State (88), Loyola (93) and Drake (103) rounded out the top-five.
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SIU's women's team finished seventh in the team standings. Claire Darnell was the top-finisher for the Salukis as she came in 19th place in 18:09.08, followed by Megan Krolak in 24th in 18:11.03.
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Bradley made it a sweep of the MVC team titles with a convincing win in the women's race as the Braves' top-five runners finished fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively. Northern Iowa was second with 56 points, followed by Loyola with 93 points. Indiana State (104) and Missouri State (122) rounded out the top-five.
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Loyola's Lindsey Brewis became the first female Rambler to win a Valley Cross Country title since Loyola joined the MVC in 2013.
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The Salukis continue their season Nov. 10 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship in Ames, Iowa.
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Men's Team Results:
- Bradley 49 points
- Indiana State 49 points
- Illinois State 88 points
- Loyola 93 points
- Drake 103 points
- Southern Illinois 136 points
- Northern Iowa 161 points
- Valparaiso 247 points
- Evansville 276 points
Women's Team Results:
- Bradley 30 points
- Northern Iowa 56 points
- Loyola 93 points
- Indiana State 104 points
- Missouri State 122 points
- Illinois State 136 points
- Southern Illinois 190 points
- Drake 195 points
- Valparaiso 286 points
- Â Evansville 294 points
Men's Individual Results
4. Josh Maier 24:45.6
23. Cain Hassim 25:54.4
29. Jonathan Vara 26:11.6
39. Jacob DeWitt 26:31.3
42. Theo Hassim 26:38.0
54. Chris Edwards 27:29.6
62. Michael Church 28:05.0
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Women's Individual Results
19. Claire Darnell 18:06.2
24. Megan Krolak 18:11.0
43. Kelly O'Shea 19.00.4
54. Hillary Merrill 19:20.6
59. Sasha Lanning 19:30.6
71. Natalia Hajduk 20:42.3
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