Southern Illinoise University Athletics

Cross Country to Compete at Illinois State Invite
09/12/2019 | 3:00:00 | Cross Country
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The men and women's cross country teams will travel to Normal, Ill. to take part in the seventh annual Illinois State University Invite on Friday, Sept. 13.
Participating Teams – Men
DePaul
Illinois State
Illinois-Chicago
Loyola (Ill.)
Marquette
North Central (Ill.)
UNI
Southern Illinois
Participating Teams – Women
DePaul
Illinois State
Illinois-Chicago
Loyola (Ill.)
Marquette
UNI
Northwestern
Quincy
Southern Illinois
The Illinois State men won last year's invite with their first five finishers placing in the top-20. On the women's side, Missouri took first finish while Loyola finished second.
The women's 5k is slated to begin at 5 p.m. followed by the men's 8k at 5:45 p.m. The races will be held at Weibring Golf Course in Normal, Illinois. Live stats of Friday's meet will be kept and can be found here.
The Salukis opened up their 2019 cross country season at the Saluki Invite on Aug. 30. The men's side captured first-place finish behind sophomore Reid Parsons, who took first with a time of 16:03.24. On the women's side, the Salukis finished second behind SEMO, with senior Megan Krolak taking second with a time of 18:27.13.
After the conclusion of Friday's meet, the Salukis will remain idle over next weekend before gearing up for the Mizzou XC Challenge on Sept. 27, hosted by the University of Missouri.
For the latest information on the Saluki cross country teams, make sure to check out SIUSalukis.com, or follow the team on social media on Facebookand Twitter.
Participating Teams – Men
DePaul
Illinois State
Illinois-Chicago
Loyola (Ill.)
Marquette
North Central (Ill.)
UNI
Southern Illinois
Participating Teams – Women
DePaul
Illinois State
Illinois-Chicago
Loyola (Ill.)
Marquette
UNI
Northwestern
Quincy
Southern Illinois
The Illinois State men won last year's invite with their first five finishers placing in the top-20. On the women's side, Missouri took first finish while Loyola finished second.
The women's 5k is slated to begin at 5 p.m. followed by the men's 8k at 5:45 p.m. The races will be held at Weibring Golf Course in Normal, Illinois. Live stats of Friday's meet will be kept and can be found here.
The Salukis opened up their 2019 cross country season at the Saluki Invite on Aug. 30. The men's side captured first-place finish behind sophomore Reid Parsons, who took first with a time of 16:03.24. On the women's side, the Salukis finished second behind SEMO, with senior Megan Krolak taking second with a time of 18:27.13.
After the conclusion of Friday's meet, the Salukis will remain idle over next weekend before gearing up for the Mizzou XC Challenge on Sept. 27, hosted by the University of Missouri.
For the latest information on the Saluki cross country teams, make sure to check out SIUSalukis.com, or follow the team on social media on Facebookand Twitter.
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