Preview | Ramos makes her Saluki coaching debut at the Bradley Intercollegiate

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CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois men's and women's cross-country programs will compete at the Bradley Intercollegiate on Friday, September 20^th, at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Ill. The men's 8K race will start at 5:15 p.m. and the women will run three miles at 6 p.m.

Roster Makeup
The men's team consists of seven runners:
Freshmen: Ben Chance, Will Foltz
                Junior: Westen Jokerst
                Senior: Josh Delgado and Vincent Van Eck
                Graduate: Uriah Guthrie

The women's team consists of ten runners:
                Freshmen: Kyla Engel, Rae Kawalec, Riley Linville and Ally Niedfeldt
                Sophomore: Brodie Denny and Hannah Meiser
                Junior: Audrey Boles
                Senior: Ansley Bailey and Brianna Nieset
                Graduate transfer: Hannah Eastman

Coach Angelina Ramos will be making her coaching debut for the Salukis after joining the team on September 16^th, 2024. Ramos will look to take the Salukis to the next level after a strong opener at the SEMO RedHawks XC Invite.

Senior Uriah Guthrie and Freshman Will Foltz were the men's top finishers at SEMO. Guthrie finished in fourth place with a time of 15:46.749. Foltz finished seventh with a time of 15:52.245. As a team, the Salukis placed third out of eight teams with 77 points.

The women saw three top-10 finishes led by graduate transfer Hannah Eastman, followed by Senior Brianna Nieset and Sophomore Hannah Meiser. Eastman hit the ground running in her Saluki debut, finishing second with a time of 18:04.501. Nieset finished fifth with a time of 18:54.783. Meiser finished in eighth with a time of 18:59.179. Rae Kawalec was the Salukis' top freshman runner with an 11th-place finish. As a team, the Salukis placed second out of nine teams with 45 points.

Live results can be found here.

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