LC cross country at Titan Open

[September 03, 2013]  BLOOMINGTON -- The Lincoln College cross country teams had a very hot meet over the weekend. With temperatures in the mid-90s, the Lincoln teams raced at the Titan Open, hosted by Illinois Wesleyan. The men's team placed fourth out of five teams, and the women placed third out of five teams represented.

The LC women's team was led by freshman Tina Demogerontas. She ran the 2-mile course in a time of 13:32, placing her 15th overall. The others in Lincoln's top five women were Kaiyla Brooks, 24th; Akiya Thompson, 27th; Teandria Bouliox, 30th; and Kalina Gordley, 32nd.

The LC men's team was led by freshman John Davis. He ran the 3.1-mile course in a time of 18:04, placing him ninth. The others in Lincoln's top five men were Josh Montgomery, 19th; Joel Flores, 25th; Zack Humphery, 27th; and Chris Steward, 28th.

"In heat like this, the times do not matter as much as the effort and desire to compete," said Lincoln coach Brian Herron. "Tonight I saw a lot of effort and desire, so I am pretty happy. This is a complete rebuild year on both the men's and women's side. If they all continue to work hard and push each other every day, I can see them dramatically improving."

The Lynx will next compete on Friday at the Walt Crawford Invite, hosted by Eastern Illinois University. The women's 5K starts at 4:45 p.m., and the men's 8K starts at 5:30.

[Text from file received from Jeff Nelson, Lincoln College sports information director]

Lincoln College cross country