Lincoln College
Cross Country Women 1st, Men 2nd at Bradley

[September 20, 2017]   The Lincoln College Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams competed at the Bradley Intercollegiate Championships over the weekend. In the Junior College division, the women’s team finished 1st and the men’s team came in 2nd. There were six teams represented in the Junior College division.

The women’s team was once again lead by Erin Layne. She placed 84th overall with a time of 20:31 for the 3 mile course. Others in the top 5 for the Lynx were Payton Marr (103rd), Aurora Board(114th) , Markayla Rogers(117th) and Tia Wilson(119th).

On the men’s side Elijah Grewal lead the Lynx this week placing 56th with a time of 29:01 for the 8k course. Others in the top 5 for the team included Brian Gichuru(58th), Ed Lopez(82nd), Dillion Butler(84th) and Jarod Foiles(87th).

Coach Herron said, “It was really a tough day for racing. The temperature played a big part in their overall performance. We were pleased how they fought through the high temperatures and executed a better race plan than in the previous meet. This will really help them as we continue to have meets with very strong competition. They have been putting the work in and it is paying off.”

The Cross Country team will be in action again this Friday at the 36th Brissman-Lundeen Invite hosted by Augustana College. The women’s race will begin at 3:00 and the men’s race will start at 3:45.
 

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]