The Cougars men's and women's cross country teams competed in a large collegiate field Saturday at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational hosted by Loyola University at Montrose Harbor in Chicago. The women finished 11th in a 12-team field led by
Brenda Jepkoech who ran a 23:48.45 6k while the men took third in a three-team field and were led by
Nicholas Negru who ran the 8k course in 25:45.05.
Complete team and individual results listed below.
Both the men's and women's teams will be back in action Friday, September 29 at the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria. The men will run an 8k and the women a 6k.
Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Hosted by Loyola University
Montrose Harbor
Chicago, IL
Collegiate Men's Gold Division 8k
Chicago State (63)
10
Nicholas Negru, 25:45.05
24
Jovanni Avila, 27:50.82
26
Boris Mojsa, 29:08.42
35
Malachi Spells, 40:40.08
36
Jakai Smith, 40:42.11
Men Team Results (8k)
1 Loyola-18
2 DuPage-61
3 Chicago State-63
Collegiate Women's Gold Division 6k
Chicago State (321)
70
Brenda Jepkoech, 23:48.45
74
Caroline Jelimo, 23:59.83
86
Abigael Limo, 25:06.00
97
Charlie Chiaradia, 29:22.61
102
Kendra Chambers, 36:28.51
Women Team Results (6k)
1 Iona-39
2 Wisconsin-72
3 Michigan-83
4 Illinois State-95
5 Northwestern-116
6 St. Louis-134
7 Ohio State-157
8 Ball State-175
9 Loyola-228
10 North Central-277
11 Chicago State 321
12 DuPage 353
About Chicago State Athletics
Chicago State University Athletics is composed of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994.
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