MACOMB, IL - The Western Illinois Men's and Women's Cross Country teams have their next race on October 16th, racing at Bradley in Peoria, Illinois.

Both the Men's and Women's teams will look to keep improving on their last race times at Notre Dame, races in which the Men finished 20th of 21 and the Women finished 17th out of 24 teams.

There will be 8 Men and 13 Women competing, with the Men's 8k race being at 1:30 PM and the Women's 6k at 2:15 PM.

Lydia Bennett has the best 6k time for the Leathernecks so far this season, with a 22:41.5 being the top mark on the season. Karson Oberender has had the second best time so far this season for Western, posting 22:43.5 at the John McNichols invitational. 

For the Men's side of things, Parker Quinlan has the top time in the 8k on the season, posting a 25:23.6 at the Joe Piane Invitational. Carter Olsen and Blayze Havel are not far behind, with times of 25:41.6 and 25:46.8 respectively.

This meet will be the Leathernecks next chance to keep improving as a team on their way to the NCAA Regionals in Ames, Iowa on November 13th.

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