PEORIA, IL - The Western Illinois Men's and Women's Cross Country teams raced at the Bradley Pink Classic on October 16th.

The Men's race was an 8k, and the Women's was a 6k, which saw the Men's team finish 22nd of 25 teams, and the Women's team finish 20th of 25. 

The Men raced first, at 1:30 PM, and the top finisher for the team was Parker Quinlan, who ran a 25:10.4. Logan Beckmier was the second racer to finish for the Leathernecks, running a 25:13.2. Coming in third for Western was Carter Olsen, who was able to run a 25:34.7. Blayze Havel and Eason Comer rounded out the top five for Western Illinois, with times of 25:42.1 and 26:05.0 respectively.

The Women raced second, at 2:15 PM, and the team saw Karson Oberender's 21:23.2 be the top mark for the team. Lydia Bennett came in second for the Leathernecks, with a 21:48.7. Third place for the Western ladies was Emma-Kate Watt, with a 21:52.0. Rounding out the top five for the Leathernecks were Maclaine German and Ellie Eastman, with times of 22:42.9 and 22:54.8 respectively.

The next meet for the Leathernecks will be the OVC Tournament in Cape Girardeau, MO, which will put the team to the test before their upcoming NCAA regional tournament. The Leathernecks are hoping to put on a good showing at this meet, and hopefully place at the top of the conference this season.

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