Team Results | Individual Results

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Fighting Illini men's cross country saw three runners place in the top-50 overall and placed seventh as a team at the John McNichols Invitational at Indiana State on Saturday. Redshirt sophomore Irwin Loud crossed first for the Illini, placing 29th overall recording a finish time of 25:05.0.

"Our men were solid today," said head coach Sarah Haveman. "We showed positive signs of race execution. We are pleased with their development and excited to continue the process with them all."

The first four Illini to finish at the McNichols Invitational all clocked new season-best finish times. After Loud, sophomore Logan Hall would finish second on the team, placing 39th overall and timing 25:19.2. Redshirt senior Zach Dale was next for the Orange and Blue, recording a finish time of 25:31.8 to place 50th. Redshirt sophomore Jack LaLonde crossed fourth for Illinois, finishing 59th overall with a season-best finish time of 25:42.2

Sophomore Colin Yandel would round out the Illini scorers, crossing fifth on the team right behind LaLonde at 60th overall and timing 25:44.9. The Illini finished with a team score of 211. 

It was a field deep in talent contesting today's John McNichols Invitational, which included 10 nationally-ranked programs between the men's 8K and women's 5K. The men's 8K featured USTFCCCA ranked programs No. 1 Northern Arizona, No. 5 Iowa State, No. 7 Stanford, No. 16 Indiana, and No. 24 Purdue.

Up next the Illini compete next Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Buckeye Preview hosted by Ohio State. The men's 8K will start at 8 a.m. CT, and the women's 6K is slated for 8:45 a.m. CT. 

Team Scores

1. Northern Arizona- 31
2. Stanford - 51
3. Iowa State- 66
4. Purdue- 70
5. Indiana- 165
7. Illinois- 211

Illinois Individual Results

29. Irwin Loud- 25:05.0
39. Logan Hall- 25:19.2
50. Zach Dale- 25:31.8
59. Jack LaLonde- 25:42.2
60. Colin Yandel- 25:44.9
75. Jack Roberts- 26:04.9
82, Michael Madiol- 26:11.6
86. Bennett Melone- 26:12.8
89. Luke Goebel- 26:17.4
113. Eddie Lennon- 26:47.9
146. Will O'Brien- 27:22.8
149. Edwin Siuda- 27:28.5

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