Full 8K Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Fighting Illini men's cross country redshirt sophomore Irwin Loud earned a top-10 overall finish at the Buckeye Preview on Saturday at Ohio State. Loud placed eighth overall, clocking a new season-best 8K finish time of 24:55.8.
"Irwin had a great day today leading our team," said head cross country coach Sarah Haveman. "The men made good decisions throughout the race. We will look to continue to dial in and develop our process over the course of the next month and beyond."
Sophomore Colin Yandel would finish second for the Illini, timing 25:33.8 and placing 33rd overall. Redshirt senior Zach Dale would cross soon after, recording a finish time of 25:35.2 to finish 35th. Freshmen Jack Roberts and Michael Madiol would round out the Illini top-five, and each runner recorded new season-best 8K finish times. Roberts timed 25:55.3 and placed 50th overall. Madiol would place 55th, finishing the 8K race in 26:03.2.
Illinois finished sixth at Saturday's Buckeye Preview, recording a final team score of 143.
The Illini will take the next few weeks to prep for Pre-Nationals, set for Saturday, October 19 at Indiana State. The men's 8K is scheduled to begin at 10:35 a.m. CT. Â
Team Scores
1. Penn State- 53
2. Grand Valley State- 69
3. Michigan- 69
4. Ohio State- 92
5. Miami (Ohio)- 111
6. Illinois- 143
7. Toledo- 170
8. Rutgers- 207
Illinois Individual Results
8. Irwin Loud- 24:55.8
33. Colin Yandel- 25:33.8
35. Zach Dale- 25:35.2
50. Jack Roberts- 25:55.3
55. Michael Madiol- 26:03.2
58. Jack LaLonde- 26:08.6
64. Logan Hall- 26:20.5
65. Bennett Melone- 26:20.8
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