CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois men's and women's cross country teams are set for this Friday's Big Ten Championships at Penn State in University Park, Pa. The races are being held at the Blue & White Golf Courses and will begin with the men's 5.2-mile run at 9:45 a.m. CT, followed by the women's 6k at 10:45 a.m. CT. All 14 Big Ten schools will be competing at the Big Ten Championships.

	Big Ten Championships
When	Friday, October 29 | Men's 5.2-Mile Race (9:45 a.m. CT) Women's 6k Race (10:45 a.m. CT)
Where	Blue & White Golf Courses // University Park, Pa.
Live Stream	Live Stream (BTN+)
Live Timing	Live Timing
Team Information	Season Performance Lists
Social Media	@IlliniTrackXC  | #Illini  | illinitrackxc  | Facebook  | YouTube

Notes

• Graduate student Jon Davis earned a runner-up finish in the men's 5-mile blue race at the Joe Piane Invite in South Bend, Ind. on October 1. Davis took home second place in a 180-person field, finishing with a time of 23:11.6 and earning Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season on October 6.
• Senior Emma Milburn led the way for the Illini women's squad at the Joe Piane Invite on October 1,  finishing in 49^th with a time of 17:02.3 in the 5k.
• Graduate student Jon Davis took home a first-place finish at the Red Bird Invite in Normal, Ill. on September 17. Davis finished the men's 8000-meter with a time of 23:22.8, breaking the previous Illinois State 8000-meter course record of 23:48.
• On September 22, Jon Davis earned Big Ten cross country Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Red Bird Invite, where he finished the men's 8k with a time of 23:22.8, setting a new 8000-meter course record.
• The Illinois women's cross country team is currently ranked 4^th in the Midwest region in the latest USTFCCCA NCAA DI rankings.
• Both the men's and women's teams took home first place finishes at the Red Bird Invite in Normal, Ill. on September 17. The men's squad had four top-ten finishers, while the women had three.
• Senior Emma Milburn earned a runner-up finish in her first race of the season at the Red Bird Invite on September 17, finishing with a time of 20:37.7 in the women's 6000-meter race.
• Freshman Margaret Gamboa was impressive in her first collegiate race at the EIU Walt Crawford Open, earning a runner-up finish with a time of 17:39.62 in the women's 5000-meter race.

Illini Running at B1G Championships

Men's 5.2-mile Race (9:45 a.m. CT)

Tyler Cushing

Jon Davis

Nicolas Dovalovsky

Eddie Lennon

Irwin Loud

Michael Madiol

Will O'Brien

Jack Roberts

Colin Yandel

Women's 6k Race (10:45 a.m. CT)

Rebecca Craddock

Annalyssa Crain

Margaret Gamboa

Halle Hill

Olivia Howell

Madison Marasco

Allison McGrath

Emma Milburn

Sam Poglitsch

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