The Illinois Cross Country Club had a successful morning at the UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational. Once again, the women looked dominant. Women”s captain Megan Mocogni led the charge with an impressive third-place finish, looking strong down the final straightaway and all by herself in third. Not far behind was Beth McGreal with another good showing. The women”s third finisher was Lauren Choi. Her sub-20 finish was the latest in a fantastic fall campaign for the senior, who has been a top-7 mainstay. Heather Guetterman was fourth for the women, followed by freshman Anneliese Schulz to round out the scoring five. Schulz has been steadily improving all season.
Auburn Jiminez, in his first race with the team was the top finisher in 26:12, good for ninth place. Jared Ripoli was close behind in 12th. Brad Coyle had another steady veteran race to be the team”s third man. David Choi had a strong race on Parkside”s hills, and kept his chip on the whole race to be counted in the final results. Sophomore Michael Frintner was the men”s final scorer in 38th.
‘”We should be thrilled with where we”re at and thrilled with where we”re going,'” said head coach Steve Krauklis. ‘”We are running well right now. Staying focused and staying healthy are the two keys to our success moving forward.'”
Note: IXC Now is a quick post-race recap of the team’s top finishes. A full recap highlighting all of the team’s great performances in-depth is still to come.
