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IXC is set for big weekend in Michigan. There is a lot to look forward to in all the races. Every athlete has a story. Every race this season had a tale to tell. And Nationals will be the final chapter in IXC’s 2017 book. Let’s get to it.

This year’s NIRCA National Championship meet will consist of seven races, including an open 5k at the start (where Jeevan Maddila and Abby Ludwig will be competing). Let’s break them down.

Men’s Jr/Sr/Grad – 8k
There will be plenty of runners to watch for in the men’s Jr/Sr/Grad race, the first race of the day. Leonel Rodriguez placed 2nd at last year’s Freshman/Sophomore race despite having bronchitis. Look for him towards the front of the pack this time around. Senior Tony Gao, who broke 3 hours at the Chicago Marathon earlier this year, will be running his third and final Nationals meet. Also running his final Nationals meet will be Senior Austin Keuhr, who consistently leads his training group in workouts.

Women’s Jr/Sr/Grad -6k
The 2017 season has brought lots of PRs and improvements for the women’s Jr/Sr/Grad lineup, with more to come on Saturday. Senior Andrea Arriaga PR’d on a bad ankle at Regionals and is now hoping to PR again at Nationals. Anastasia Rodriguez has stepped up her commitment to the club this season and looks to reap the benefits. Senior and Club treasurer Mariela Marquez has battled with injury this season, but will be racing hard on Saturday in her last cross-country race with the club.

Men’s Championship – 8k
Young, fresh, and ready to roll. Despite only returning two runners from last year’s ‘A’ race, the men’s championship squad is packed with talent and drive, and will surely be competitive on Saturday. A record three freshman – Josh Mollway, Brian Butcher, and Connor Farrell – will be competing. All three have been an integral part of the team. Also making his championship debut will be senior teammate Quinn Todzo, a staple of the club the past four years, and sophomore Eli Walker, who is coming off a strong performance at Regionals. Returning ‘A’ race veterans William Wolf and Josh Feldman, both juniors, are running the ‘A’ race for the third time in their college career, hoping to make it their best. Feldman is a returning NIRCA All-American, placing 23rd at last year’s meet.

Women’s Championship – 6k
The IXC women are also bringing a fresh team this year, returning only one runner – junior Anneliese Schulz – who was All-American at last year’s Nationals, placing 23rd. Schulz earned top-10 honors at Regionals and is poised to compete well on Saturday. Top runner Julia Schultz, formerly an Illini varsity athlete, joined the team this fall and immediately made a splash, taking second at the Aurora Spartan invite and placing 2nd at Regionals. Joining them will be Sophomore Riley Maloney and Junior Tiffany Yathaputanon. Yathaputanon has focused on middle-distance races for the majority of her career, but is now ready to turn a great summer of training into results on Saturday. Seniors Anna Piazza and Vicky Dent will also be making their championship race debut. Injuries have prevented Noel Brindise and Erin Kainrath from performing on Saturday, but they will be supporting their teammates.

Men’s Freshmen/Sophomore – 8k
The future of IXC men will be on display Saturday at 1:00 pm for the Freshman/Sophomore race. Freshman Olan Bruyere is the last in the lineage of three Bruyeres on IXC. He will be trying to break 33 minutes. Sophomore Daniel Engel is coming back from injuries to run his first Nationals race as a member of IXC. Towards the front of our pack will be freshman Nathaniel Oommen. Oommen is a talented freshman who will be competing with the best in the race.

Women’s Freshmen/Sophomore – 6k
The IXC women have recruited a lot of new athletes this season, putting the team numbers at an historic level. Their talent will be on display in the last race of the day. Maia Haworth struggled with hip and IT band pain after Regionals, but is now ready to finish her season strong. Look for Leah Ziolowski towards the front of this squad. She has had consistent training this season with near spotless attendance. Freshman Grace McDonough improved her season 6k time a remarkable 2:57 minutes from UW-Parkside to Regionals! Who knows how much she will improve her current best of 29:32 at Nationals?

Meet information can be found here: https://clubrunning.org/championships/event_coverage.php?race=547

Nationals is in three weeks. Our ‘A’ team squad will have an unprecedented three freshmen. However, one could not write this article without mentioning our fourth-year team member, Quinn Todzo.

Todzo was sixth for the IXC men today, and for his first time, secured a spot in the ‘A’ men’s championship race at Nationals.

Todzo ran 27:47 at today’s meet, improving 33 seconds from last year’s regional race at Iowa State. Quinn will join Josh Mollway, William Wolf, Brian Butcher, Josh Feldman, Connor Farrell, and Eli Walker at this year’s NIRCA Nationals at Michigan State University on November 11th.

Pack running was on clear display today for the first six kilometers, as pockets of orange and white drifted by spectators on a spectator-friendly course. Our men’s top runners ran together as a large swarm in the first 2k, and then broke off into smaller packs.

Running together up front was a pack of Mollway, Wolf, Butcher, and Farrell, followed by teammates Feldman, Todzo, and Walker slightly behind. These packs stuck together for another 4k, and then strung out as the finish approached. Running into a brutal uphill and windy finish, top runner Mollway represented the team well, securing a medal and another solid race for this freshman.

The team finished in 2nd place and 47 points behind rival Iowa state.

An enormous group of 41 men competed today, many of whom will represent the club well at the NIRCA Nationals ‘B’ race this year.

One such athlete is sophomore Daniel Engel, who ran his first ever cross-country race as an IXC member, and only his second race since high school. Engel has suffered a string of injuries that have held him back for much of his college career, yet was able to run a strong race today in 31:02.

“I felt that my race went well.” Said Engel, “It feels really good to finally race again as I was out for so long.”

Sophomore Jarod Meyer ran aggressively to earn a 45 second season-best. Meyer moved up during the race to run with teammates who typically run ahead of him. “I couldn”t stop myself from smiling the whole time,” said Meyer in an online log, “Because I was having a blast through all the pain.”

Head Coach Richard Skogsberg is happy with the direction of the team and is looking forward to Nationals. “I think other people are envious,” said Skogsberg “We have something really great going on here and it’s entirely attributed to all of you who showed up and took the time for this weekend.”

IXC President Muneeb Ansari is leading the team to their final and most important meet of the season: Nationals.
“I want you guys to take the next three weeks, to give a good final push, so we come out of Nationals with something that we all are collectively proud of,” Said Ansari.

The IXC men’s next race will be the NIRCA Cross Country Nationals on November 11th, at Forest Acres East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan.

Results: https://jmsresults.com/results/2017/ashton17.html

It’s always hard falling four points short. Yet, the Great Plains Regionals meet is simply a step along the way to our destination: Nationals.

“The score might not have turned out exactly as we were hoping, but because of the way NIRCA is constructed, we don’t exactly have to run our best at regionals.” Said Head Coach Richard Skogsberg.

The IXC women finished 2nd at today’s NIRCA Regional meet scoring 55 points behind Northwestern Club’s 51 point performance.

However, a series of strong races by our IXC women shows a glass half-full.

Vicky Dent is one of IXC’s rising stars. Last year at Regionals, she ran close to 26:30. Today, she ran a big PR of 25:03, finishing 3rd for the IXC women.

“I couldn”t have done it without having Anneliese, Julia, Erin, Anna, and Noel pushing me to do better on the workouts.” Said Dent, “Everyone else on the team performed really well too and I”m so excited for what”s to come at Nationals.”

Working together up front was sophomore Julia Schultz [23:33] and junior Anneliese Schulz [23:59], both medaling with top-10 finishes.
Joining our two front-runners in the ”A” race at Nationals will be Dent [25:03], Erin Kainrath [25:34], Noel Brindise [25:48], Riley Maloney [26:23], and Anna Piazza [26:32]

Brindise ran another top-seven finish today, displaying enormous improvements made over the course of the season. Brindise will be running the ‘A’ race this year after running the women’s ‘B’ race her freshman and sophomore years.

Yet another athlete making her ‘A’ race debut at Nationals will be Maloney, a sophomore. Maloney ran an intelligent race today, passing dozens of runners in the first kilometer and hanging on for a 26th place overall finish.

Maloney’s high school running career was hindered greatly by iron deficiency anemia. Now in her second year of college, she is seeing her dedication finally pay off and her anemia under control. “I am very happy with how everything has gone, and I know training has helped a lot with that,” Said Maloney in an online log.

Another standout performance was from Maggie Madden, who, with a time of 34:13, ran a full 2:30 faster than her previous 6k. “I’m looking forward to dropping even more time during Nationals with proper training, through Anneliese’s coaching, and smarter active rest.” Said Madden. Madden transferred to Illinois this semester from Harper College, and only began distance running a few years ago.

Gender Minority Captain Schulz said she was incredibly proud of the high turnout today, and she is looking forward to Nationals. “We still have three fantastic weeks lefts in our season…” said Schulz, “Regionals is important, but Nationals is where everything should be put on the line.”

The IXC women’s next race will be the NIRCA Cross Country Nationals on November 11th, at Forest Acres East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan.

Results: https://jmsresults.com/results/2017/ashton17.html

Coach Richard Skogsberg and Gender Minority Captain Anneliese Schulz had set a goal this week. While only about a dozen IXC women typically compete at the Lucian Rosa Invite, this year, they would try to have at least 20 women run. The final tally was 25.

“Overall, I am blown away by the number of women that came out to race today,” said Schulz, “It might even be a historical amount.”
Coach Skogsberg was so blown away that he deemed it a club record. “It’s my opinion that it’s a record, so it’s a record.” Said Skogsberg following the race.

Much of the record turnout, comprising 10 of today’s 25 women, were newcomers. Trina Garzonetti, Sam Smith, Isabelle Friend, Maggie Madden, Danielle Leyva, Emma Newsham, Maia Haworth, Erin Kainrath, Grace McDonough, and Audrey Bloomquist all ran their first college 6k today.

The team finished an impressive 3rd overall. Leading the team was Julia Schultz, 15th overall, followed by Schulz in 21st. Junior Noel Brindise had a PR of 25:27, as well as a standout performance today as the team’s 3rd scorer. “It was actually a great race,” said Brindise, “This was an unexpected and much-needed pick-me-up.”

“This is Noel”s course. It was a breakthrough race for her last year and she was our third woman today.” Said Schulz.

Working with Brindise was newcomer Erin Kainrath, who was the team’s 4th scorer.

In addition to Brindise, Sophomore Riley Maloney ran a big PR with a time of 26:26, an impressive performance given the hilly course and humid conditions.

Another standout performance came from newcomer Andy Arriaga. Arriaga is a senior who, while not new to running, is new to IXC. Andrea ran a nearly 30 second PR, running under 29 minutes.

“It really helped me appreciate everything about that whole experience: the trees, the gravel, the downhills, the cheers for our team,” said Arriaga, “Once I saw it was under 29 minutes, I was like, ‘it”s now or never!’”
Like the men, the women’s race was unusually slow. Coach Skogsberg, however, was not very concerned.

“We had multiple women PR, or come close to it, which is extremely impressive given how slow the course was running.” Said Skogsberg.

Results: http://www.wisconsinrunner.com/results/2017rosa/2017_UW_Parkside_Lucian_Rosa_Invite_Women_Overall.htm

For the past three years, Jared Ripoli has been IXC’s top men’s finisher.
Running as a 22-year-old alumnus, Ripoli was back on the scene at today’s Lucian Rosa Invite.

Yet the day belonged to the team’s freshmen, who comprised 3 of the team’s top 5 and 4 of the top 7.

“I thought it was really cool how we all worked off each other.” Said Josh Mollway, freshman, who was the team’s top finisher today with a time of 27:11.

Close behind was Brian Butcher, another freshman, at 27:13. Butcher got out fast and ran towards the front of the race, while Mollway conserved energy and caught up to Butcher before the finish.

With Mollway as an exception, the freshman men all had an aggressive start, running the first uphill mile near 5:20. Connor Farrell and Nathaniel Oommenn both ran close to Butcher in the first few miles. Farrell and Oommenn finished 5th and 6th for the club, respectively.

Upperclassmen Josh Feldman (3rd), Michael Frintner (4th), and Quinn Todzo (7th) rounded out the men’s top 7, giving the team a 4th place overall finish.

The IXC men were still short-handed today. Top runners William Wolf, Zach Mesplay, and Eli Walker all did not race due to scheduling conflicts.
Top-to-bottom, the men’s race offered lessons in savvy race strategy. Multiple athletes ran conservative first miles, giving powerful finishes. One such athlete was Jarod Meyer, who ran his season debut today.

Meyer got out conservatively, and as a result ran consistently in the second half of the race at around 6:10 pace. He picked up the pace significantly in the last 800 meters and, despite succumbing to leg spasms just short of the finish, ran a strong race in 30:04. Similarly, Evan Patel had an impressive finish, moving up several places in the final kilometer of the race.

Behind Meyer was Senior Austin Keuhr, who, through miles 2-4, consistently passed his competitors to move up through the race. “Austin ran a really intelligent, well-paced race.” Said Skogsberg

Times for every athlete was uncharacteristically slow for the Lucian-Rosa Invite. In previous years, similar races would have resulted in times 30-40 seconds faster. This may be attributed in part to the unusually warm and humid conditions.

Results: http://www.wisconsinrunner.com/results/2017rosa/2017_UW_Parkside_Lucian_Rosa_Invite_Men_Overall.htm

It was a day for sunscreen and water bottles at the Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, IL. After a 3-hour drive, IXC members were thankful to find their race pushed later and shorter from 6k to 5k for the women and 5 miles to 4 miles for the men. A big thank you is in order to all the parents who came to line the course and support our runners through some of the most difficult conditions in recent memory.

The women raced first as the men simultaneously warmed up and cheered their teammates on. As per usual, the women were lead by their fearless leader, Anneliese Schulz who battled cramping and a rushed start to finish 37th in a time of 20:33. The women’s captain said “I think the women had a really positive response to the difficult race conditions, women who work together in workouts stuck right with each other in the race and while no one ran a PR for the day a lot of women ran their first race with our club and will use the things they learned in this tough race (like working with your workout partners, being conservative at the start) to enhance their future club races.” In her first race of the season, Emily Condic reminded us why she finished 45th out of 325 last year at nationals by “powerhousing” a 21:12 followed close behind by Vicky Dent in 21:25. Vicky found success through pack running with Emily and propelled the duo to great times. In her college debut, Erin Kainrath ran a promising time of 21:32, look out for a breakthrough race in the coming weeks. She has been one of the most consistent women and, as we all know, consistency is #MajorKeyAlert in running. After her race, Erin said “We finished! And in front of people too!”. She’ll be in front of many more people later on. Coming off of two strong PRs from Aurora, Anastasia Rodriguez and Noel Brindise finished together in 22:08 and 22:09. The coaches and teammates are eagerly expecting their times to drop even further come regionals and nationals. Audrey Dombro had quite an experience at her first cross country meet ever. Citing “lots of water and inner strength”, she ran a phenomenal career opener in 22:39! Andy Arriaga, in her final year at UIUC, showed us what she’s capable of. At beautiful, flat, 60 °F Aurora, she ran 8:12 pace but despite Friday’s frolic through the Fire’s of Mordor, she ran 7:39 pace! Congratulations to her on a such a big improvement. Commitment to club running is something special. You can’t always see it or quantify it but you can simply feel it. Few give a level of commitment comparable to Erin McKee who, despite the 6 hours of driving and a meeting ON CAMPUS at 8:30, raced for the sake of her team and went back to Home Sweet Home Urbana-Champaign right away. You gotta respect that commitment. Last, but not least, is another lifelong committed member of IXC. Coach Richard stated, “[Megan Frintner] was always making moves when she ran past where I was”. Her gritty race earned her a 26:02 time.

30 men toed the line on Friday knowing their training would carry them through their ordeal. The borderline impossible conditions offered adversity that they, as a whole, responded well to. In particular, freshmen Connor Farrell and Josh Mollway ran “very smart” races to finish 43-44th in 21:36. They were 2nd and 3rd on the team behind junior William Wolf who finished 22nd in 21:09. Cody Lund, a model for consistency, ran 21:59 to be the 8th man on the team. This pace was the same pace he ran at Aurora and, given the heat and fast start, Parkside will be a showstopper for this biology-loving lad. In his first club meet, Matthew Beckerman ran a solid 23:10. Look for him and his headbands to do some damage at regionals and nationals, this guy can race. Other notable season openers include Ciaràn Lynch who ran 24:53 on little warmup, Jahleel Perrin who conquered the race despite worries, and Matt Dickinson who finished in 27:44.

In all, Coach Skogsberg had a lot to say. “I thought people did a good job in contextualizing how this race could be beneficial for us as a team even though it wasn”t a PR opportunity – focusing on preparation and race execution rather than overall time. People did a really great job working together during the race, which was a focus for us going in to the race, and something that will only continue to translate to success down the road. We weren”t as successful in our pacing; many of us got out too fast, but we”re aware of that, and seek to improve in that part of the race at Parkside and beyond.”

The team will compete next at the UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational on October 7th.

The Men”s and Women”s teams both took the season-opening cross country meet by storm. This past weekend, the Illinois Cross Country Club ran their first meet of the season at Aurora University. Half of the course consisted of crushed limestone while the temperature was in the upper 60”s making for prime race conditions. The stage was set for a successful day but the race results that followed shocked everyone.

Out of the eleven teams present, the Illinois Men”s Cross-Country Club finished second overall just fourteen points behind North Central University. Out of the top ten, three Illini placed with Brian Butcher placing third, William Wolf placing fourth, and Josh Feldman placing sixth! Brian and Josh have both come off a strong summer of training and are looking sharp early on in the season along with Willie who ran well alongside Josh, pushing the pace for each other. Here are some guys to watch out for in future meets:

Eli Walker- 20th place overall, surprising the coaches every race. Quinn Todzo- 22nd place overall after coming off a summer of quadricep injuries, won the NIRCA B race last year. Richard Skogsberg- new head coach, expect him to be a role model for the underclassmen in races. Kevin Callahan- Freshman runner who is already making big strides, watch out in case he challenges the top five. Cody Lund- Had a big summer of training and is one of the most consistent runners, PR”d by a minute and twenty seconds! Going to need to find a new goal after shattering his goal of breaking twenty-eight minutes. Josh Mollway- going to be a key player this year, learned a lot from his first 8k race. John Kellum- this kid has been dedicated since May so it”s exciting to see him come out and perform as well as he did in his first collegiate race. Alex Nauman- Yorkville native that brought out a crowd, learned a lot about the 8k and had a great season opener. Andrew Walmer- hurt his back but is training like a beast.

All-in-all, the meet was a great ‘”confidence booster for most [and] a learning experience for some'” according to (President of the Illinois Cross-Country Club and Men”s captain) Muneeb Ansari. This meet showed a lot of guys that trained over the summer just how much it pays off.

Moving over to the Illinois Women”s Cross-Country Club, the team finished sixth overall in the 6k out of the eight teams present. Finishing second overall with a time of 22:39.9, Julia Schultz had a big day, just behind the first-place finisher by a mere nine seconds. Way to go Julia! Women”s captain Anneliese Schulz said she was ‘”very proud of the women”s team'” and is ‘”looking forward to the rest of the season'”. Other standout runners on the women”s team include:

Anneliese Schulz- Gender Minority Captain, placed twentieth and helped set the tone for the freshman newcomers. Piper Buyansky- finished as the 3rd women from the IXC team at her first collegiate race, brought out a large crowd from Yorkville just as Alexx Nauman did from the men”s side. Noel Brindise- Very consistent runner that has battled ankle injuries over the summer, those injuries seemed long behind her as she PR”d BIG TIME by thirty-nine seconds. Anastasia Rodriguez- PR”d as well and was the women”s fifth runner. Riley Maloney- Pushed hard the second half of the race which paid off as she PR”d by an entire minute! Abby Ludwig- Sophomore who lets her performance do the talking, outkicked a girl at the finish line by 0.2 seconds. Ava Fiandaca- Freshman that has been dedicated to the team before the season even started, strong first race. Megan Frintner and Mariela Marquez- Senior vets that ran the race hard together and finished together, looking to have a big final year. Andrea Arriaga- Senior newcomer from Nevada, great first race. Sofia Sinnokrot- first collegiate race, learning the ropes and getting acclimated to the team very quickly.
In short, the Aurora University meet showed competitors that the Illinois Cross-Country Club is a force to be reckoned with. Our core upperclassman in addition to the staunch Freshman newcomers will propel success throughout the rest of the season and it is exciting to see how much we will improve from what was already a phenomenal performance.

Being alone in Naperville, IL is dangerous. The city name is featured in thousands of national and local news stories which makes ITFC’s second visit in a week all the riskier. Stepping on to the North Central College track was Kevin Sager in the 400 and Hannah Smith in the 1500. Hannah started the night off with a 5:44.27 time in the 1500m run. Kevin finished took a quick lap around the track in 49.62 seconds for a PR and #8 all time for the club. He is the only person not named Jack Skelton on the leaderboard and with 3 more seasons ahead of him, he may be rewriting the one lap record book.

The Illinois Track Club’s 2017 season ran into finals week as several athletes chose to compete in the Dr. Keeler Invitational at D3 powerhouse North Central College. The two day meet started off with David Choi in the 10k. David needs no introduction: his consistency is second to none, his mileage count towers over everyone else with 12-14 mile long runs and 60-80 mile weeks, he is a staple of the distance squad. He is a true student of the sport and finished the last practice of his club running career with the goal of making top 10 for the club 10k leaderboard. Coming off a string of successful 5k’s, his aspirations were more than realistic: they were as probable. The time needed to crack the top 10 was around 33:20 (5:22/mi pace) and David destroyed that time running competitively in 32:32.36 and establishing himself comfortable for #6 all time. We couldn’t be more proud of David or grateful for all he has given this club.

As most runners took their well earned rest after Club Peaks, Josh Feldman kept his foot on the accelerator and prepared for his 1500m debut. He walked onto the track well rested from finals with goals of competing well and running around 4:10. Josh, a long distance fiend, had been sharpening his speed in several track sessions with Alex Lindsay. Josh ran aggressively, surging on the straightaways and staying outside to avoid the traffic and have room for his 65 second finish. With a strong kick, Josh ran a phenomenal 4:08, one of the best 1500 times this season. Josh will be resting his legs and returning in the fall for cross country where his work ethic and dedication will shake NIRCA to its core.

Beau “Hype Train” Barber reached his final station this season where he ran the 200 and 400. His never ending enthusiasm took him 25.65 and 56.35 in his races. Another mid D stud, Mario Barenas ran 26.10 and 57.07 to end his season. Both these gentlemen took the initiative by organizing and attending practices after Club Peaks, securing track access whenever possible. Yemi ran his best 200 time since 2015 in 23.71 to end a solid season.

Thomas Nute, excuse me, COACH Thomas Nute is not one to boast. He’s kind and humble but doesn’t hesitate to let the world know that he will have the outdoor shot put record. Considering the fact that he has added almost a meter since Club Peaks just two weeks ago, there doesn’t seem to be anything stopping this man. He threw a PR of 12.91m in the shot put, good for a #3 club performance as a freshman. As of now, there is only 3 years (average lifespan of a female panther chameleon) and .45 meters (approximately the length of a giraffe’s tongue or 1.5 cereal boxes) away from the coveted #1 spot.

The Illinois Track and Field Club closes out a memorable 2017 season with successful goals and goodbyes. New coaches, new board members, and new athletes will surely propel us into a successful 2018 season.

Eyeing great competition and fast times, several ITC athletes made the trip to Hillsdale, Michigan to compete in the Gina Relays. Two club records were set, but that alone does not give the performances the justice they deserve.

In the men’s 5000, Alex Harrison, coming off of a PR effort in the 10,000 at NCTFA Nationals, had a breakthrough race with a new PR of 15:54. Despite this being his first 5k outdoors, Alex destroyed his PR from this past indoor season by 23 seconds. It was a great race, and set the stage for a great night.

Next up was our esteemed coach, Jacob Englander. While some coaches are content to merely coach others to great performances, Jake is as much a racer and he is a coach. For his efforts, he was rewarded with a 17:11.50, another breakthrough PR.

After these performances, both Mike Spillone and Mike Frigo knew they had an opportunity to do something special in the invitational 5000. Both had already had raced extremely well at Wash U, with PR efforts of 19 and 30 seconds respectively. Yet the real racing was just getting started. In an jawdropping performance, Mike Frigo absolutely destroyed the club record and his PR of 14:39 with an amazing 14:19.20. Not far behind, Mike Spillone also set a huge PR with a 14:24.42.

The fireworks weren’t done though. In the invitational 1500, Aaron Silver ran a lifetime best of 3:52.33, eclipsing his club record of 3:54.02. Also, Pathik Gandhi set a PR of 3:58.85. With such an encouraging freshman season, the club is looking forward to Pathik improving even more over 4 full years. Alex Harrison and Mike Frigo finished their weekend with great 1500’s as well. Frigo ran 4:01.54, only a second off his personal best. Harrison had another PR effort, shaving nearly 34 seconds off his best with a 4:25.60.

With 7 PR’s and 2 new club records, this was a very successful weekend for the ITC. Next up for the majority of the club is the Dr. Keeler Invitational at North Central College on May 12-13.