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Men's Results  |  Women's Results

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Eastern Illinois cross country season came to an end on Friday as the Panthers competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional hosted by the University of Missouri.

The EIU men placed 16th in the 10K race while the women finished 24th running at the 6K distance.

Dustin Hatfield and Adam Swanson led the Panther men with both runners finishing in the top 50.  Hatfield was 37th with a time of 30:20.2 while Swanson crossed in 46th with a time of 31:14.1.  Andrew Pilat added a top 100 finish placing 95th with a time of 31:14.1.  Richie Jacobo and Michael Atkins closed out the five scored runners for EIU.  Jacobo just outside the top 100 in 102nd with a time of 31:18.6 with Atkins in at 31:48.9 for 136th place.
 
Kate Bushue led the EIU women's squad with an 80th place finish in a time of 21:36.8.  EIU's next three runners were packed closely together with Mackenzie Aldridge in 137th, Katie Springer in 144th and Sarah Carr in 145th.  Aldridge had a time of 22:14.4.  Springer had a time of 22:19.8 and Carr finished at 22:21.2.   Sam Mabry was EIU's fifth scored runner at 22:55.4 which was 174th.
 
Alex Gomez and Julia Monson were the sixth and seventh runners for cross for the EIU women.  Gomez was 181st with a time of 23:03.4.  Monson was 192nd with a time of 23:17.1.
 
Jonathan Kang and Josh Whitaker were the sixth and seventh runners to finish for the Panther men.  Kang was 161st with a time of 32:07.0.  Whitaker had a time of 32:39.3 to place 176th.
 
EIU closes out the 2022 season after the Panthers swept the OVC Cross Country Championships this season.  It was the second time the teams had swept the championship in the same year.  The championship was the third straight for the EIU men and tenth overall.  It was the third overall championship for the EIU women.
 
Hatfield was named the OVC Male Runner of the Year with Erin Howarth named the OVC Coach of the Year for both the men and women.