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Men's Results  |  Women's Results

MOREHEAD, Ky. - Adam Swanson led from start to finish and Mackenzie Aldridge closed strongly as they highlighted a strong day for Eastern Illinois cross country as the Panther men and women swept the Ohio Valley Conference Titles for the second straight year.

The EIU men won their fourth consecutive title and 11th overall with 56 points.   EIU was followed by Southern Indiana, Little Rock and Tennessee Tech in the top four.

The EIU women won their fourth overall OVC Championship with back-to-back titles winning with 42 points.   EIU was followed by Southern Indiana, Southeast Missouri and Tennessee Tech in the top four.

Erin Howarth was named the OVC Coach of the Year for both men's and women's cross country sweeping the honor for the second straight year.

EIU Men's Recap
Swanson took the lead in the opening 300 meters and never looked back winning the 8K race with a time of 23:33.57.

Michael Atkins and Richie Jacobo also had top seven finishes to earn first team All-OVC honors.  Atkins was third in the race with a time of 23:50.06.  Jacobo placed sixth with a time of 23:58.47.

Joe Stoddard and Isai Morales closed out the scored top five runners for EIU to clinch the title.   Stoddard was 18th with a time of 24:35.46.  Morales was 28th with a time of 24:52.35.

Sam Nowak and Sam Cruz were the sixth and seventh Panthers to finish with Nowak placing 31st with a time of 24:58.92.  Curz was just behind in 32nd with a time of 25:00.22.
 
EIU Women's Recap
Aldridge closed from fourth with just under 2K left in the 6K race to move into second place posting a time of 21:11.85.   Teammate Sarah Carr was solidly in fifth all afternoon with a time of 21:36.08 as both runners earned first team All-OVC honors.

Brenda Torres and Kylie Haacke both added top ten finishes for EIU with both earning second team All-OVC honors.   Torres was eighth with time of 21:58.17.   Haacke was tenth with a time of 22:07.39.

Kylie Decker clinched the championship for EIU as the fifth scored runner placing 17th with a time of 22:32.74.

Rylea Borgic and Alex Gomez closed out the top seven EIU runners in the championship.   Borgic was 23rd with a time of 22:38.65.  Gomez placed 28th with a time of 22:48.61.

Hannah Eastman was the individual event winner from Southeast Missouri.