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Bradley Ahrens (L) and Richie Jacobo (R) at 2024 EIU Walt Crawford
Sandy King

Jacobo, Torres Lead Cross Country In Louisville

Men place 14th, women finish in 16th

10/5/2024 12:58:00 PM



Live Results

Eastern Illinois cross country returned to action on Saturday morning competing in the Live In The Lou Classic in Louisville, Ky.  
 
The EIU men were led by Richie Jacobo as they placed 14th in the field.  The EIU women were led by Brenda Torres as they finished in 16th.
 
Jacobo posted an 8K time of 24:41.9 to finish in 36th.  He was followed in the Top 60 by Joe Stoddard in 54th at 24:51.8 and Michael Atkins in 60th at 24:53.9
 
Torres finished with a 5K time of 17:44.9 placing 37th.  She was followed in the Top 50 by Mackenzie Aldridge in 47th with a time of 17:53.3.
 
The remaining men's runners for EIU in the top seven were Cale Smith in 106th (25:25.5), Sam Nowak in 138th (25:43.4), Noah Schalliol in 143rd (25:46.8) and Isai Morales in 152nd (25:53.0).
 
On the women's side Kylie Haacke (119th / 18:40.0), Rylea Borgic (133rd / 18:48.3) and Sophie Krueger (183rd / 19:18.1) were rounded out the five scored runners.  Julia Monson (226th / 19:51.0) and Kathryn Cichon (235th / 20:02.0) were the sixth and seventh EIU finishers.
 
West Virginia won the women's team title in a field of 29 teams.  Michigan won the men's team title in a field of 28 teams.
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