Meet Results 

 
 
Eastern Illinois men's and women's cross country went on the road to Cape Girardeau, Missouri to compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Friday October, 30.  

The OVC Championships consisted of the 9 OVC teams on both the women's and men's squads. Those teams consisted of USI, SEMO, UT Martin, Western Illinois, Morehead State, SIUE, Lindenwood, and Tennessee State.  

The EIU men placed 5th in conference and the women finished 6th. Both squads competed against 9 conference teams.  

For the women's squad Sophie Krueger led the Panthers finishing 24th with a time of 22:25.59. Avery Braker was next crossing the finish line in 30th with a time of 22:46.14. Macie Russell, Alessandra Gregory, and Anna Bieber finished up the top 5 finishers for the Panthers. Russell was 32nd crossing at 22:47.43, Gregory right behind Russell in 33rd place with a time of 22:48.29, and then Bieber finished up in 38th place crossing at 23:04.30.  

To finish up the rest of the women's results, Chloe Proffitt finished 42nd with a time of 23:17.83, Aly Douglass finished in 44th with a time of 23:26.34, Ashlyn Denney finished in 45th place with a time of 23:30.98. To round up the women's team Kaitlyn Ward finished 54th with a time of 23: 50.30. There were 73 participants in the 6,000-meter women's race.  

For the men's squad Jiberil Lesman led the Panthers finishing 22nd with a time of 25:29.81. Cale Smith was next crossing the finish line in 27th with a time of 25:48.30. Miteku Branch, Phillip Canopy, and Kasen Blain finished up the top 5 finishers for the Panthers. Branch was 30th crossing at 25:59.04, Canopy crossed in 41st with a time of 26:48.71, and Blain was right behind Canopy crossing in 42nd place with a time of 26:50.35.  

To finish up the rest of the men's results, Eli Crowe finished 43rd with a time of 27:05.10, and to round up the men's team Brayden Shepard crossed the finish line in 48th place with a time of 21:17.47.  There were 75 participants in the 8,000-meter men's race.  

The Panthers will return to action at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Ames, Iowa on November 13.