Meet Results
Eastern Illinois men's and women's cross country went on the road to Ames, Iowa to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regionals on Friday, November 13.
The NCAA Midwest Regionals consisted of over 28 teams on both the women's and men's squads. Those teams consisted of very competitive collegiate teams like Mizzou, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Northwestern, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois State, Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Bradley and that is just to list a few.
The EIU men placed 28th out of 29 teams and the women finished 33rd out of 35 teams. Both squads competed against some extremely experienced runners and teams.
For the women's squad Ashlyn Denney led the Panthers finishing 187th with a time of 22:23.9. Alessandra Gregory was next crossing the finish line in 201st with a time of 22:55.2. Macie Russell, Avery Braker, and Chloe Proffitt finished up the top 5 finishers for the Panthers. Russell was 204th crossing at 23:04.4, Braker right behind Russell in 211th place with a time of 23:14.4, and then Proffitt finished up in 212th place crossing at 23: 16.5.
To finish up the rest of the women's results, Sophie Krueger finished 214th place with a time of 23:17.8, Anna Bieber finished in 219th place with a time of 23:29.2. There were 236 participants in the 6,000-meter women's race.
For the men's squad Cale Smith led the Panthers finishing 120th with a time of 31:11.2. Jiberil Lesman was next crossing the finish line in 177th place with a time of 32:50.5. Miteku Branch, Phillip Canopy, and Kasen Blain finished up the top 5 finishers for the Panthers. Branch was 178th crossing at 32:52.3, Canopy crossed in 181st with a time of 33:11.6, and Blain was right behind Canopy crossing in 185th place with a time of 33:28.9.
To finish up the rest of the men's results, Eli Crowe finished 187th with a time of 33:33.7. There were 193 participants in the 10,000-meter men's race.
The NCAA Midwest Regionals meet will wrap up the 2026 EIU men's and women's cross-country season. The Panthers look forward to competing in the 2026-2027 indoor track season.
