MADISON, Wis. – The Illinois men’s and women’s cross country teams completed the regular season with Pre-Nationals on Saturday (Oct. 19) in Madison, Wis. Senior Halle Hill led the way for the Illini women with a sixth-place finish in the 6k on a time of 20:35.0. Junior Alex Partlow led the Illini men in the 8k with an 11th-place finish (24:16.4).
The men’s team placed second out of 25 teams with 148 points, their third top-3 finish this season. The women’s team placed eighth out of 28 teams with 256 points, their third top-10 team finish on the season.
Sophomore Avril Andre placed 18th (20:55.5) and senior Sam Poglitsch rounded out the Illinois women inside the top-25 with a 23rd-place finish (21:00.9). Graduate students Joshua Daggett placed 25th (24:25.2) and Stephen Moody placed 26th (24:25.6) to finish out the top-3 Illinois men finishers.
MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (8K)
11. Alex Partlow (24:16.4)
25. Joshua Daggett (24:25.2)
26. Stephen Moody (24:25.6)
38. Brady Masters (24:40.0)
48. Tyler Cushing (24:43.7)
74. Will Merrick (25:03.8)
109. Anthony Maida (25:26.7)
MEN’S TEAM RESULTS (8K)
1. Purdue (73)
2. Illinois (148)
3. Ohio State (177)
4. Yale (180)
5. Washington State (190)
6. Utah Valley (202)
7. Florida (223)
8. Belmont (235)
WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (6K)
6. Halle Hill (20:35.0)
18. Avril Andre (20:55.5)
23. Sam Poglitsch (21:00.9)
103. Daniella Hubble (22:11.7)
106. Mabry Bruhn (22:12.3)
149. Amalia Malecek (22:49.6)
WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS (6K)
1. Washington State (77)
2. Air Force (148)
3. Vanderbilt (176)
4. Northeastern (189)
5. Ohio State (199)
6. Auburn (229)
7. Indiana (241)
8. Illinois (256)
UP NEXT
Next on the list for the Illinois cross country teams is hosting the Big Ten Championships on Friday, Nov. 1 at the Orange and Blue Golf Course in Savoy, Ill.
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