SLIAC Cross Country Players of the Week - October 17
This week's SLIAC Players of the Week include Holly Goergen, from Webster University and Nate Richards, from Principia College.
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SLIAC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK Nate Richards claims his second SLIAC Player of the Week award after a strong showing at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Kollege Towne Sports Invite. Richards finished 29th in a field of 551 runners, competing in one of the region's top races. He finished the 8K course in a time of 25:43, averaging a 5:12 mile pace. Richards, a junior from Princeton, Mass., also took home the weekly honor back on September 26 of this fall.
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SLIAC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK Holly Goergen, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz., is this week's SLIAC Women's Cross Country Player of the Week. Goergen finished in 12th place at the University of Evansville Invite. She completed the course in a time of 19:50, setting a new personal best time by 38-seconds while also setting a new program record on the 5K course. Goergen averaged a 6:23 mile pace during the race and finished just 1:27 behind the race winner. |
Other Notables:
- Jacob Burrell, Greenville College (Men's Cross Country) Burrell had a top ten finish at the Bradley Classic, completing the course with a time of 26:39.
- Katie Gosser, Fontbonne University (Women's Cross Country) Gosser shattered her previous personal best time this weekend, finishing her race with a time of 25:52; nearly three minutes better than her previous time.
- Jessie Kuykendall, Westminster College (Women's Cross Country) Kuykendall took second place at the Illinois College Invite with a time of 23:35.
- Glenn Teubner, Westminster College (Men's Cross Country) Teubner placed second at the Illinois College Invite, finishing with a time of 27:58.
