<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=38ZTei_0wDzUnCM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=38ZTei_0wDzUnCM00" width="1920" height="1080" ><figcaption>© 2024 Michael Hudson</figcaption></figure>Results (PDF)ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – — Facing arguably the toughest field so far this season, the Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Augustana Interregional Invitational Saturday, Oct. 19 where the women finished 23rd out of 35 teams and the men finished 34th out of 40 teams.Racing Saukie Golf Course, the site of the 2024 Division III Midwest Regional Championship race in November, the IWU women totaled 594 points for 23rd while No. 2 nationally-ranked Colorado College won the meet with 56 points. IWU's men totaled 995 points for 34th. Wartburg, who ranks second nationally, won the meet with 41 points.The women's race kicked off the day's action, with junior Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) turning in the Titans' top finish in 39th-place after moving up three spots in the final 2k. Crabtree clocked a 22:22.4 in the 355-person field. Freshman Maddie Morgan (Glen Ellyn, Ill.-Glenbard West) finished in 108th with a 23:20.4 time. Senior Annalese Chudy (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) clocked a 23:36.7 for 137th place. Senior Nick Fisch (Woodridge, Ill.-Montini Catholic) has been the Titans top finisher in all four races this season. Fisch turned in a personal-best time of 25:36.0 against heavy competition to finish 78th in the 436-person field. Freshman Jack Thomas (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) turned in a 27:07.4 to place 257th overall while junior Seth Hamerski (Mount Vernon, Ill.-Webber) had a personal-best performance with a 27:16.0 effort. IWU will take a break before racing the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships Saturday, Nov. 2 at St. James Farm in Warrenville, Ill.</div></body>

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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – — Facing arguably the toughest field so far this season, the Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Augustana Interregional Invitational Saturday, Oct. 19 where the women finished 23rd out of 35 teams and the men finished 34th out of 40 teams.