Both the SIU Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams visited Normal, Illinois on Friday afternoon to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship. The Women’s team tallied a score of 111 to earn fourth place, while the Men had 121 to earn fifth place.

The Women’s race was 6 kilometers and included 76 participants across 10 different schools in the conference. The Men’s race was 8 kilometers and included 68 participants from nine different schools in the conference.

The Women’s team had four top-22 racers who all set new personal bests for a 6k run. This included sophomore Kayla Scheira with a time of 21:10.6 (5), freshman Stephanie Anthonies with a time of 21:58.7 (16), freshman Claire Ayers with a time of 22.02.6 (19), and sophomore Josie Brown with a time of 22:12.7 (22).

Also running were sophomore Rachel Anderson who timed 23:20.4 (49), freshman Ansley Bailey who timed 23.36.4 (55), and senior Sydney Matusik who timed 24:52.8 (68).

The Men’s team included three top-12 finishers in freshmen Ethan Senti, Dawson Smith, and Noah Mcintyre. Senti tallied a time of 24.54.7 (10), with Smith behind him at 25:03 (11), and Mcintyre behind him at 25:06.7 (12).

Also racing were freshman Uriah Guthrie at 26:06.6 (39), sophomore Travis Hart at 26:35.6 (49), and freshman Vincent Van Eck at 27:10.8 (56).

The Salukis hope to continue their season in two weeks at the NCAA Midwest Regionals on November 12 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Sports reporter Joseph Bernard can be reached at [email protected] or on twitter @Jojobernard2001. 

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