The Salukis had an eventful showing this Saturday, September 17, at the John McNichols Invitational. SIU’s top male runner had finished within the top five and the top female runner within the top 15. 

Southern Illinois’ top male runner was sophomore Ethan Senti, who finished with a time of 24:32.5, which was good enough for fourth. The next best runner, Weston Jokerst, finished with a time of 25:47.6, outside of the top 25. 

The men’s team placed tenth out of 19 teams on Saturday. 

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The Dawg’s fastest runner for the women’s team was senior Rachel Anderson who placed 13th, finishing with a time of 17:57.9. Anderson has consistently been the SIU women’s teams’ best runner on the year. SIU placed tenth out of 18 teams in the women’s division. 

Southern Illinois’ next meet will be roughly two weeks from today, on Friday, September 30. They will travel to compete in the Gans Creek Classic, hosted by Mizzou. 

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