10/20/08

Lora Invite Results

The Lincoln College cross country team competed at the Loras Invite over the weekend . Of the eight teams represented Lincoln was the only two year school and placed 5th on both men’s and women’s side. The women were lead again by Eliza Cropp who placed 21st overall with a time of 24:54 on a very hilly course. Otheres in the top five were Elle Renier (28th), Maddie McGuire (36th), Mel Sovereen (44th) and Mandie Hurd (46th). The men were lead by Even Ehrhardt who placed 16th with a time of 27:40. Others in the top five for the men were Greg Staley (24th), Stefan Hueber (30th), Matt Albert (39th) and Mike Nix (42nd).

 

Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.