10/24/08

Region 24 Results

The Lincoln College cross country team battled muddy conditions and great competition Friday. The meet held a Kickapoo Park hosted some of the top teams in the nation. The top finisher for the Lady Lynx was Elizza Cropp with a time of 19:50 for 5k placing her 7th overall. Others in top five were Elle Renier (13th), Maddie McGuire (19th), Melanie Soverren (21st) and Mandie Hurd (25th). The men were led by Evan Ehardt who ran the 8k course in 27:10 placing him 8th. Others in the top five were Greg Staley (11th), Stafan Huber (19th), Shawn Vandolah (21st) and Matt Albert (22nd).

Coach Herron said,” I thought we did a very good job today. We had some athletes that really stepped up. They have been doing awesome in their workouts and it is starting to pay off. We had several personal records ran today and that is even more impressive because it was so muddy. This should help us at nationals. I do have to thank several people that helped with the meet. Ann Spellman, who let us use her clock and the staff at Kickapoo Park. They do a great job of keeping that park beautiful, we are lucky.”

The men’s team placed 3rd out of four teams and the ladies placed 4th out of 4.

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.