9/22/11

Lincoln College Cross Country Teams Jump into NJCAA National Polls

Lincoln, IL – The Lincoln College Men’s & Women’s Cross Country team is ranked in the NJCAA Polls. The men’s team jumps up to 5th in the nation after being ranked 10th last week. The men’s team of Albert Murrey, Luke Padeskey, Taylor Singleton, Logan Volkey, Alek Stojanovic, Syruss Martin, and Jose Padillia have already qualified for the National meet based on times.

The women’s team enter the polls ranked 25th. Head Coach Herron believes “The women will have to continue to be ranked in the top 25 or place 1st or 2nd at the Region 24 Championship to qualify for nationals. They are currently ranked 25th but have beaten the 12th and 14th teams in the Nation.” The women’s team has two ladies already qualified for nationals based on qualifying times(Hannah Singleton and Natalie Hamilton), and a third that is just two seconds away from getting to nationals. Coach Herron goes onto say, “Our 4th and 5th runners have some work to do but they have been improving and working extremely hard. I believe that as long as we continue to remain focused and driven our men’s team will have our highest finish ever and that our girls could be a top 20 team.

Both teams still have some meets remaining in October. They will be gearing up for the Region 24 tournament October 27th at Eastern Illinois, where they will be shooting for a regional championship from both teams. Then, it will be off to the NJCAA National Championship in Hobbs, New Mexico on November 12th.

 

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.