The men’s and women’s team competed in the Millikin’s first Annual 5k with a view. The team competed against EIU, Greenview, Millikin, and Blackburn. Placing in the top 25 for the women were Kearra Allen-Wilson 20th, Megan Herrman 21st, and Maddy McGuire 23rd. Placing in the top 25 for the men were Stefan Hueber 10th, Jeff Wooldridge 11th, and Jordan Johanson 23rd. At this time no official team scores have been sent. Coach Herron said,” I thought we got off to a much better start this year. The course was very tough and they fought through. We have some key injuries right now on both the men’s and women’s teams and I thought that both teams stepped it up to help fill those voids. If our freshman continue to develop like they have been doing I feel we can have both teams in the top 25 again.”. The Lynx will compete next at the WIU Earlybird.

The men’s and women’s cross country team competed at the WIU Early Bird Invite over the weekend. The women placed 6th out 7 very tough teams. They  were lead by Megan Herman who placed 40th. Others placing in the top 75 were Kearra Allen-wilson (44th),Maddy McGuire(51st), Tonisha Sanders(62nd), Kata Williams(67th), and Erin Molloy(73rd). The men place 5th out of 7 teams. They were lead by Stefan Hueber who placed 26th. Others in the top 75 were Jeff Wooldridge(29th),Jordan Easley(59th), Evan Kreiling(60th), and Jordan Johanson(61st). Coach Herron said,” I was pleased with tonight’s effort on both races. The level of competition was great and many members of the team did more than hold their own. We will have to continue to improve because our schedule will not get any easier. “ The Lynx will next compete at the Bradley Invite in Peoria Illinois.

The men’s and women’s cross country team competed at the Bradley Invite over the weekend. The women placed 8th out of 11 teams in the college division. They were lead by Kearra Allen-Wilson who placed 43rd . Others in the top five for the Lynx were Megan Herman(45th), Maddy McGuire(77th),Kata Williams(89th), and Erin Molloy(96th). The men’s team placed 9th out of 12 teams in the college division. They were lead by Jeff Wooldridge who placed 38th. Other who ran in the top five for the Lynx were Evan Kreiling(90th), Jordan Johanson(99th), Ben Nicks(109th) and Jordan Easley(128th).

Coach Herron said,” We had some solid performances tonight. Especially Jeff Wooldridge who ran 27:00 flat. That ranks as our seventh fastest time and he is only a freshman. That was vary impressive. There were several personal records as well. What we have to do to become more successful is for everyone to be more consistent. Once we do that we should place even higher in these big meets. We have a huge meet at ISU this week so we will see how the team responds.”

The Lynx competed at the 34 team Illinois Intercollegiate Championships this Friday. The men placed 16th. The number one runner for the Lynx was Stefan Huber with a time of 27:17 placing him 132st. Others in the top five were Jeff Wooldridge(136th), Jordan Easley(181st),Evan Kreiling(223rd), and Jordan Johanson(264th). The women placed 20th. They were lead by Megan Herman with a time of 21:44 placing her 123rd. Others in the top five were Maddy McGuire(142nd), Kata Williams(181st), Tonisha Sanders(188th), and Erin Molloy(205th). Coach Herron said,” I was truly impressed at how well we did tonight. We have some key injuries on both sides and both teams stepped up. I can’t wait till we can get back to full strength. Tonight I thought we ran with a lot of guts and that’s what I am looking for.” The Lynx will have a week off before they travel to the Loyola Lakefront Challenge.

The Lincoln College Cross Country team battled many of the top teams in the nation and an extremely muddy course over the weekend. The men’s team placed 8th out of the 12 teams represented at the Super Regional. They were lead by Jeff Wooldridge who ran the course in 29:32 and placed 25th  out of 90 runners. Others in the top five for the men were Stefan Hueber(39th-30:22), Jordan Johanson(58th-31:37), Jordan Easley(66th-32:24), and Ryan Hunter(71st-32:58). The women’s team placed 6th out of 12 teams represented. They were lead by Megan Herman who place 32nd out of 77 runners with a time of 22:50. Others in the top five were Maddy McGuire(39th-23:43), Kata Williams(52nd-24:41), Brittany Briney(65th-26:50), and Erin Molloy(67th-27:10). Coach Herron said,” I have never seem a course as muddy as this. It had a huge impact on times. I thought that both teams did a fine job of fighting through the muck. We will be running on this course in two weeks for Nationals. I still think that both teams have a good shot at placing in the top 25. They just have to run their own race and not get caught up in the hype.” The Lincoln college team will compete at the NjCAA National Meet on November 14th at Newman Golf Course in Peoria Illinois starting at 10:00 a.m.

The cross country season came to a conclusion this weekend. Out of the forty eight teams represented the men placed 28th while the women placed 31st. The men were lead by Jeff Wooldridge who placed 92nd out nearly 300 competitors with a time of 27:59. Others in the top five for the men were Stefan hueber(109st-28:23), Jordan Johanson(194th- 30:41), Jordan Easley(201st-30:41), and Ryan Hunter(203rd- 31:08). The women were lead by Megan Herman who placed 124th out of 270 competitors with a time of 21:23. Others in the top five for the women were Keara Allen-Wilson(162nd-22:24), Maddy McGuire(173rd-22:45), Brittany Briney(191st-23:420), and Kata Williams(197th-23:57). Coach Herron said,” This is the first time in my career here at Lincoln that I did not have a team finish in the top 25 and I couldn’t be more proud of them. When I look what the team had lost from last year either from injury or other reasons we truly did have a successful season. One the men’s side only one of the top five was a sophomore, on the women’s side two were sophomores. So the future is very promising. We have to use what we learned from this year so we can get back into the top 25 next year. I have to give a special thanks to Coach Lowe and Coach Boerma, they are unbelievable coaches. I also have to thank the parents and other fans who came to so many of our meets, their energy and support was amazing.”