Eagles Compete at NCCAA Super Regional

The Eagles ran in the NCCAA Super Regional Meet, with the women's team placing fourth overall.

This was the first all-NCCAA race of the season, which gave the Eagles a good chance to see where they stand against runners at their level. While both teams posted slower times than normal due in part to the hills Dubuque boasts, it was a good test as cross country has one final tune-up before Nationals.

Carlie Blevins earned a fourth place finish and a spot on the All-Region team with her time of 21:11.8 as the top seven runners earned honors. This was Carlie's first top-5 finish of the year and her fifth top-10 finish in 6 races so far. Elizabeth Beenken posted a season high of 26:59.6, and Vanya Kliewer ran her first career 5k and finished in 31:32.4, setting a PR in the race. Becca Hulinsky (23:31.0) finished second for the Eagles, followed closely behind by Lydia Mueller (24:25.1). Alees Stephens (29:00.2), Tina Lange (30:42.8), and Jenessa Anderson (30:36.5) finished out the race for the Eagles. Faith came just 3 points shy of third place with 85 team points overall.

Titus Loween led the men's team, coming 8 seconds shy of a PR with a time of 32:07.6, and Owen Festler (33:09.9), Andrew Hackley (36:14.7) and Ben Hackley (37:01.2) all put in solid effort on the day. The Eagles only ran with five men due to unforseen circumstances so they were unable to post a team time.

Up Next: The Eagles travel to Joplin, MO for Ozark's Last Chance Meet on Saturday, November 2nd at 9:00 AM (Both).