XC Set to Compete at Bradley "Pink" Classic

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University men's and women's cross country teams head to Peoria, Illinois for the Bradley "Pink" Classic on Friday, Oct. 15. The race will take place at Newman Golf Course.

This will be the Golden Eagles' eighth time competing at the Bradley "Pink" Classic, and the first time since 2019. In 2019, the MU men finished fourth and the women took fifth place.

The meet will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the women's 6k white race, followed by the men's 8k white race at 2:15 p.m. The women's 6k red race starts at 3 p.m. and the day concludes with the men's 8k red race at 3:45 p.m.

The Marquette men and women cross country teams will be wearing their gold uniforms this Friday in support of university president Dr. Michael R. Lovell and his family. Lovell announced in early September that he had been diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Gold is the primary color utilized to raise awareness for the disease and helps to promote a sense of community amongst those whose lives have been impacted by sarcoma.

"I think to a person within athletics - our student-athletes, coaches and staff - we have all felt Dr. Lovell's incredible support for us on a daily basis," Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Scholl said. "This is simply another way to let he and his family know that they will have our support throughout this journey."

LAST TIME OUT:

On Oct. 2 at the Live in Lou Classic, the Marquette Golden Eagles women placed 22nd out of 44 teams in the 5k gold race. In the men's 8k gold race, the MU men finished 28th of 36 teams.

Junior Kendall Pfrimmer led the women's team with a time of 17:46.6 to finish 66th in a field of 399 runners.

Five of the 13 MU women's runners set personal records at the Live in Lou Classic (5k). Lexi Keppler (20:26.1), Mallory Lafever (18:54.9), Emily Noone (18:52.9), Anna Penzkover (18:56.0), and Marissa Valentini (19:13.0) all set personal bests in Louisville.

For the men, Dan Weizeorick finished first for the MU men, 116th overall, and set a new personal record with a time of 25:03.9.

Austin Burke (25:47.), Patrick Hetlage (25:40.9), and David Zeller (25:22.3) also achieved personal bests at the Live in Lou Classic.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

Sophomore Kate Jochims: "The Bradley meet has a great course, It's a pretty flat course. I'm excited to hopefully get a good 6k time in."

Junior Kendall Pfrimmer: "This will be my last race until conference. So, now is kind of my last opportunity to put all the pieces together and get into a good position physically and mentally before conference. Going from a 5k to a 6k now, it'll be good practice for conference and getting used to that extra three to four minutes of racing."

UP NEXT:
After Friday's meet, both teams will prepare to compete at the Illini Open on Friday, Oct. 22. That will be their last meet before heading to Carmel, Indiana for the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29.

MARQUETTE ENTRIES:

WOMEN'S 6K WHITE RACE:
Grace Dargiewicz
Lexi Keppler
Gianna Konen
Gretchen Pfeiffer

MEN'S 8K WHITE RACE:
Patrick Burns
Jadon Conroy
Cade Ferron
Tyler Re
Greg Van Hollen

WOMEN'S 6K RED RACE:
Emily Foley
Audrey Grimm
Kate Jochims
Mallory Lafever
Laurel Moneysmith
Emily Noone
Anna Penzkover
Kendall Pfrimmer
Marissa Valentini

MEN'S 8K RED RACE:
August Beyer
Austin Burke
Patrick Hetlage
Jordan Janusiak
Zak Kindl
Dan Weizeorick
David Zeller

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