Cross Country Competes At Bradley Intercollegiate Championships

PEORIA, ILLINOIS – Friday afternoon the Marquette University men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Bradley Intercollegiate, hosted by Bradley University. The MU women took third place, and the men took fourth place in the field.

The meet kicked off with the men's 8k race. Senior David Zeller paced the Golden Eagles, finishing first for MU with a time of 25:13.4.

Senior Captain Dan Weizeorick finished second for MU with a time of 24:21.2 and Tyler Re finished third for the Golden Eagles with a personal best of 25:31.0. Sophomore Ronald Walters recorded a personal best with a time of 26:37.30.

"Great strides last week with the pace and I'm excited to train through this coming weekend," head coach Sean Birren said. "The spread of our top five and seven on both sides was amazing."

For the women's side, senior captain Lexi Keppler finished first for Golden Eagles with a time of 17:47.7. She placed ninth overall in the event.

Marquette saw contributions from two of their underclassmen. Freshmen Emma Coon (17:58.7) and Brinley Everson (18:24.2) finished second and third for the Golden Eagles in the 3-mile race.

Junior Audrey Grimm finished fourth for the Golden Eagles with a time of 18:43.7.

Up Next:
In two weeks, the squad will be traveling to Columbia, Missouri for the Gans Creek Classic on Friday, Sep. 29.. The annual alumni race will be next weekend on September 23rd at 4pm.

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Results:
Men's 8k: 4 of 13
19. David Zeller: 25:13.4
22. Dan Weizeorick: 25:21.2
28. Tyler Re: 25:31.0
32. Thomas Leonard: 25:47.1
33. Nick Parrell: 25:49.4
34. Sean Kellogg: 25:58.9
37. Keagan Morgan: 26:04.8
51. Ronald Walters: 26:37.3
64. Charlie Richardson: 27:21.1
65. Talon Gamez: 27:23.3
81. Nathan Hirsch: 28:01.5

Women's 3 mile: 3 of 7
9. Lexi Keppler: 17:47.7
14. Emma Coon: 17:58.7
23. Brinley Everson: 18:24.2
26. Audrey Grimm: 18:43.7
27. Mia Nutile: 18:51.1
30. Ava Thomas:18:56.0
31. Margaret Jortberg:18:59.8
33. Gianna Konen: 19:15.0
34. Alexa Overstreet:19:17.2
52. Emily Capper: 20:11.6
54. Lindsey Andrae: 20:19.8