RIPON, Wis.- The Illinois College men's and women's cross country teams traveled to compete in the Midwest Conference Cross Country Championships hosted by Ripon College on Saturday. The men's team posted their best team finish in school history in the conference meet finishing 6th overall with a team score of 169. The Lady Blues had three individuals compete in the championship meet.
The Blueboys were led by
Elgin Scherff with a time of 27:37.33 in the 8K race. This was enough to earn him a 17th place finish and the Blueboys first All-Conference honoree in school history.
Devin Boggs was second through the line for the team with a 41st place finish and a time of 29:24.66.
Will Detmer finished right behind Boggs with a 42nd place finish and a time of 29:31.48.
Eduardo Fulgencio (30:01.92) and
Collin White (30:24.07) rounded out the top five finishers for the Blueboys in the race.
The Lady Blues were led by
Zoey Lewis with a 26th place finish and a time of 25:42.50 in the 6K race. She was followed by
Elizabeth Ruvalcaba (26:46.96) and
Ashley Drake (30:02.29).
Both men's and women's teams will look to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday, 11/13 at 11:00 AM.
