University of Illinois
adidas Wisconsin Invite
@IlliniMXC Split Squads To Madison, Bradley
October 15, 2015 | Men's Cross Country
Illini Compete at Adidas & Bradley Invites
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. –
Meet PREVIEW
Coming off a week of rest, the Illini will split the squad this weekend between two meets, one competing at the Adidas Wisconsin Invite and the other group at the Bradley "Pink" Classic. The Adidas Invite begins at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, while the Bradley "Pink" Classic is set to run at 5:45 p.m. The Orange and Blue enter the weekend receiving 19 votes in the USTFCCCA poll, only four behind No. 30 Texas.
Coach stewart on the Meets
"What I really want to see from our group is executing the race plan that we put together. And, doing it without hesitation. We are very fit and I think our talent has shown in spots to be very good. For us to take the next step, is to really trust the things we put in place going into our races this Friday, and see those things through, believe in what we can accomplish, and execute it to the best of our ability."
"I think we're trying to put together our best lineup for what the Big Ten group is going to be at the end of the month. Whether it be Bradley or Wisconsin, the guys need to race and put forth their best work, so we can make an evaluation of what our best team is going to be coming out of the weekend, moving into our last home meet, and into Big Tens."
Illini Set to Run
Adidas Wisconsin Invite Bradley "Pink" Classic
A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION
The Adidas Wisconsin Invite will feature 36 of the best teams in the country, including Big Ten foes No. 16 Indiana, No. 8 Michigan, No. 15 Michigan State, Penn State, and host Wisconsin. Nationally, the meet will be comprised of five top-10 teams: No. 2 Syracuse, No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 Iona, No. 7 Virginia, No. 9 BYU.
last time out
The Orange and Blue ran in their biggest meet of the season so far, placing fifth overall in the 24-team field at the Greater Louisville Classic, a race that Head Coach Jake Stewart claimed as "the best start to October we've had sine I've been on campus." The Illini finished as the second Big Ten team in the meet, behind Michigan. Dylan Lafond led the Illini by cracking the school's 8K top-10 list with a time of 23:59.55, finishing sixth overall.
2015 Greater Louisville Classic - Illinois Results
6. Dylan Lafond, 23:59.55
27. Ian Barnett, 24:34.36
32. Jesse Reiser, 24:37.81
33. Billy Magnesen, 24:38.05
51. Sean Pengelly, 24:48.26
61. Paul Zeman, 24:53.65
69. Zack Smith, 24:58.27
Up Next
The Orange and Blue return home next Friday night for the Illini Open at the UI Arboretum. The men's 8K begins at 4:40pm.
