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Illinois Cross Country Hosts the Illini Open on Friday
October 21, 2021 | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Preview
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois cross country team hosts the Illini Open on Friday, October 22. The women's 6k race will begin at 3pm, with the men's 8k race to follow at 3:45pm. Illinois State, Marquette, Chicago State, and Bradley are among the visiting teams for the Illini Open. Five runners will compete for the Illini women, while four will run for the men's squad.
| Illini Open | |
|---|---|
| When | Friday, October 22 | Women's 6k Race (3 p.m. CT) Men's 8k Race (3:45 p.m. CT) |
| Where | UI Arboretum // Urbana, Ill. |
| Live Timing | Live Timing |
| Team Information | Season Performance Lists |
| Social Media | @IlliniTrackXC  | #Illini | illinitrackxc  | Facebook  | YouTube  |
Notes
- Graduate student Jon Davis earned a runner-up finish in the men's 5-mile blue race at the Joe Piane Invite in South Bend, Ind. on October 1. Davis took home second place in a 180-person field, finishing with a time of 23:11.6 and earning Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors for the second time this season on October 6.
- Senior Emma Milburn led the way for the Illini women's squad at the Joe Piane Invite on October 1, finishing in 49th with a time of 17:02.3 in the 5k.
- Graduate student Jon Davis took home a first-place finish at the Red Bird Invite in Normal, Ill. on September 17. Davis finished the men's 8000-meter with a time of 23:22.8, breaking the previous Illinois State 8000-meter course record of 23:48.
- On September 22, Jon Davis earned Big Ten cross country Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Red Bird Invite, where he finished the men's 8k with a time of 23:22.8, setting a new 8000-meter course record.
- The Illinois women's cross country team is currently ranked 4th in the Midwest region in the latest USTFCCCA NCAA DI rankings.
- Both the men's and women's teams took home first place finishes at the Red Bird Invite in Normal, Ill. on September 17. The men's squad had four top-ten finishers, while the women had three.
- Senior Emma Milburn earned a runner-up finish in her first race of the season at the Red Bird Invite on September 17, finishing with a time of 20:37.7 in the women's 6000-meter race.
- Freshman Margaret Gamboa was impressive in her first collegiate race at the EIU Walt Crawford Open, earning a runner-up finish with a time of 17:39.62 in the women's 5000-meter race.
Illini Running at Illini Open
Women's Race (3 p.m. CT)
Men's Race (3:45 p.m. CT)
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