Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, November 9
Terre Haute, Ind.
12:15 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Men's Cross Country Ready to Rebound At NCAA Great Lakes Regional
11/7/2018 12:47:00 PM | Men's XC
The Eagles placed fourth in last season's regional competition
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) - With the Mid-American Conference Championships race in the books, the Eastern Michigan University men's cross country team focuses its attention on the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Friday, Nov. 9, in Terre Haute, Ind.
Last year's event saw the Eagles place fourth with a team score of 113 points. Hlynur Andresson led the team with a second-place finish, crossing the line six seconds after the top finisher in 31:00. This year, the team will be without Andresson, but will have junior captain Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney), who is the only Eagle on the current roster to have competed in this race last season.
At the MAC Championship race, Wicker led the team with a 19th-place finish with a time of 25:14.4. Freshman Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington) also had an impressive race, concluding with a time of 25:15.8 to take 20th and receive MAC Freshman of the Year honors.
This weekend's race will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. The women's team is scheduled to begin their 6,000-meter race at 11:15 a.m, while the men are slated to begin their 10,000-meter at 12:15 p.m. Fans can follow along via live results by clicking here, or by following the link located on the schedule page of EMUEagles.com.
Last year's event saw the Eagles place fourth with a team score of 113 points. Hlynur Andresson led the team with a second-place finish, crossing the line six seconds after the top finisher in 31:00. This year, the team will be without Andresson, but will have junior captain Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney), who is the only Eagle on the current roster to have competed in this race last season.
At the MAC Championship race, Wicker led the team with a 19th-place finish with a time of 25:14.4. Freshman Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington) also had an impressive race, concluding with a time of 25:15.8 to take 20th and receive MAC Freshman of the Year honors.
This weekend's race will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. The women's team is scheduled to begin their 6,000-meter race at 11:15 a.m, while the men are slated to begin their 10,000-meter at 12:15 p.m. Fans can follow along via live results by clicking here, or by following the link located on the schedule page of EMUEagles.com.
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