Men’s Cross Country Runs to Second-Place Finish
Brian Taghon (East Moline), Jason Olszowka (Lockport) and Ryan Boyll (Normal) led the Cougars to a second-place finish at Saturday’s EIU Open in Charleston.
Taghon, a freshman, ran the 8,000-meter course in a Cougar best time of 25 minutes, 54 seconds, which was good for seventh overall. It was the fifth fastest time by a freshman in Cougar men’s cross country history.
Olszowka finished 10th with a time of 26:04, just ahead of 11th place finisher and teammate Boyll, who crossed the line at 26:18.
Nick Campbell (Charleston), Jon Sadowski (Springfield) and David Droege (Nashville) finished 14th, 15th, and 16th, respectively.
SIUE placed second behind host Eastern Illinois.
The Cougars will have next weekend off as they prepare for the
Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, which will be held Oct. 5th in Chicago.
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