Cross Country	SIUE Cross Country SIUE Athletics

September 29, 2003 SIUE Will Send Seven Runners to Chicago          A complement of seven runners for both the SIUE men’s and women’s cross country teams will compete at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational in Chicago.          Action gets started Saturday morning with the women’s 5,000-meter run. The men run an 8,000-meter course.          “This is one of the larger races we compete in,” Coach Darryl Frerker said. “I was happy with our performance last year at the meet. It would give us confidence for the conference and regional meet if we perform well.”          Brian Taghon (East Moline) and Breanne Steffens (Moline) seem to be the top individuals for the Cougars. Ryan Boyll (Normal) and Nick Campbell (Charleston) add depth to the men’s side. Carrie Carducci (Powell, Ohio) and Mary Witte (Normal) have joined Steffens as front-runners on the women’s side.          Following the Lakefront Invitational, the Cougars return home next Saturday for the Illinois/Missouri Border Wars in their final competition before the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships on Oct. 25 in Romeoville.                 -siue cougars-