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Men's SIUE Cross Country SIUE Athletics | |
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 Brian Taghon |
October 18, 2005 Men’s Cross Country Prepares for GLVC Meet EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s cross country team travels to Rensselaer, Ind., for the Great Lakes Valley Conference championships this weekend. “We know GLVC will be very competitive,” said SIUE cross country coach Eileen McAllister. “We are ready to compete hard. Things will be very close and there is no room for error.” Senior Brian Taghon (East Moline) has led the way for the Cougars this year. Taghon has finished in the top five of every event he has races in this season. He finished first at the EIU Panther Invitational and the Sean Early Loyola Lakefront Invitational. Erik Steffens (Moline) also has had a good season with the third fastest 8,000-meter time this season. Steffens recorded a time of 25 minutes, 27.90 seconds on Sept. 10 at Bradley. Kyle Cameron (East Moline) has the fastest time for a freshman this season at 8,000 meters. He notched a 26:01.18 mark also at Bradley. -siue cougars- |