ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The McKendree Men's Cross-Country team placed 11th at the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) championship hosted by Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.  

Leading the team at the meet was Keveroy Venson with a time of 26:39.1, earning him 85th place. Coming in right after him was Reed Florey in 93rd ending the meet with a time of 26:48.7. 

Coming in just outside the top 100 is Diego Paz Denis at 101st place with a time of 26:58.0. Behind him at 111th was Blake Westrater with a time of 27:23.2. Finishing out the scoring for the Bearcats is Elijah Baer earning 138th with a time of 29:07.2.  

Finishing out the day was Ostin Habeck, Adriano Brown and Brenton Good. They finished on 145th, 152nd and 154th, respectively. Coming in with times of 29:38.8, 30:39.9, and 32:44.2, respectively. 

Baer, Habeck, Venson, Paz Denis, and Florey all earned personal best times in the competition.  

Westrater also received the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship award at the meet.  

Full Standings  

Place Team Score  

1 Lewis 41 

2 Illinois-Springfield 79 

3 Missouri S&T 83 

4 Indianapolis 86 

5 Drury 100 

6 Southwest Baptist 178 

7 Rockhurst 200 

8 Missouri-St. Louis 216 

9 Maryville 227 

10 Truman 275 

11 McKendree 328 

12 Quincy 379 

Next Up

The Bearcats will be competing at the Regional Championships on November 8th.  

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