Big Blue Runners Compete at CCIW Championships

         The Millikin cross country team competed at the 2018 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Championships held at St. James Farm in Warrenville, Illinois on October 27. The Millikin men finished in seventh place while the Big Blue women were eighth.
         Millikin's top male runner was William Powell who finished 25th in 26:19.1 for the 8K course. Freshman Austin Bicknell finished in 34th in 26:38.3, which was the 22nd fastest 8K time in school history. Sammy Biddle ran Millikin's 24th best 8K in 26:49.0 to finish in 40th.
         Big Blue freshman Victoria Mineo finished in 13th in the women's 6K race in 22:58.8, which was the fourth best time in school history. Sophomore Mackenzie Dixon finished in 33rd in 23:33.9. Freshman Maddy Eck turned in Millikin's 20th all-time best time at 24:10.5 to finish in 49th place.

CCIW Cross Country Championships-Oct. 27
St. James Farm-Warrenville, Ill.
Millikin men finished in seventh.
Individual Men's Results (8K)
25th-Will Powell 26:19.1
34th-Austin Bicknell 26:38.3 (22nd all-time)
40th-Sammy Biddle 26:49.0 (24th all-time)
44th-Joey Davies 27:01.6
50th-Taijhan Nelson 27:18.8
63rd-Ben Kuxmann 27:59.8
64th-Ricky Esparza 28:02.6
72nd-Eli King 29:36.7
76th-Garrett Jones 31:17.6

Open Race
47th-Dalton Myers 29:18.5

Millikin women finished in eighth
Women's Individual Results (6K Race)
13th-Victoria Mineo 22:53.8 (fourth all-time)
33rd-Mackenzie Dixon 23:33.9
49th-Maddy Eck 24:10.5 (20th all-time)
50th-Joycelyn VanAntwerp 24:17.9
52nd-Kara Weichman 24:20.4
58th-Natalie Krol 24:37.4
68th-Eryn Renison 25:13.9
69th-Gillian Card 25:25.3
72nd-Claire Weers 25:44.0
76th-Hannah Crawford 26:09.7

Open Race:
33rd-Victoria Myers 26:47.4
62nd-Hailey O'Malley 30:07.8

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Players Mentioned

Sammy Biddle: Sophomore

Joey Davies: Sophomore

Ricky Esparza: Sophomore

Taijhan Nelson: Sophomore

Austin Bicknell: Freshman

Garrett Jones: Freshman

Eli King: Freshman

Ben Kuxmann: Freshman

Dalton Myers: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sammy Biddle
: Sophomore

Joey Davies
: Sophomore

Ricky Esparza
: Sophomore

Taijhan Nelson
: Sophomore

Austin Bicknell
: Freshman

Garrett Jones
: Freshman

Eli King
: Freshman

Ben Kuxmann
: Freshman

Dalton Myers
: Freshman