Millikin Women Eighth at CCIW Championships

        The Millikin men's cross country team finished in third place at the 2019 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Championships held on November 2, 2019 at the Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Illinois. The Millikin women were eighth.
        The third place finish by the Big Blue men was the best finish for Millikin since 1963. Millikin freshman Gabe Bush earned All-Conference honors with a 19th place finish at 26:28.4. Fellow freshman Dane Alexander finished 21st at 26:29.2 followed by Austin Bridgman in 26:31.3 to finish in 22nd place. Junior Taijhan Nelson finished 28th in 26:45.9.
        In the women's 6K race, sophomore Victoria Mineo earned All-Conference Second Team honors with a 17th place finish in 23:25.1.
Millikin's Maddy Eck was 30th ain 23:53.5, which was the 13th fastest 6K in school history. Tessa Wiegand had a time of 23:59.2, which was 17th fastest in school history. Wiegand finished 35th in the race.

Men's Results (8K)
19-Gabe Bush 26:28.4
21-Dane Alexander 26:29.21
22-Austin Bridgman 26:31.3
28-Taijhan Nelson 26:45.9
30-Austin Bicknell 26:51.5
32-Hayden Wimberly 26:56.4
33-Kort McClellan 27:01.0
43-Ben Kuxmann 27:21.1
51-Mark Jensen 27:38.7
76-Eli King 29:40.4

Women's Results (6K)
17-Victoria Mineo 23:25.1
30-Maddy Eck 23:53.5, 13th all-time at Millikin
35-Tessa Wiegand 23:59.2, 17th all-time at Millikin
56-Joycelyn VanAntwep 24:54.2
57-Hailey O'Malley 24:59.2
58-Ruth Edwards 25:03.8
64-MacKenzie Dixon 25:35.2
73-Natalie Krol 26:54.6
74-Anne Longman 27:08.1

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Players Mentioned

Maddy Eck: Sophomore

Natalie Krol: Senior

Victoria Mineo: Sophomore

Hailey O'Malley: Sophomore

Ruth Edwards: Freshman

Anne Longman: Freshman

Tessa Wiegand: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Maddy Eck
: Sophomore

Natalie Krol
: Senior

Victoria Mineo
: Sophomore

Hailey O'Malley
: Sophomore

Ruth Edwards
: Freshman

Anne Longman
: Freshman

Tessa Wiegand
: Freshman