CHICAGO - The ninth-ranked Wisconsin men's cross country team traveled to Chicago to compete in the Loyola Lakefront Invitational for their first away meet of the season on Saturday. The Badgers were welcomed with rain showers, but secured a second place-finish.
Zack Snider led the Badgers with a sixth-place finish overall in the 8000 meter race with a time of 25 minutes, 12.76 seconds.
Conor Perreault was also able to clench a top-10 finish placing second for the Badgers and 10th overall with a time of 25:27.14.
Seth Hirsch and
Derick Peters followed closely behind Perreault, taking 11th and 12th places, respectively. Also running for the Badgers were junior,
Andrew Schilling, redshirt sophomore,
Noah Jacobs and freshman, Kavanaugh Fitzpatrick.
Having two of the top 10 finishers, the Badgers were able to bring home a second-place team finish. The Badgers scored 65 points, 20 points behind team champion McMaster and 27 points ahead of third-place finisher Marquette.
Straight from the course
"We ran two young squads today, were impressed with the toughness and grit the Badger men and women showed, particularly on a course that was incredibly windy and muddy."
"On the men's side, we had another young group that got a little far back in the beginning, but closed the last few miles really well. Senior
Zack Snider showed experience leading our group, and we were carried along by some big performances from redshirt freshman Conor Perrault, junior
Seth Hirsch, and sophomore
Derick Peters. The men have some big races coming up, so we're looking ahead to some great racing."
-Women's head coach MacKenzie Wartenberger
Up Next
The Badgers head to South Bend, Indiana to compete in the Joe Piane Invitational on Friday. The 8000-meter race will take off at 1:45 p.m. for the men's blue division and 4 p.m. for the men's gold division.
Team Scores:
1. McMaster 45
2. Wisconsin 65
3. Marquette 92
4. Windsor 150
5. Loyola 171
6. Western Ontario 199
7. Central Michigan 204
8. Milwaukee 221
9. St. Francis 230
9. DePaul 230
11. Illinois-Springfield 260
12. Huntington 281
13. Illinois-Chicago 332
14. UTSA 363
15. SIU Edwardsville 387
Individual Scores:
6.
Zack Snider 25:12.76
10.
Conor Perreault 25:27.14
11.
Seth Hirsch 25:29.56
12.
Derick Peters 25:29.79
26.
Andrew Schilling 25:45.71
40.
Noah Jacobs 26:02.52
53.
Kavanaugh FitzPatrick 26:11.89
