Mizzou Women’s Cross Country Wins ISU Invite, Men Place Third

Friday, September 14

Normal, Ill.

5 PM CT

University of Missouri

Illinois State Invitational

Mizzou Women’s Cross Country Wins ISU Invite, Men Place Third

9/14/2018 9:16:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Cross Country

Revord paces Mizzou as six finish in the top-10 for the women, George and Wood finish in the top-10 for the men

NORMAL, Ill. – The Mizzou Cross Country team continued its season on Friday at the Illinois State Invitational in Normal, Ill., as the women's team took first place while the men's team placed third. Freshman Reilly Revord (Hinsdale, Ill.) placed second overall and first on the team, while five other Tigers placed in the top-ten. Redshirt junior Thomas George (Gloucester, England) finished first for Mizzou and third overall to lead the men's squad.

NOTABLE TIGERS

Revord paced the Tigers in the women's 5k race, crossing the finish line at 17:59.1, while five other Tigers placed in the top-ten, including two other freshmen. Freshman Tori Findley (Blue Springs, Mo.) placed third at 18:05.3, while redshirt junior Sophia Racette (St. Louis, Mo.) placed fourth at 18:10.4, junior Melissa Menghini (Fenton, Mo.) fifth at 18:11.9, freshman Mikayla Reed (Washington, Mo.) sixth at 18:15.0, and redshirt junior Jordyn Kleve (Urbandale, Iowa) seventh at 18:17.3.

For the men, George finished third in the 8k race with a time of 25:16, while junior Kieran Wood (Cambridge, U.K.) placed 10th at 25:31.4

QUOTABLES

"Our women were dominant from start to finish today," said head coach Marc Burns." They ran well as a team early in the race and got after it over the last half of the race. Reilly and Tori came up big for us today and our depth was impressive. Our men ran smart early, and we had multiple men move up a great deal throughout the race. It was a hot one today and both teams handled it very well. Preparation is critical for success on a day like this and the crew did a great job hydrating prior to race time."

UP NEXT

Mizzou's next appearance will be in two weekends at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 29, in Chicago, Ill., at 11:15 a.m. (CT). It will be the third of five regular season meets for Mizzou before opening the postseason at the SEC Championships on Oct. 26, at Auburn, Ala.

For all the latest on Mizzou Track & Field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MIZ_TrackField).

WOMEN'S 5K RESULTS – 1^st Place (20 points, 2-3-4-5-6-7-17)

2. Reilly Revord, 17:59.1 // 3. Tori Findley, 18:05.3 // 4. Sophia Racette, 18:10.4 // 5. Mellisa Menghini, 18:11.9 // 6. Mikayla Reed, 18:15.0 // 7. Jordyn Kleve, 18:17.3 // 17. Jenna Lutzow, 19:05.9 // 24. Lexi Maddox, 19:21.0 // 29. Kayla Glowacki, 19:37.3 // 37. Karina Liz, 20:00.4 // 40. Susan Forbis, 20:18.1 // 44. Abby Hake, 20:25.0 // 49. Faramola Shonekan, 20:55.5 // 51. Erica Rideout, 21:32.6 // 55. Emmie Hahn, 22:14.4 // 57. Elly DeTurris, 23:02.8