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Costello, Plumley Finish in Top 20 at Brissman-Lundeen Invite

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (09/28/2024) — The Monmouth College cross country teams ran in the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational on Saturday, hosted by Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. William Plumley (Geneseo, Illinois) and Samantha Costello (Morris, Illinois) finished in the top 20 individually as the men finished in seventh place and the women didn't have a team score.

Plumley ran 27:29.1 for the men's 8K race and finished 18th overall, his third straight top 2- finish. Xander Stoub (Palos Heights, Illinois) ran 28:52.7 to finish 58th just ahead of Eli Newton (Dallas City, Illinois) in 62nd at 28:57.4. Freshman Fernando Avila Rubio (Alpha, Illinois) finished 81st in 29:28.8 with freshman Nico Yeo Wiedman (Henry, Illinois) in 161st at 36:04.6

The women ran the 6K distance for the first time this season and Costello finished in 16th place with a time of 25:33.3. Melissa Bivolarov (Arlington Heights, Illinois) finished 48th in 27:51.4. Paige Luntsford (Cairo, Missouri) finished 78th in 30:31.1 and Kaeley Kent (Springfield, Illinois) finished 82nd in 31:44.2.

The Scots have a week off before the Gene Davis Invite in Appleton, Wisconsin on Oct. 12.

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Men's Results

Women's Results


EN
Eli
Newton
  • computer science
  • Class of 2025
  • Dallas City, IL
WP
William
Plumley
  • history
  • Class of 2025
  • Geneseo, IL
MB
Melissa
Bivolarov
  • biochemistry
  • Class of 2026
  • Arlington Heights, Ill.
SC
Samantha
Costello
  • exercise science
  • Class of 2027
  • Morris, IL
XS
Xander
Stoub
  • computer science
  • Class of 2027
  • Palos Heights, Illinois
FA
Fernando
Avila-Rubio
  • Alpha, Illinois
KK
Kaeley
Kent
  • health science and human movement
  • Class of 2028
  • Springfield, IL
PL
Paige
Luntsford
  • health science and human movement
  • Class of 2027
  • Cairo, Missouri
NY
Nicolas
Yee Wiedman
  • physical education
  • Class of 2028
  • Henry, IL

Monmouth College

Nathan Baliva 309-457-2322 nbaliva@monmouthcollege.edu

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