Cross Country Finishes Season at Midwest Regional
MONMOUTH, Ill. (11/14/2026) — The Monmouth College Cross Country teams finished their season at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island on Saturday.
Xander Stoub (Palos Heights, Illinois) finished 111th in 27:10.4 while Fernando Avila Rubio (Alpha, Illinois) was 123rd in 27:27.8. Dawid Opiola (Arlington Heights, Illinois) ran 27:49.2 to finish 137th and Wyatt Hall (Oneida, Illinois) was 146th in PR of 28:05.0. Jack Wayne (Yorkville, Illinois) ran 28:19.5 to finish 152nd and Andrew Peterson (Galesburg, Illinois) was 168th in 28:53.1. Riley Morgan (Jewett, Illinois) finished 174th in 29:11.7
In the women's race freshman Morgan Sheley (Lincoln, Illinois) finished 138th in 24:55.1 and senior Melissa Bivolarov (Arlington Heights, Illinois) finished 160th in 25:.
MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Hall set a new PR by 68 seconds ... The men finished 20th out of 35 teamsWith the cross country season over, the cross country runners will transition to track and field season ... The indoor season begins with a meet at Saint Ambrose on Saturday, Dec. 5.