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Women's Cross Country Finishes Fifth at Bradley, Men Seventh

Hofmann, Dulin both log top 20 times

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (09/18/2021) — The Monmouth College cross country teams ran alongside squads from all levels as they competed in the Bradley Intercollegiate at Detweiller Park in Peoria on Friday. The women's team finished fifth, the top spot for a Division III team, while the men finished seventh.

The women's field was led by the University of Wisconsin, Bradley and Western Illinois while the Scots finished fifth, ahead of Cornell and Dubuque among others. Senior Arika Hofmann (Monmouth, Illinois) led the way with an 18th place finish in the 5K event, crossing the line at 18:42.4.

Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez (Denver, Colorado) finished 29th at 19:23.8 while Mike Moore (Washington, Illinois) was 32nd at 19:39.3. Kara Fisher (Monmouth, Illinois) was 36th at 19:59.5 while Gabriela Peterson (Southwick, Massachusetts) also cracked the top 50 at 21:43.7

On the men's side the Scots finished seventh as host Bradley won the event. Riley Dulin (Monmouth, Illinois) had the top time over the 8K course as he finished in 20th place at 26:16.4. No other Scots were in the top 50 as Will Plumley (Geneseo, Illinois) took the second spot in 53rd at 28:43.2.

The Scots have next weekend off before competing Oct. 2 at the Dan Huston Invitational hosted by Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. The Scots will return to Peoria for the Bradley Pink Classic at Newman Golf Course on Oct. 15.

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EB
Esmeralda
Baltierra-Chavez
  • communication and political science
  • Class of 2022
  • Denver, Colo.
RD
Riley
Dulin
  • accounting
  • Class of 2022
  • Monmouth, Ill.
KF
Kara
Fisher
  • exercise science
  • Class of 2022
  • Monmouth, Ill.
AH
Arika
Hofmann
  • biochemistry
  • Class of 2022
  • Monmouth, IL
MM
Mikayla
Moore-Kaczmarek
  • communication and classics
  • Class of 2022
  • Washington, Ill.
GP
Gabriela
Peterson
  • chemistry and political science
  • Class of 2023
  • Southwick, MA

Monmouth College

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

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