The Judson Cross Country teams competed today in the Fighting Bee Invite, hosted by St. Ambrose.

The women's team placed 4^th out of 8 teams in the 5k distance. Chloe Burkhart (SR/Elgin, IL) finished first for the Eagles with a time of 19:56.9 for 5^th place overall. The lady Eagles placed 3 runners in the top 15. Marie Mayer (JR/Hampshire, IL) finished 11^th overall at 20:12.4 and Anali Cisneros (SR/Elgin, IL) landed in 15^th at 20:36.7.

The men's team competed in the 8k, but did not finish with a team score. Individually, Matthew Thompson (JR/Mount Horeb, WI) finished first for the Eagles and 25^th overall with a time of 29:48.9. Michael Mikhail (SR/Elgin, IL) finished at 30:36.1 and Kyle Sieb (SR/Lake in the Hills, IL ) at 41:03.7 for the men.

"We had a great opportunity to compete this morning against a couple of our key CCAC rivals. Some of our runners met the challenge today but we need that response from our entire team, every time we compete," said Head Coach Joel Popenfoose.

The Eagles compete next on October 26^th at the NAIA Seminole Valley Stampede in Cedar Rapids, IA.