Cross country began their season on September 1st at Illinois Wesleyan University. The men and women’s team both started strong, with the men’s team finishing third and the women’s team finishing in fourth. From the women’s team, Sarah Bradley finished at the top of the leaderboard in the two-mile race with a time of 11:31.5. Jamie Michl then finished in fourth with an ending time of 12.32.8.  The top finisher for the Millikin men’s team in the 5K was Alex Erickson with a 16:41.8, with Timee McElroy finishing 15th in a time of 17.24.3.

Coming up: the cross country teams will go against Washington University in St. Louis on September 5th.