Saturday, September 28
Chicago, Ill.
TBA
Central Michigan University
at
Loyola Lakefront Invitational
Photo by: Robert Barclay
Chippewa Men 7th, Women 8th At Loyola
9/28/2019 7:26:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, MTF, Women's Cross Country, Track & Field
CHICAGO – The Central Michigan men were seventh and the women finished eighth on Saturday in the Loyola Lakefront Invitational.
The Chippewa men finished with 206 points, 34 points out of a top-five finish. The CMU women had 244 points, 63 points behind seventh-place Milwaukee. Eighteen teams comprised the women's race, 15 comprised the men's.
Men
The CMU men were paced by two familiar faces in Mark Beckmannn and Zachary Sleeman, who finished in 25:38.19 and 25:49.05, good for 16th and 28th place, respectively.
"He's just a really strong leader for our team," CMU coach Jenny Swieton said of Beckmann, a senior. "He's got it all figured out, and I think that's really good for the younger guys. And Sleeman, he just felt really good coming in and he knew something good was going to happen, and it did."
Also for the Chippewas, Riad Rababeh (25:55.98) finished 36th, Chandler Lorf (26.21.46) was 64th, Will Finch (26:24.34) was 67th, and freshman Adam Rzentkowski (26:32.52) was 77th. Rababeh, Lorf and Finch are sophomores.
"Will Finch had a really great day, which is awesome," said Swieton. "I think (Rzentkowski) just had a little bit of an off day. For the most part, they're getting there, just not there yet."
Women
Freshman Emily Shelton led the CMU women for the second-consecutive race, placing 14th with a time of 18:04.80.
"Emily Shelton ran well," said Swieton. "She got out well and competed throughout."
Joining Shelton in leading the CMU women were freshman Maddy Boyd (18:44.79) and sophomore Lauren Beckmann (19:01.32), who finished 37th and 51st, respectively.
Despite their best efforts, coach Swieton left the meet unsatisfied.
"For the most part, we just ran too timid as a team," said Swieton. "I think we didn't get out at the beginning and they just got stuck and couldn't work their way up, so it's definitely not our best race, but it's definitely something to learn from."
Aslo for the CMU women, Ana Garcia (19:16.83) placed 75th.
Adverse Conditions
Swieton said the cold and wet weather played a factor in the Chippewas' performance, something that will help them better adjust in future races.
"On both sides, men and women, we have very young teams, and I just don't know that they handle adverse conditions as well yet," she said. "We're trying to get them to learn that everybody is under the same conditions; you've just got to get out there and compete. It's not about what the weather is like or what your time is, it's about finishing ahead of other people."
Next
The Chippewas will race in the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Ill. on Oct. 18. It is their final meet before the pre-national invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. on Oct. 19.
The Chippewa men finished with 206 points, 34 points out of a top-five finish. The CMU women had 244 points, 63 points behind seventh-place Milwaukee. Eighteen teams comprised the women's race, 15 comprised the men's.
Men
The CMU men were paced by two familiar faces in Mark Beckmannn and Zachary Sleeman, who finished in 25:38.19 and 25:49.05, good for 16th and 28th place, respectively.
"He's just a really strong leader for our team," CMU coach Jenny Swieton said of Beckmann, a senior. "He's got it all figured out, and I think that's really good for the younger guys. And Sleeman, he just felt really good coming in and he knew something good was going to happen, and it did."
Also for the Chippewas, Riad Rababeh (25:55.98) finished 36th, Chandler Lorf (26.21.46) was 64th, Will Finch (26:24.34) was 67th, and freshman Adam Rzentkowski (26:32.52) was 77th. Rababeh, Lorf and Finch are sophomores.
"Will Finch had a really great day, which is awesome," said Swieton. "I think (Rzentkowski) just had a little bit of an off day. For the most part, they're getting there, just not there yet."
Women
Freshman Emily Shelton led the CMU women for the second-consecutive race, placing 14th with a time of 18:04.80.
"Emily Shelton ran well," said Swieton. "She got out well and competed throughout."
Joining Shelton in leading the CMU women were freshman Maddy Boyd (18:44.79) and sophomore Lauren Beckmann (19:01.32), who finished 37th and 51st, respectively.
Despite their best efforts, coach Swieton left the meet unsatisfied.
"For the most part, we just ran too timid as a team," said Swieton. "I think we didn't get out at the beginning and they just got stuck and couldn't work their way up, so it's definitely not our best race, but it's definitely something to learn from."
Aslo for the CMU women, Ana Garcia (19:16.83) placed 75th.
Adverse Conditions
Swieton said the cold and wet weather played a factor in the Chippewas' performance, something that will help them better adjust in future races.
"On both sides, men and women, we have very young teams, and I just don't know that they handle adverse conditions as well yet," she said. "We're trying to get them to learn that everybody is under the same conditions; you've just got to get out there and compete. It's not about what the weather is like or what your time is, it's about finishing ahead of other people."
Next
The Chippewas will race in the Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Ill. on Oct. 18. It is their final meet before the pre-national invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. on Oct. 19.
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