Boyll, Taghon Continue to Impress

October 4, 2004

        The SIUE men's and women's cross country team had strong showings at the Sean Earl Lakefont Invitational in Chicago.
        The Cougars, ranked 21st among NCAA-II schools, finished 13th out of 25 teams at a mostly Division I meet. Senior Ryan Boyll (Normal) finished 10th at the meet with a time of 24 minutes, 55 seconds, which stands as the third-fastest time ever at SIUE at 8,000 meters. Junior Brian Taghon (East Moline) also set notched his name on the record list with his 13th-place finish at 25:01 for the fifth-fastest time.
        Freshman Erik Steffens (Moline) continued his string of strong performances placing 90th out of 249 competitors with a time of 26:28.
        The women's team finished 15th of 34 teams in the meet. Freshman Kelly Flounders (Homer Glen) paced the Cougars with a 33rd-place finish at 19:29 in the 5,000 meter event. Senior Mary Witte (Norman) finished 50th out of 381 runners with a time of 19:54.
        The Cougars will host the Illinois/Missouri Border Wars on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. on the SIUE cross country course. More than 50 men's and women's teams are expected to be at the meet, which is a precursor to SIUE playing host to the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Championships on Saturday, Nov. 6.
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Boyll: Senior

Erik Steffens: Freshman

Brian Taghon: Junior

Players Mentioned

Ryan Boyll
: Senior

Erik Steffens
: Freshman

Brian Taghon
: Junior