ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Lawrence University men’s cross country team led the contingent of Midwest Conference teams by finishing 19th on Friday at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational.
Freshman Josh Janusiak led the Vikings by taking 70th as he covered the 8,000 meters at Saukie Golf Course in 26:14.4. Also scoring for the Vikings were Max Edwards (113th), Ben Schaefer (121st), Jordan Atkins (128th) and Mayan Essak (159th). Lawrence had a team score of 591.
The University of Illinois won the men’s title with 65.
On the women’s side, the Vikings were part of a strong contingent of MWC teams and took 15th with 410 points. Ferris State University took the title with 125.
Lawrence bunched its top three runners together at the end of the 6,000-meter course as Clare Bruning took 69th in 24:05.1, Liz Landes was 72nd in 24:09.5 and Erin Schrobilgen was 76th in 24:11.5. Rounding out the scoring were Sierra Polzin (93rd) and Hannah Kinzer (100th).