SAVOY, Ill. – For the third consecutive season, Bradley Cross Country sweeps the men's and women's team titles in a season-opening meet.
The Braves placed first in the women's 4K and men's 6K events at the Fighting Illini Open, outrunning athletes from the hosting University of Illinois and multiple Missouri Valley Conference foes.
The women's 4K race saw senior Kaitlyn Sheppard pace the field and take first place with a time of 13:08.0, finishing roughly ten seconds ahead of second place. Nadia Potgieter (13:31.3) and Abigail Hancock (13:35.1), placed fourth and fifth, respectively.