Wetzel, Mitchell Lead Illinois State in Redbird Invite

NORMAL, Ill. – On an extremely hot Friday evening, sophomores Charlie Wetzel and Ailey Mitchell notched top-15 finishes to lead the Redbirds to a fifth-place team finish on the men's side and a fourth-place team finish on the women's side at the Redbird Invite at the Weibring Golf Club.

Wetzel paced the Redbird men with a 11th place finish in the men's 8k race, clocking in with a personal best time of 24:48.40, a full 16 seconds better than his previous best at ISU.

A pair of traditional mid-distance runners were the next to cross the finish line for the 'Birds, as Joseph Morrison and Riley Wells finished 23rd and 38th, respectively. Sophomore Tyler Polak finished 42nd overall in a time of…