SAVOY, Ill. – Indiana State opened its 2025 cross country season with a statement showing Friday afternoon, as six Sycamores bettered the previous 4k program record at the Fighting Illini Invitational.
The Sycamores placed second as a team on the women's side, ahead of host institution Illinois, while the men finished fifth.
Brittney Burak led the way for the Blue and White on the women's side, placing seventh overall and breaking Emma Gresham's program record set last year with a time of 13:44.4. Gresham was right behind her in ninth at 13:47.