Cougars Battle at Border Wars

October 11, 2004

        The SIUE men's and women's cross country teams battled in the Missouri-Illinois Border Wars at SIUE's Cross Country Course.
        The 21st-ranked Cougars finished sixth out of 28 teams. The women's team finished 15th out of 28.
        Senior Ryan Boyll (Normal) led the way on the men's side. Boyll finished fifth at the meet with a time of 25 minutes, 35.45 seconds. Junior Brian Taghon (East Moline) came in at 11th place with a time of 25:58.11.
        Freshman Erik Steffens (Moline) continued his string of strong performances, placing 39th out of 273 competitors with a time of 26:56.31.
        On the women's side, senior Mary Witte (Norman) finished 55th a time of 19:49.94. Freshman Kelly Flounders (Homer Glen) came in at a 62nd place at 20:01.32 in the 5,000 meters. Senior Lee Ann Lomax (Georgetown) came in at 69th place just more than six seconds behind Flounders to finish at 20:07.89.
        The Cougars will travel to Highland Hts., Ky., for the GLVC Championships on October 23 beginning at 10 a.m. for the women and 11 a.m. for the men.
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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