Men's Cross Country 11/2/2024 10:08:00 PM Kyle Jones

Men’s Cross Country Capture Third Place At SLIAC XC Championships.

LITCHFIELD, Ill. - The Webster University men's cross country team displayed their talents at the 2024 SLIAC XC Championships hosted by Greenville University on Saturday. WU's Ethan Nieroda and William Howells earned top-15 overall honors which helped the Gorloks secure a third place team finish with 71 points.

Leading the way for Webster was two-time SLIAC Runner of the Week in Nieroda as he achieved a sixth overall finish with a new season-best time of 26:46.15. With that time, Nieroda shattered his previous season-best by 40 seconds and conquered his first race under 27:00 this season.

Just under a minute later, Howells crossed the finish line with the 15th overall spot with a time of 27:41.33. With this finishing time, Howells achieved a new season-best by improving 44 seconds as this race was the first time he ran under 28:00 this season.

First-year student-athlete Noah Smith conquered a new personal-record in the 8k event with a time of 28:01.99 for the 17th overall spot. Smith secured his new personal-record by shattering his previous time by 39 seconds.

The next Gorlok that crossed the finish line was sophomore Johnny Imboden as he recorded a time of 28:39.61. With this finishing time, Imboden achieved a new personal-record as he has conquered a new personal-record in every meet this season.

Less than six seconds later, first-year Daniel McClellan crossed the finish line with a time of 28:45.01 which marked his third straight meet running a new personal-record. In the first mile, McClellan lost a shoe but battled through and achieved a new personal-record.

Shortly later, first-year member of the team Jacob Hawkins conquered his second fastest ever 8k race with a time of 30:55.50. With that time, Hawkins achieved a new season-best by shattering his previous mark by 36 seconds.

Rounding out the competitors for Webster was Kenneth Louvierre as he achieved a new personal-record with a time of 31:11.78. With that finishing time, Louvierre broke his previous time by one minute and 15 seconds.

"I'm proud of how they guys competed today. We had some higher goals coming into play, but each athlete gave a strong individual performance. We have two more weeks to work hard and prepare for the Regional Championship. I'm excited to get back to work and end the season in a great way" said Head Coach Kyle Robinson.

Following the race, Imboden was named Webster's representative on the SLIAC All-Sportsmanship team.

The Gorloks will travel to Rock Island, Illinois on Saturday, November 16 to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships at Saukie Golf Course.

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Players Mentioned

Johnny Imboden: Freshman

Kenneth Louvierre: Freshman

Ethan Nieroda: Freshman

Jacob Hawkins: Sophomore

Daniel McClellan: Freshman

Noah Smith: Freshman

William Howells: Senior

Players Mentioned

Johnny Imboden
: Freshman

Kenneth Louvierre
: Freshman

Ethan Nieroda
: Freshman

Jacob Hawkins
: Sophomore

Daniel McClellan
: Freshman

Noah Smith
: Freshman

William Howells
: Senior