The Saint Xavier track and field teams found themselves competing in the Eagle Invitational this past Saturday, April 13 at Benedictine University in Lisle. This was not the best week for the Cougars as a team, but there were some runners who had good individual outings.
Starting off on the men’s side of track, freshman Eric Hancock had a good outing finishing fourth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:03.88. Sophomore Dan Spencer just got by Benedictine’s Omar Lopez to take seventh place in the 110 meter hurdle with a time of 16.21. Sophomore John Stancato finished third in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.12. Junior Shane Kenney finished the men’s 800 meter run in seventh place with a time of 1:57:24. In the 400 meter hurdles, sophomore Dan Spencer finished in sixth with a time of 58.17.
Kicking it off for the women, junior Jordan Wallace placed in fourth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 12:46.67. Senior Rachael Dean finished seventh in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:46.92. Senior Jackie Ott placed eighth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:18.07.
This was not one of the Cougars better outings. The men ended up taking 15th place, and the women ended up in 14th place. The next event for Saint Xavier is this upcoming Saturday, April 20th in the CCAC Championships at St. Francis University in Joliet. Good luck to the Cougars competing in the conference event!
Will Weyant
Sports Correspondent