LEWISTON, Idaho. — The Eastern Washington cross country teams had a strong showing at the LC State Invitational, with the men finishing first with 38 points and the women finished third with 69 points.
 
"We ended the last regular season meet on a really positive note and it's on to the best time of the year - championship season!" said head coach Sam Read.

"It is always great to end the regular season with a Dubb," said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Erin Tucker. "It is now championship time, best time of the year!  See you in Pocatello!!!! Go Eags!"

"Always a good day taking home a team victory," said Read. "Our 2nd pack stepped up huge today and closed the gap on where our 1-2 have been. Great races by Marcus, Austin, Owen, and Charlie.

You could just see the momentum building through the race! We are set up great for Big Sky Champs in two weeks!"
The men were led by Evan Peters, finishing fourth with a time of 24:18.00, followed by Marcus Lemon and Noah Hasselblad in sixth and seventh. Other scorers for the Eagles included Austin Steed in tenth and Owen Higgins in 11.

"We had so many PRs today. Cassidy is holding true to her pattern and continues to get better every meet. Our pack right behind her worked really well off each other and gave us great depth. Lilly and Nattie both are coming around perfectly for championship time! If their pack can just keep moving up a bit more we can beat some of those big sky teams that are predicted right ahead of us!"

The women were led by Cassidy Walchak-Sloan, finishing seventh with a time of 17:21.00, while Jasmin Muneton was close behind in 12th with a time of 17:33.00. Other scorers for the Eagles include Nattie Ruzauskas in 14th, Lilly Carlascio in 16th, and Jenni Bissell in 20th.

Up Next
Eastern will head to Pocatello, Idaho for the Big Sky Championship meet on Friday. Nov. 1.
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Eastern Washington University Athletics sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, six for men and eight for women, both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and as an enhancement to student and community life. Eastern is affiliated with Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference, an association of 10 regional schools with comparable enrollments and academic goals.

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