Earlier this fall, it looked unlikely that NIU would have the opportunity to chase down that elusive championship when the cross country season was put on hold, something Myers reflected upon shortly after guiding the Huskies to their first MAC cross country championship in program history. One year ago, when hosting the conference cross country championship, the Huskies came up two points shy of earning the team title. Host Bowling Green was third with 90 points while Miami claimed fourth with 95 points. Ricci posted the final scoring position for NIU, giving the Huskies 84 points, just ahead of Toledo’s 87. It was a total team effort and there is no better way to win a championship.” “Hannah (Ricci) and Brooke (Lytle) did their job, we knew that is what it was going to take to win the championship. “ Sara Atkins, in her last cross country race as a Huskie, came through in a big way,” said Myers. Lytle was 27th in 22:11.5 and Ricci claimed 29th in 22:15.0. Sara Atkins (Warrenville, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South) earned a top-25 finish, crossing the line in 22:00.7 to take 23rd, followed closely behind by Brooke Lytle (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West) and Hannah Ricci (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North) who both scored top-30 placings. “Mackenzie stepped up in a big way, she always shows up when the lights are on, and that is something we count on from Mackenzie, so I’m really proud of her.” “Ashley has been battling some injuries all fall, some stuff we didn’t really talk about a whole lot, but we taped her up and held her together to get through and do what she needed to do for the team,” said Myers. They showed a lot of grit and growth, and they really embodied the Huskie cross country experience, to come from the bottom of the conference to now bringing home a championship to DeKalb.”Īt the one-mile mark in the race, the Huskies were in sixth as a team, improving to fourth by mile two before moving to the front of the field in the second half of the six-kilometer race.īowling Green’s Kailee Perry was first across the line to claim the individual title in 20:41.0, but it was a pair of Huskies next to finish as Tutt came home second in 20:52.7 and Callahan was closely behind in third with a time of 21:04.3. “This was the right team at the right time, in a very challenging time in all of our lives. “This is what we said we were going to do from the moment I came in the door and as a coach, and leader of the program, I wanted to make sure that I was a man of my word,” said Myers of winning the conference title. Huskie head coach Adrian Myers was named the MAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. 21).Īshley Tutt (Channahon, Ill./Minooka) and Mackenzie Callahan (Minooka, Ill./Minooka) led the way for the Huskies, finishing second and third, respectively, to earn First Team All-MAC honors. NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championshipīig East Conference/St.NIU claims first MAC cross country crown in program historyĪ year after narrowly missing out on winning the Mid-American Conference Cross Country Championship, the Northern Illinois University cross country team came out on the winning end of a tight finish at the conference championship, edging Toledo by three points to win the 2020 MAC Championship on Saturday afternoon (Nov. Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship University of Connecticut - Sherman Complex NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championshipīowling International Training & Research Center National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Soccer Championships NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Soccer Championships University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships Danehl National Cross Country CourseĬentral Florida's Polk County Sports Marketing Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course on the campus of MSSU NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships NCAA Division II Fall National Championships FestivalĬhambers Bay, Starfire Sports, Interbay Stadium, Royal Brougham Pavilion On mobile, swipe left and right to adjust the table.) (If you are on a desktop or laptop, use the scroll bar at the bottom of each table to move it left and right.
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