BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University women's cross country team will return to the site of the start of the season as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin favorite when it travels to St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 31, for the CCIW Championship, hosted by Carroll University. The women's race is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
IWU was selected as the favorite in the CCIW Pre-Championship Coaches' Poll, released Thursday, Oct. 29, earning 62 points and seven first-place votes. Elmhurst placed second with 51 points, followed by North Central with 50 points and one first-place vote.
The Titans are led by standout freshman Jordan Sutter (Grayslake, Ill.-Grayslake Central), whose CCIW-leading time of 22:18.9 came at the Augustana Interregional Invitational, Oct. 17. Junior Maddie Morgan (Glen Ellyn, Ill.-Glenbard West), IWU's top returning finisher from last year's CCIW Championship, followed with a season-best 22:45.9, also set at Augustana. Morgan placed 22nd at last year's championship. Sophomore Alexia Spatz (Spring Grove, Ill.-Richmond-Burton) owns a season-best 23:15.1 from the same meet and finished 32nd at last year's championship.
IWU will look to claim its first CCIW cross country title since 2012. That year, Rachael Williams won the individual championship in 21:59, and four Titans finished in the top 10.
Official results will be posted on the cross country page at iwusports.com following the meet.
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