CHICAGO – Loyola Chicago cross country returns to the north side this week for the 44^th annual Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational. The meet will feature four races at Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course on Friday, Sept. 29.
 
The women's Gold Division 6k will start at 10a.m., followed by the men's Gold Division 8k at 10:45 a.m. The Tom Cooney Championship Races will wrap up the action with the women's 6k at 11:25 a.m. and men's 8k at 12 p.m.  In the championship races, there will be 15 teams of 10 athletes. The remaining teams and athletes will run in the Gold Division races.
 
The Ramblers are welcoming 10 nationally ranked programs to the lakefront Friday. On the men's side, Wisconsin (4^th), Tulsa (20^th), and Ole Miss (23^rd) ranked in the USTFCCCA Top-30 earlier this week. On the women's side, Wisconsin (17^th), Ole Miss (25^th), Michigan (26^th), and Ohio State (30^th) were in the poll. Furman, Lipscomb, and Toledo are also receiving votes for the women nationally.
 
Loyola was last in action at the Notre Dame National Catholic Invitational where both Rambler squads cruised to second place. Grace Kuhn led the Loyola women placing eighth in the 5k with a time of 17:43.80, while Jason Clayton finished seventh overall on the men's side with a 24:32.21 five-mile time.
 
Grace Jostock, Eileen Seebon, and Lily Mataway were all inside the women's top-20. Jostock landed 15^th running a time of 18:06.00. In her collegiate debut, Seebon placed 17^th with a time of 18:08.70, while Mataway clocked 18:15.90 for 19^th. Seebon's performance earned her Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors.
 
The Rambler men also earned 10^th, 11^th, and 12^th in the race. Gabe Smit claimed 10^th with a time of 24:52.50 for a new PR by a little over a second.
 
In their Loyola debuts, Cael Mulholland and Fionn Harrington trailed closely behind Smit. Mulholland's time of 24:52.70 earned 11^th, while Harrington placed 12^th clocking 24:56.90. Mulholland was also awarded A10 Rookie of the Week.
 

Tom Cooney Women's Championship 6k	Tom Cooney Men's Championship 8k
DePaul Drake Furman Gonzaga Indiana Kentucky Lipscomb Loyola Michigan Northwestern Ohio Ohio State Ole Miss Toledo Tulsa Wisconsin	DePaul Drake Illinois State Indiana Iona Kentucky Lipscomb Loyola Middle Tennessee State Ohio Ohio State Ole Miss Saint Louis Toledo Tulse Wisconsin
Women's Open 6k	Men's Open 8k
Ball State Chicago State College of DuPage Illinois State Iona Middle Tennessee State North Central Saint Louis	Chicago State College of DuPage