TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Back on the course for the first time in October, Loyola Chicago cross country raced at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational, hosted by Indiana State, where the Rambler men finished 16th out of 44 teams and the women placed 38th out of 43. Senior Jake Phillips led Loyola once again on the men's side, coming in 54th overall with an 8K race time of 24:00.9, and his senior counterpart Nate Boutin finished six seconds behind for 65th place (24:06.3). 

Graduate student Allison Dougherty was the Ramblers women's leader, running 21:32.8 in the 6K for a 201st place finish, and senior Eileen Seebon was 4.8 seconds behind in 206th place (21:36.0). Five more Ramblers placed in the women's top 300: Senior Angy Salado Fernandez (#208 - 21:36.4), freshman Erika Koelman (#214 - 21:40.5), junior Leah Klapatauskas (#229 - 21:47.5), freshman Sienna Rowe (#258 - 21:58.6) and senior Barbara Neiva (#274 - 22:09.9). 

The Loyola men had four more finishers in the 8K championship: Graduate student Scott Fagan (#105 - 24:20.4), junior Izak Bible (#136 - 24:28.8), senior Cael Mulholland (#144 - 24:29.9), and sophomore Eugene Niox-Chateau (#221 - 24:52.5). 

In the 6K Open Division, seven Rambler women raced, including four rookies: Freshman Tessa Russo (#108 - 22:19.0), freshman Nicole Golebiowski (#148 - 22:35.5), senior Priscilla Ravera (#191 - 22:59.1), freshman Kenzie Willard (#209 - 23:13.8), freshman Jacquelyn Kowalewski (#222 - 23:25.6), junior Lindsey Kiehl (#235 - 23:45.1), and senior Jo Collins (#255 - 24:22.1).

On the men's open side running an 8K, senior Colby Revord finished 65th (25:33.0), junior River Santiago secured 76th (25:38.8), junior Keegan Baluja finished 90th (25:49.3), senior Aidan Collins was 104th (26:00.7), sophomore Dylan Ybarra took 130th (26:15.3) and senior Trent Anderson rounded out the Ramblers in 175th (27:15.3).  

Men's Blue 8K: 16th (499)
Jake Phillips - #54 (24:00.9)
Nate Boutin - #65 (24:06.3)
Scott Fagan - #105 (24:20.4)
Izak Bible - #136 (24:28.8)
Cael Mulholland - #144 (24:29.9)
Eugene Niox-Chateau - #221 (24:52.5)

Women's Blue 6K: 38th (1,021)
Allison Dougherty - #201 (21:32.8) 
Eileen Seebon - #206 (21:36.0)
Angy Salado Fernandez - #208 (21:36.4)
Erika Koelman - #214 (21:40.5)
Leah Klapatauskas - #229 (21:47.5)
Sienna Rowe - #258 (21:58.6)
Barbara Neiva - #274 (22:09.9)

Up next the Ramblers will race for another conference title at the Atlantic 10 Championships in Mechanicsville, Va. on Saturday, Oct. 31.