KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- The Western Michigan cross country team will wrap up the regular season on Saturday afternoon at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet. The Broncos will hit the course at 1:40 PM.
LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos had a strong outing at the Joe Piane Invite back on Oct. 4, securing eighth place out of 23 teams. That marked the program's highest finish at the event since 2018.
Lillian Zelasko led the way for WMU, earning 15th place with a time of 17:36.7.
Brooke Soper,
Grace Aurand and
Delaney Knoll were also inside the top-60 finishers.
LILLY LEADS THE WAY
Lillian Zelasko has been exceptional in her freshman campaign for the Broncos, finishing no worse than 15th in each race she's taken part in. She opened her season at the George Dales Invite, claiming sixth place with a 6K time of 21:07.0. She followed that up with a 15th-place finish at the highly touted Joe Piane Invite on Oct. 4. She finished the 5K in a time of 17:36.7.
Zelasko has led the Broncos in each race she's competed in and raced in the 10K at the 2024 USATF U20 Championships.
PR PARTY
The Broncos have seen several personal-best times this year, with a bunch coming at the Joe Piane Invite a couple weeks ago. During that race,
Brooke Soper,
Grace Aurand,
Delaney Knoll,
Lauren Sancrant,
Ava Kurczewski and
Lara Machado Pereira all earned PR 5K times.
Aurand,
Madison Clor, Knoll, Sancrant and Soper all earned personal-best 6K times at the George Dales Invite back in September.
WHO'S RUNNING?
Grace Aurand
Madison Clor
Shannon Gillahan
Delaney Knoll
Ava Kurczewski
Lara Machado Pereira
Larissa McGrath
Lily Overton
Lauren Sancrant
Brooke Soper
Lillian Zelasko
