Beavers Run at UIS Invite

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Blackburn College Men's Cross Country ran at the University of Illinois Springfield Hy-Vee Prairie Fire Invitational Friday evening and saw their runners finish ahead of several runners, including finishing ahead of another St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team. 

Leading Blackburn was junior Collyn Oberkfell with a time of 27:18.14. Freshman Izaiah Watkins posted a time of 27:40.85 to finishe second among the Beavers. 

Junior Ulises Espinoza crossed at 29:56.29 while freshman Sam Schoeneweis and senior Kobe Patton also scored for Blackburn. 

The Beavers finished ahead of Eureka College. 

The team now will take a month break from competition as they do not return to action until October 8th at the Principia Twilight Meet.