WINFIELD, Ill. -- The 10th-ranked University of Chicago men's cross country team finished second among six teams at the North Central College Cardinal Open Friday afternoon.
Sophomore Sam Butler (Wyndmoor, Pa./ Germantown Friends) was the Maroons' top runner, placing seventh overall with a three-mile time of 15:21. Sophomore Griffin Brunk (Carmel, Ind./ Carmel) and senior Robert Cooper (Glen Ellyn, Ill./ Glenbard South) finished ninth (15:25) and 11th (15:28), respectively.
The Maroons will play host to the 2011 University Athletic Association Championship Saturday at Montrose Harbor in Chicago.
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Men's Cross Country Runs 6th at Loyola Invite
CHICAGO -- The 17th-ranked University of Chicago men's cross country team placed sixth among 48 teams representing all NCAA and NAIA Divisions at the Loyola University Lakefront Invitational Saturday at Montrose Harbor.
Junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) (pictured) was the Maroons' top finisher, as he captured seventh place among 539 competitors with an eight-kilometer time of 24:59.
Senior Mahmoud Bahrani (Vernon Hills, Ill./ Vernon Hills) and junior Isaac Dalke (Portland, Ore./ Lincoln) clocked respective times of 26:02 and 26:05 to capture 42nd and 46th place.
The University of St. Thomas' Ben Sathre led the field with a winning time of 24:30.
The University of Toledo won the meet with 55 points. Chicago led the way among the eight Division III teams in the field.
The Maroons return to action in two weeks at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational. UW-Oshkosh is the site of the NCAA Division III Championship meet.
Junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) (pictured) was the Maroons' top finisher, as he captured seventh place among 539 competitors with an eight-kilometer time of 24:59.
Senior Mahmoud Bahrani (Vernon Hills, Ill./ Vernon Hills) and junior Isaac Dalke (Portland, Ore./ Lincoln) clocked respective times of 26:02 and 26:05 to capture 42nd and 46th place.
The University of St. Thomas' Ben Sathre led the field with a winning time of 24:30.
The University of Toledo won the meet with 55 points. Chicago led the way among the eight Division III teams in the field.
The Maroons return to action in two weeks at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational. UW-Oshkosh is the site of the NCAA Division III Championship meet.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Three Maroons Earn UAA Weekly Honors
CHICAGO -- University of Chicago senior men's soccer player Rashad Masri (Louisville, Ky./ Collegiate), junior men's cross country runner Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius), and junior football player Dee Brizzolara (Aurora, Ohio/ Aurora) have been selected as this week's University Athletic Association Athletes of the Week in their respective sports.
Masri (pictured) was cited as the UAA's defensive performer of the week following his performance in Chicago's scoreless tie at 21st-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) College and 3-2 win at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Led by Masri, who garnered his first UAA weekly award of the season and the second of his career, the Maroons allowed only eight shots on goal in the two contests.
Whitmore finished ninth among 323 runners as the Maroons captured fifth place at the 32-team Illinois Intercollegiate Championships, hosted by Illinois State University. He crossed the line with an eight-kilometer time of 24:48.
Whitmore received his second UAA weekly citation in as many weeks and the third of his career.
Brizzolara was chosen as the conference's offensive and special teams player of the week after accumulating 325 all-purpose yards and scoring three touchdowns, including the winning score in the game's final two minutes, as the Maroons toppled Elmhurst College 33-26 at Stagg Field.
Tabbed as the UAA Athlete of the Week for the first time in 2011 and the sixth time during his career, Brizzolara returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown with 1:36 left in the game to break a 26-26 tie. He caught seven passes for 146 yards, including TD catches of 14 and 17 yards.
Masri (pictured) was cited as the UAA's defensive performer of the week following his performance in Chicago's scoreless tie at 21st-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) College and 3-2 win at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Led by Masri, who garnered his first UAA weekly award of the season and the second of his career, the Maroons allowed only eight shots on goal in the two contests.
Whitmore finished ninth among 323 runners as the Maroons captured fifth place at the 32-team Illinois Intercollegiate Championships, hosted by Illinois State University. He crossed the line with an eight-kilometer time of 24:48.
Whitmore received his second UAA weekly citation in as many weeks and the third of his career.
Brizzolara was chosen as the conference's offensive and special teams player of the week after accumulating 325 all-purpose yards and scoring three touchdowns, including the winning score in the game's final two minutes, as the Maroons toppled Elmhurst College 33-26 at Stagg Field.
Tabbed as the UAA Athlete of the Week for the first time in 2011 and the sixth time during his career, Brizzolara returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown with 1:36 left in the game to break a 26-26 tie. He caught seven passes for 146 yards, including TD catches of 14 and 17 yards.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Maroons Place 5th at Illinois Intercollegiate Meet
NORMAL, Ill. -- Led by junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) and senior Mahmoud Bahrani (Vernon Hills, Ill./ Vernon Hills), the 21st-ranked University of Chicago men's cross country team placed fifth among 32 teams at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships, hosted by Illinois State University.
The meet featured teams from all NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA.
North Central College, the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III, won the meet with 48 points. Loyola University Chicago (72), the University of Illinois-Chicago (112), Eastern Illinois University (149), and Chicago (153) rounded out the top five.
Whitmore and Bahrani crossed the line in ninth and 10th place with respective eight-kilometer times of 24:48 and 24:52.
Junior Isaac Dalke (Portland, Ore./ Lincoln) finished in 32nd place with a time of 25:16.
North Central's Matthew Perez's 24:32 performance led the 323-runner field.
The Maroons return to action Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Loyola University Lakefront Invitational.
The meet featured teams from all NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA.
North Central College, the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III, won the meet with 48 points. Loyola University Chicago (72), the University of Illinois-Chicago (112), Eastern Illinois University (149), and Chicago (153) rounded out the top five.
Whitmore and Bahrani crossed the line in ninth and 10th place with respective eight-kilometer times of 24:48 and 24:52.
Junior Isaac Dalke (Portland, Ore./ Lincoln) finished in 32nd place with a time of 25:16.
North Central's Matthew Perez's 24:32 performance led the 323-runner field.
The Maroons return to action Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Loyola University Lakefront Invitational.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Cross Country Duo Earn UAA Weekly Accolades
CHICAGO -- University of Chicago senior Rachel Ohman (Solana Beach, Calif./ Torrey Pines) and junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) have been selected as this week's University Athletic Association Athletes of the Week for women's and men's cross country, respectively.
Ohman (pictured) and Whitmore helped lead their teams to first-place finishes at this past Friday's Aurora University Spartan Classic.
Ohman paced the women's field with a six-kilometer time of 23:16, while Whitmore took top honors in the men's eight-kilometer race with a time of 25:17.
Ohman and Whitmore were each tabbed as UAA Athlete of the Week for the first time this season and the second time during their respective careers.
Ohman (pictured) and Whitmore helped lead their teams to first-place finishes at this past Friday's Aurora University Spartan Classic.
Ohman paced the women's field with a six-kilometer time of 23:16, while Whitmore took top honors in the men's eight-kilometer race with a time of 25:17.
Ohman and Whitmore were each tabbed as UAA Athlete of the Week for the first time this season and the second time during their respective careers.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Chicago Wins Aurora Invitational
AURORA, Ill. -- The University of Chicago men's cross country team led the field at the 15-team Aurora University Spartan Classic Friday afternoon.
Junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) led five Maroons among the top eight individuals with an eight-kilometer time of 25:17.
Senior Moe Bahrani (Vernon Hills, Ill./ Vernon Hills), freshman Renat Zalov (Buffalo Grove, Ill./ Phillips Academy Andover), and junior Isaac Dalke (Portland, Ore./ Lincoln) placed fourth (25:53), fifth (26:02), and sixth (26:09), respectively, while sophomore Daniel Povitsky (Akron, Ohio/ Revere) crossed the line in eighth place (26:15) among 182 runners.
Chicago travels to Illinois State University in Bloomington next Friday, Sept. 16, to participate in the Illinois Intercollegiate Invitational.
Junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) led five Maroons among the top eight individuals with an eight-kilometer time of 25:17.
Senior Moe Bahrani (Vernon Hills, Ill./ Vernon Hills), freshman Renat Zalov (Buffalo Grove, Ill./ Phillips Academy Andover), and junior Isaac Dalke (Portland, Ore./ Lincoln) placed fourth (25:53), fifth (26:02), and sixth (26:09), respectively, while sophomore Daniel Povitsky (Akron, Ohio/ Revere) crossed the line in eighth place (26:15) among 182 runners.
Chicago travels to Illinois State University in Bloomington next Friday, Sept. 16, to participate in the Illinois Intercollegiate Invitational.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Maroons Finish 2nd at Elmhurst Invite
ELMHURST, Ill. -- The University of Chicago men's cross country team opened its 2011 campaign with a second-place finish at the Elmhurst College Earlybird Invitational Friday afternoon.
North Central College won the meet with 31 points, while Chicago was next with 62.
Junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) led three Chicago runners finishing among the top 10. Whitmore (left) placed third among 171 runners with a time of 19:25 on the six-kilometer course.
Freshman Renat Zalov (Buffalo Grove, Ill./ Phillips Academy Andover) and senior Mahmoud Bahrani (Vernon Hills, Ill./ Vernon Hills) (right) finished ninth (19:52) and 10th (19:53), respectively.
North Central's Tim Hird led the field, covering the course in 19:17.
Chicago returns to action next Friday at Aurora University.
North Central College won the meet with 31 points, while Chicago was next with 62.
Junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) led three Chicago runners finishing among the top 10. Whitmore (left) placed third among 171 runners with a time of 19:25 on the six-kilometer course.
Freshman Renat Zalov (Buffalo Grove, Ill./ Phillips Academy Andover) and senior Mahmoud Bahrani (Vernon Hills, Ill./ Vernon Hills) (right) finished ninth (19:52) and 10th (19:53), respectively.
North Central's Tim Hird led the field, covering the course in 19:17.
Chicago returns to action next Friday at Aurora University.
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