Brelsfoard, Hesslau Win OVC Honors

Wednesday, September 11 2013 - EIU Walt Crawford Open


Brelsfoard, Hesslau OVC Honors
 
Two Panthers named OVC Cross Country Athletes of the Week
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eastern Illinois cross country runners Mike Hesslau and Emily Brelsfoard were honored on Tuesday as the Ohio Valley Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week. EIU returns to action this Friday at the Illinois State Invite.

Hesslau, a senior from Downers Grove, Ill., took first place honors in a field of 123 runners at the season opening EIU Walt Crawford Open. He covered the 8K course in 25:35.49, which was five seconds better than the second place finisher. His performance helped EIU to a first place finish topping a field of 12 teams including two Ohio Valley Conference schools.

Brelsfoard, a freshman from Normal, Ill., finished fourth out of 138 competitors at the EIU Walt Crawford Open. In her fist collegiate meet she ran the 5K course in 17:55.73 which is the fastest 5K time in the OVC this season by more than 36 seconds. The time was the fourth best in school history at the 5K distance and the fastest ever by an EIU runner on the Panther Trail course. Brelsfoard helped lead EIU to a second place team finish in a 13 team field.