CHICAGO, Ill. - The 2016 men's and women's cross country seasons are set to begin today for the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks. Both teams will travel to nearby Elmhurst, Ill. to compete at the Elmhurst College Earlybird Invitational.
Several new faces join Meredith O'Leary (Jr., Elmhurst, Ill.) on the women's team along with Cole Dammeier (So., Arlington Heights, Ill.), Isaac Gewarges (So., Schaumburg, Ill.), and Sayeed Mohammed (Glenview, Ill.) on the men's side.
Below are breif profiles on this season's new runners.
Juila Briden |
Year: Freshman Height: 5'2 Hometown: Asheville, N.C. High School: A.C. Reynolds Major: Mechanical Engineering |
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Orlando Cardenas |
Year: Freshman Height: 6'0 Hometown: Salida, Calif. High School: Modesto Major: Architectural Engineering |
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Emma Ciriacks |
Year: Freshman Height: 5'10 Hometown: West Bend, Wis. High School: West Bend East Major: Biomedical Engineering |
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Weronika Halicka |
Year: Sophomore Height: 5'6 Hometown: Lodz, Poland High School: Armii Krajowekj No. 33 Previous School: Drury University Major: Chemical Engineering |
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Genevieve Hummel |
Year: Junior Height: 5'9 Hometown: Sullivan, N.H. High School: Monadnock Regional Major: Electrical Engineering |
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Erin Nelson |
Year: Freshman Height: 5'9 Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Trinity Major: Architecture |
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Eric Scott |
Year: Freshman Height: 5'10 Hometown: Skokie, Ill. High School: Niles West Major: Mechanical Engineering |
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Jake Tracey |
Year: Freshman Height: 5'7 Hometown: Geneva, Ill. High School: Geneva Community Major: Chemical Engineering |
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Tom Triplett |
Year: Freshman Height: 6'0 Hometown: Galesburg, Ill. High School: Galesburg Major: Computer Science |
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Katie Vosler |
Year: Freshman Height: 5'2 Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: Broken Arrow Major: Civil Engineering |