Southeast men take third at EIU

Southeast Missouri State sophomore Kevin McNab finished second in the men's race at the Eastern Illinois Panther Open on Friday in Charleston, Ill.

McNab covered the 8-kilometer course in 25 minutes, 7.82 seconds, less than 4 seconds behind Dennis-Bull Olinga of Missouri Baptist.

Southeast finished third as a team with 106 points. Southern Illinois, with the Nos. 3 through 5 finishers, topped the nine-team field with 36 points. EIU scored 91.

Southeast was fifth among the women's teams with 133 points. Nationally ranked Wisconsin won with a perfect score of 15. SIU was second with 68 and EIU third with 102.

Juli Koenegstein paced the Redhawks women with a 16th-place finish.

Southeast men

2, Kevin McNab, 25:07.82; 21, Brandon Karcher, 26:31.85; 24, Dustin Davis, 26:48.94; 28, Danny Stults, 27:02.10; 47, Tom Kinder, 27:50.85; 67, Kyle Lemarbe, 28:49.66.

Southeast women

16, Juli Koenigstein, 18:51.05; 30, Brittni Peck, 19:39.22; 36, Sarah Vereist, 20:20.70; 41, Sarah Johnson, 20:32.01; 54, Katie Mueller, 22:19.11; 60, Jordan Boles, 23:04.18.