Padilla Finishes 29th to Lead Prairie Stars at UAH

Illinois Springfield men's cross country finished 13th out of 40 teams Saturday morning at the UAH Chargers XC Invitational in Huntsville, Ala. Matt Padilla led the Prairie Stars with a time of 24:30.8 in the 8K, recording the fastest 8K time by a UIS runner this fall. Padilla's performance helped lead a group of five Prairie Stars who finished within 48 seconds of one another. Owen Whelan followed in 59th place with a time of 24:52, while Dom Cantarini crossed the line in 25:08 to finish 86th. Joey Karlesky finished close behind Cantarini, placing 87th in 25:09. Charlie Borlin rounded...