NORMAL, Ill. – On an extremely hot Friday evening, sophomores Charlie Wetzel and Ailey Mitchell notched top-15 finishes to lead the Redbirds to a fifth-place team finish on the men's side and a fourth-place team finish on the women's side at the Redbird Invite at the Weibring Golf Club.
Wetzel paced the Redbird men with a 11th place finish in the men's 8k race, clocking in with a personal best time of 24:48.40, a full 16 seconds better than his previous best at ISU.
A pair of traditional mid-distance runners were the next to cross the finish line for the 'Birds, as Joseph Morrison and Riley Wells finished 23rd and 38th, respectively.