The Midwest Conference released the list of 2018-19 Academic All-MWC honorees on Friday and 125 Forester student-athletes were recognized, the second-highest total in school history.
The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its All-Academic Teams and Individuals for cross country on Thursday and Lake Forest College was well-represented.
Despite losing a shoe early in the race, Forester senior Jorge Villanueva placed 176th out of 280 runners at the 2018 NCAA Division III National Championship Meet on Saturday.
Lake Forest College cross country runner Jorge Villanueva was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday after making history at Saturday's NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships.
The field of competitors for the 2018 NCAA Division III Championship Meet was announced on Sunday and Lake Forest College's Jorge Villanueva is one of 56 runners who will compete as individuals.
Senior Jorge Villanueva may have earned a spot in the field at the NCAA Division III Championships after finishing 29th in the Midwest Regional on Saturday. He led the Lake Forest College men to a 14th-place finish, the best in program history, while the women were 30th.
Lake Forest College cross country runner Jorge Villanueva has been named Forester Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Midwest Conference Championship Meet on Saturday.
Four Foresters earned All-Midwest Conference Honors by finishing in the top 20 on Saturday at the 2018 MWC Championship Meet. The Lake Forest men placed third and the women fifth while hosting the event at Foss Park Golf Course in nearby North Chicago.
Senior Jorge Villanueva added another entry on the program's top times list as the Lake Forest College cross country teams competed in the UW-Oshkosh Kollege Town Sports Invitational on Saturday.
Lake Forest College cross country runner Yaneli Guajardo was named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week on Tuesday for her performance at Lawrence University's Gene Davis Invitational last Saturday.
Junior Philip Wilson increased his number of entries on the program's top-25 list to three and helped lead the Lake Forest men to a fourth-place finish at Lawrence University's Gene Davis Invitational on Saturday. The Forester women placed sixth in an 11-team field.
Sophomore Molly Gniady and junior Dillon Rice posted career-best times and finished among the Foresters' top five runners at Augustana College's Brissman-Lundeen Invitational on Friday.
Senior Jorge Villanueva Posted the 13th-fastest 8-kilometer time in program history while finishing as the runner-up in Friday's Forester Invitational. The Lake Forest men and women each placed third out of five complete teams in the standings.
Sophomore Yaneli Guajardo and senior Jorge Villanueva posted top-10 finishes on Saturday as the Forester cross country team began its season in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at St. Norbert College's Tom Barry Invitational.
The Midwest Conference released its 2018 Women's Cross Country Coaches Poll on Monday and Lake Forest College held the fifth-place spot in the rankings.
Lake Forest College Director of Athletics Jackie Slaats announced Wednesday the promotion of Ciara Kissane to head men's and women's cross country and track coach. She replaces Dan Simpson, now the head cross country and assistant track and field coach at North Park University.