The Midwest Conference released the list of 2019-20 Academic All-MWC honorees on Friday and Lake Forest College was represented on the list by a school record 160 individuals.
While the quantity of accomplishments by Lake Forest College student-athletes in 2019-20 was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the quality of the Foresters' performance matched the high standards they have set over the years.
Lake Forest College Vice President for Athletics Jackie Slaats and Director of Athletics Blake Theisen announced this past week that Jim Akita will be the Foresters' new head cross country and track coach. He will officially join the coaching staff on Monday.
Junior Yaneli Guajardo now owns seven of the 20 fastest women's 6-kilometer times in program history after finishing in 23:20.5 at the University of Oshkosh Kollege Town Sports Invitational on Saturday.
Junior Yareli Guajardo, freshman Madeline Morland, and senior Philip Wilson posted times that rank among the fastest in program history on Friday at Augustana College's Brissman/Lundeen Invitational.
Lake Forest College cross country runner Yaneli Guajardo was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday after leading her team to a victory at last Friday's Forester Invitational.
Lake Forest College cross country runner Yaneli Guajardo was named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week on Tuesday after finishing first in Friday's Forester Invitational.
Junior Yaneli Guajardo and sophomore Christian Reyes were the individual champions and the Lake Forest women placed first and the men second at the Forester Invitational on Friday.
Freshman Madeline Morland and sophomore Christian Reyes were the Foresters' top runners in the Vic Godfrey Open at University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Friday.
Junior Audrey Paglia was one of four Foresters among the top 20 runners as the Lake Forest women placed second out of a dozen teams at the Elmhurst College Earlybird Invitational on Friday. The Forester men finished 10th.
The Midwest Conference released its 2019 Cross Country Coaches Polls on Tuesday and the Lake Forest College men's team was listed fourth and the women fifth in the rankings.