Elsah, Ill. – Junior Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport) broke her own school record (by 16 seconds) and turned in a lifetime-best 5K (5,000 meters) time of 17:32 en route to finishing 10th overall and claiming NAIA All-American honors S...
Nov 19th 2016, 8:35pm
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CHICAGO – Boasting the 2016 Runner of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Coach of the Year plus four all-conference runners and eight all-academic team members, No. 17 ranked Saint Xavier University was well represented when the Chicagoland Collegia...
Nov 14th 2016, 5:30pm
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Channahon, Ill. – Finishing in first and second place overall respectively, junior Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport) and senior Nicole Watkins (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) put on an impressive display Saturday in leading the No. 17 r...
Nov 5th 2016, 11:30pm
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CHICAGO – Using a new school record to pace the field at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge last Saturday, Saint Xavier University junior Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport) has earned her third Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CC...
Oct 26th 2016, 7:35pm
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Grand Rapids, Mich. – It was an big record-setting day for Saint Xavier University junior Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport)! Helping the No. 17 ranked Saint Xavier University women's cross country team to a fourth place team finish out...
Oct 22nd 2016, 10:15pm
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CHICAGO – In a field featuring seven nationally-ranked or receiving-votes teams, Saint Xavier University junior Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./Freeport) used a second-place individual performance to earn her the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Co...
Oct 12th 2016, 7:55pm
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Mishawaka, Ind. – Junior Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport) led the way with a second place overall finish and a time of 17:58 on the 5K course (5,000 meters) as the No. 17 ranked Saint Xavier University women's cross country team finis...
Oct 8th 2016, 12:55am
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CHICAGO – A Top 10 showing during the seven-day period from Sept. 12-18 has netted Saint Xavier University junior Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport) this week's Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Women's Cross Country Run...
Story by Corey Stolzenbach, volunteer assistant for SXU Sports Information
New faces help comprise of Saint Xavier University's 2016 women's cross country squad. The Cougars bring in a lot of depth and could finish with their highest place ever at...
Notre Dame, Ind. – Pacing the Saint Xavier University women's cross country team with an eighth place individual finish, junior Ellie Willging (Freeport, Ill./UIC/Freeport) stood out as the top NAIA finisher Friday afternoon at the University of ...