Last Weekend, the Hawks traveled to Petersburg, Indiana, to compete in the Region 24 Meet. With the season coming to a close, the Hawks looked to make an impact on their final meet before the NJCAA DII Nationals on November 8th.
    Our two freshman runners,
Izzy Day and
Rebekah Fisher, took to the course before the men and competed against 28 other runners. With a time of 23:31.0,
Izzy Day placed 19th overall.
Rebekah Fisher finished 30th with a time of 26:35.0.
    The men's team came out to compete against Spoon River and Kaskaskia College in hopes of winning the meet to advance to Nationals as a team. With the major win at the Region Meet, sophomore runner Aiden Lee led the charge for the Hawks, placing second overall with a time of 27:03.0, and first among Division II schools.
Kaleb Kilgore was right behind Lee, falling into third with a 17-second gap. Below are the remaining scores of the individual runners as well as team finishes.
Individual
2. Aiden Lee (27:03.0)
3.
Kaleb Kilgore (27:20.0)
6.
Ryan Kuhn (28:02.0)
7.
Sawyer Filliman (28:08.0)
8.
Logan Siegrist (28:10.0)
9. Fernando Daily (18:13.0)
13.
Will Scroggs (28:36.0)
Team
- Heartland Community College: 15
- Spoon River: 63
- Kaskaskia College: 64
    First-year Head Coach Johnathon Nowacki commented on the men's performance, saying, "The men looked the best they have all year on what was a grueling course filled with nonstop hills, uneven footing, and 180-degree turns". This performance goes to show that the Heartland team will be a force in the upcoming National tournament and cannot wait for the performances that will come from the competition. Â
