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Lawrence, Watcke Win 5K Titles to Cap A-10 Championships
Story Links FAIRFAX, Va. – James Lawrence and Emma Watcke were crowned 5K champions Sunday as Loyola Chicago closed out the 2025 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at George Mason Stadium. Watcke claimed the top spot on the podium with a time of 16:54.68. Priscilla Ravera also competed […]
FAIRFAX, Va. – James Lawrence and Emma Watcke were crowned 5K champions Sunday as Loyola Chicago closed out the 2025 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at George Mason Stadium.
Watcke claimed the top spot on the podium with a time of 16:54.68. Priscilla Ravera also competed in the 5K, finishing 14th with a personal-best 17:36.21.
On the men’s side, Lawrence ran 14:15.04 to secure gold and post the seventh-fastest time in Loyola program history. Jake Phillips (14:28.17) and Miles Clisham (14:31.50) followed in fifth and seventh, respectively.
In the women’s 10K, Grace Jostock earned a third-place finish with a personal-best 35:22.17, which keeps her ninth on Loyola’s all-time list. Ali Gillooly followed in fourth with a PR of 35:33.35—the 10th-fastest time in school history. Eileen Seebon placed ninth in 36:36.73.
Alessandra Rodriguez claimed silver in the women’s 1,500m, clocking 4:24.95. In the men’s 1,500m, Izak Bibile posted a personal-best 3:50.99 to take sixth, while Samuel Field finished just behind in eighth at 3:51.12.
The quartet of James Howell, Jack Slaughter, Gabe Smit and Bibile closed the meet with a sixth-place finish in the men’s 4×800 relay. Their time of 7:34.81 ranks 10th in program history.
The Ramblers return to action at the NCAA West Preliminary, set for May 28–31 in College Station, Texas.