NEW ORLEANS Coming off a top performance at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday, Eastern Illinois men's cross country has cracked the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Top 15 as the Panthers now prep for the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Oct. 31 at Murray State. EIU placed sixth in a field of 26 teams with many regionally ranked. The Panthers were led by Riley McInerney as the junior turned in the 15th best 8K time in school history finishing 21st overall with a time of 24:28.4. Joe Calio and Paxson Menard followed McInerney's strong performance with both runners posting times under 25 minutes. EIU moved into this week's rankings at No. 15. Oklahoma State is first in the NCAA Midwest Region followed by Tulsa, Illinois, Oklahoma and Minnesota in the top five. South Dakota State is sixth with Iowa State, Bradley, Kansas and Missouri in the top ten. The final five schools in the regional poll are Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois State, Wichita State and Eastern Illinois.