LOUISVILLE, Ky.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country finished 26th out of 39 teams at the Live in Lou Classic Saturday morning at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.
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Senior Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) finished 36th in the 378-competitor field to lead the Screaming Eagles. Hopf clocked an eight-kilometer time of 24 minutes, 23.0 seconds.
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Red-shirt freshman Alex Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) was 106th with a time of 25:03.2, while junior Dylan Bland (Holland, Indiana) was 196th with a time of 25:40.8. Junior Brady Terry (Philpot, Kentucky) and freshman Jackson Collman (Bethalto, Illinois) were 202nd and 219th to round out the Eagles top-five finishers, while freshmen Cole Hess (Cannelton, Indiana) and Landon Swiney (Du Quoin, Illinois) rounded out the Eagles’ top seven with placements of 240th and 267th.
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Junior Joseph Russler (Evansville, Indiana) finished 137th out of 426 competitors to lead the Eagles to a 45th-place finish in the blue race.
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USI returns to action October 13 when it co-hosts the Angel Mounds Invitational with the University of Evansville and the Evansville Sports Commission. The men’s 8k is schedule for a 10 a.m. start time, while the women’s 6k is slated to begin at 9 a.m.
