EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Cross Country returns to action Friday when the Screaming Eagles co-host the Angel Mounds Invitational at Angel Mounds.
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The women’s six-kilometer race is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., while the men’s 8k is at 10 a.m. Admission for the meet is $5 and is cash only.
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USI is co-hosting the meet with the University of Evansville and the Evansville Sports Commission. Including USI and UE, the meet features several Division I programs from the Ohio Valley Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, Atlantic Sun and Conference USA. It also features several NAIA teams, including Oakland City University and Brescia University. Vincennes University is the lone junior college competing Saturday.
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USI’s women are coming off a 23rd-place finish at the Live in Lou Classic two weeks ago. Junior Cameron Hough (Olney, Illinois) and freshmen Zoe Seward (Rochester, Indiana) were 47th and 60th, respectively, to lead the Eagles. Hough completed the 5k race in 17 minutes, 54.6 seconds, while Seward clocked a time of 18:01.2.
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The Eagles’ men were led by senior Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana), who was 36th in the 378-competitor field. Hopf finished the 8k course in 24:23.0 as the Eagles placed 26th as a team.
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Following the Angel Mounds Invitational, the Eagles travel to Morehead, Kentucky, to compete in the OVC Championships.
