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 with the University of Evansville and the Evansville Sports Commission (ESC).
This marks the second straight season that USI, UE and the ESC have teamed up to host the event, which takes place at Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville, Indiana.
The men’s eight-kilometer race begins at 9 a.m., with the women’s 6k set to follow at 9:50 a.m. Admission to the event is $5 (cash only).
More than 20 schools are scheduled to be represented in the two races, including five schools from the Evansville Tri-State area (USI, UE, Oakland City University, Brescia University and Vincennes University).
In addition to USI, the Ohio Valley Conference will be represented by Southeast Missouri State University and the University of Tennessee Martin, while UE will be joined by fellow Missouri Valley Conference foe Murray State University.
Other notable Division I opponents on Friday include Austin Peay State University, Bellarmine University, Eastern Kentucky University, Indiana University Indianapolis, Lipscomb University and Western Kentucky University. Lipscomb’s women are ranked No. 27 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association national poll.
USI is coming off solid efforts at the University of Missouri’s Gans Creek Classic three weeks ago. Senior Brady Terry, a two-time OVC Runner of the Week honoree, raced to a 58th-place finish out of 320 competitors to lead USI’s men to a 21st-place finish.
Sophomores Zoe Seward and Ellie Hall were 87th and 93rd, respectively, out of 330 competitors to lead USI’s women to a 22nd-place finish.
Following the Angel Mounds Invitational, USI concludes its third-season of Division I competition when it competes at the OVC Championships November 1 in Martin, Tennessee.
