EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their 2025 seasons on Friday, placing second as a team in each race at the Stegemoller Twilight, hosted by USI.
Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind./Western) led the way for the women’s team, finishing fourth overall with a time of 14:12.5. Freshman Kyleigh Wolf (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) followed close behind in her first collegiate race, placing fifth at 14:17.2. Avery Stephens (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) also nabbed a top 10 finish, finishing at 14:36.3
On the men’s side, Samuel Lea (Worcester, United KingdomWorcester Sixth Form College) finished second overall with a time of 18:14.0. Freshman James Cruse (Melbourne, Australia) put together a strong performance in his first race at UE, finishing eighth at 18:27.9. Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy/Liceo Scientifico David Maria Turoldo, Zogno (Bg)) also turned in a sub-19 minute time, placing 17th at 18:43.0.
The Aces will be back next Friday for the Panther Prowl in Owensboro, Ky.
| Stegemoller Twilight (August 29) | |||||
| Women’s 4K | Men’s 6K | ||||
| 4 | Chase Hayes | 14:12.5 | 2 | Samuel Lea | 18:14.0 |
| 5 | Kyleigh Wolf | 14:17.2 | 8 | James Cruse | 18:27.9 |
| 10 | Avery Stephens | 14:36.3 | 17 | Tommaso Losma | 18:43.0 |
| 15 | Josie Lynch | 15:06.6 | 27 | Nathan Whitehead | 19:15.0 |
| 18 | Lauren Bradley | 15:11.7 | 28 | Woody Burrell | 19:18.1 |
| 22 | Kyndall Anthis | 15:36.4 | 34 | Tanner Spence | 19:33.2 |
| 26 | Veronica Wilgocki | 15:46.4 | 36 | Nathan Campbell | 19:34.0 |
| 28 | Sidney Charles | 16:19.3 | 40 | Andrew Potter | 19:55.9 |
| 29 | Rebekah Sachs | 16:23.1 | 44 | Nicholas Hirsch | 20:04.6 |
| 32 | Ella Sinn | 17:49.0 | 46 | Kadin McAllister | 20:14.8 |
| 48 | Aiden Nord | 20:24.7 | |||
| 49 | Oliver Wilgocki | 20:28.4 | |||
| 50 | Jake Antibus | 20:48.3 | |||
| 51 | Thomas Wamser | 20:48.9 | |||
| 53 | Jakub Nowicki | 20:51.9 | |||
| 54 | Hayden Wannemuehler | 20:52.2 | |||
| 62 | Alejandro Navarrete | 22:59.8 | |||
