Aces next action will be at MVC Championships
 On an unseasonably warm day at Angel Mounds, the University of Evansville cross country teams hosted the UE Invitational.
The women took to the course first for their 5K race before the men ran their 8K. Both of the Purple Aces teams came home in second place among Division I teams.
Evansville’s duo of Sienna Crews and Hannah Welsh led the way, each coming home in the top five. Crews ran an 18:25.5 with Welsh five seconds behind. They took 4th and 5th, respectively. For Crews, the time was 15 ticks behind her PR, which came earlier this year at the Austin Peay Invitational. Welsh was 11 second off of her best race.
Setting a PR was Ashton Bosler. The sophomore came home in 9th place, running a 19:32.9. It topped her previous time by 13 seconds, which she ran at Austin Peay in September. Taking fourth on the team and 15th in the running order was Michelle Karp. Her time of 19:51.7 was her top time of the year by 28 seconds. Kylie Hasenour rounded out the top five for the Aces, running a 20:50.4 to finish in 29th.
Next up as Anna Loef, who posted a 21:05.7. It was her fastest time of the year as she has lowered her times in each race of 2016. Ashley Torres checked in with a 22:00.6 to take 38th while August Martinez, Katie Beaber and Hayley Elliott completed the finishers for UE. Martinez ran a PR of 22:18.0, besting her old time by 13 seconds. Beaber finished with at ime of 22:19.7 while Elliott ran a 22:42.8.
Pacing the men was Ricky Hendrix. The freshman continued his impressive season, earning a 12th place finish, running a 27:20.0. That time was just nine seconds off of his PR. Sophomore Andrew Barrett was second on the squad. His 28:21.1 was good for 32nd. The time was the second-fastest of his college career.
Third for the men was Tucker Dawson. The freshman ran a 28:38.3 to finish in 38th spot. Aaron Cochran was fourth for UE as his time of 28:48.5 put him in 39th while Stanley Chepchieng made it four freshmen in the top five spots, coming in fifth on the squad with his time of 29:09.7.
Paul Schwartz was one spot behind Chepching, running the 8K in 29:13.3. Making his debut was freshman Phil Dzienciol, who ran a 30:27.6. The freshman is a native of the Evansville area and ran his inaugural race for the Aces. Kudzi Mandingwa completed the race in 31:22.3, his quickest time with the Purple Aces.
On October 29, both teams make their way to Cedar Falls, Iowa for the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.
