EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s and women’s cross country teams return to the course on Friday morning for the first of three consecutive home meets at the Angel Mounds Cross Country Course. Evansville, along with USI, serve as the hosts for the meet, and welcome a competitive field that includes Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Brescia, Central State, Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, IU Indianapolis, Lipscomb, Morehead State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, SIU Edwardsville, Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana, Tennessee Tech, Transylvania, UT Martin, Vincennes, and Western Kentucky
The event begins at 9 AM with the men’s 8k, followed by the women’s 6k at 9:50. Live results can be found here.
Last Time Out
Evansville’s Samuel Lea (Worcester, United Kingdom/Worcester Sixth Form College) and James Cruse (Melbourne, Australia) put together a banner day for Aces cross country on September 26 at the Gans Creek Classic, breaking a 43-year old program record in the 8K. Lea’s time of 24.14.4 is the fastest in program history, while Cruse’s mark of 24:22.4 is good for second place on UE’s all-time 8K list.
Lea finished 32nd overall and Cruse finished 42nd overall in the 253-runner field. In addition to Lea and Cruse, Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia/Spain Colegio Claret) placed inside UE’s Top 15 8K times, slotting in at 14th with a time of 24:55.9. As a team, the men finished 19th out of 26 teams.
On the women’s side, Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind. Western) posted the seventh-best 6K in program history at 22:10.80, finishing 90th in the 236-runner field. UE finished 22nd out of 26 teams in the Women’s Black Invitational race.
Meet Information
Friday’s meet will be hosted at the Angel Mounds Cross Country Course (8215 Pollack Avenue, Evansville, IN 47715) with a cash-only admission fee of $5.
Located on the banks of the Ohio River in southwest Indiana, Angel Mounds is on the site of a historic Mississippian Native American village. Within its nearly 600 acres, Angel Mounds is home to an interpretive center, nature preserve, hiking and biking trails, an 18-hole disk golf course, and a top-tier cross country course. Angel Mounds State Historic Site is home to the cross country programs at both the University of Evansville and the University of Southern Indiana.
The flat and fast course is divided into 2k and 3k loops to accommodate 5k, 6k, 8k, and 10k courses. 15-20 feet of elevation change per loop. The course has hosted events such as the NCAA DII Cross Country Midwest Regional, NCAA DII Cross Country National Championship, NCAA DI Cross Country Great Lakes Regional, Great Lakes Valley Conference Cross Country Championship, and Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship. Later this fall, the course wil host the Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship (October 31) and the NCAA DI Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Great Lakes Regional (November 15).
