Aces ran at NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday
MADISON, Wisc. – The 2016 season officially came to a close for the University of Evansville cross country teams as they ran at the NCAA Great lakes Regional at the Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisc.
Both the men and women ran some of the top times in the NCAA race over the last several years. The women’s team saw its top 6-kilometer times run in three years while the men also competed well in the 10-K.
Leading the way for the ladies was Sienna Crews. She crossed the line in a time of 22:51.9 to take 153rd out of the 221 runners. Crews’ time was the best for a UE runner since Kelby Jenkins ran a 22:21 as a senior in 2013. Hannah Welsh continued to run well in her inaugural campaign. Her time of 22:57.9 was second on the squad, just seconds behind Crews.
Michelle Karp took third for the Aces. She ran a time of 23:49.7, besting her time from two years ago in the NCAA’s when she notched a 25:17. Ashton Bosler and Anna Loef completed the top five for UE.  Bosler ran a 24:35.4 in her first 6K college race while Loef ran a 25:12.7. Kylie Hasnour was the 6th runner for UE with a 25:44.2 while Katie Beaber completed the squad with a 26:12.0. As a team, the Purple Aces finished 29th on the list.
Ricky Hendrix ran a 35:05.7 for the men. His inaugural 10-K race at UE saw him finish in 189th place out of 205 runners. Ross Frondorf crossed the line second for UE in a time of 35:43.5. Stanley Chepchieng was next up for the Aces as his time of 34:43.5 saw freshmen take two of the top three spots.
Ben Woolems as 4th for the Aces, posting a time of 36:19.9 while Tucker Dawson was the #5 runner for UE. Dawson’s time finished up at 36:37.3. Paul Schwartz and Aaron Cochran were the final two runners to cross the line for Evansville. Schwartz ran a 37:10.6 while Cochran finished in 38:04.4.
