Cross Country To Open Season On Friday At EIU
 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Cross country season officially begins on Friday as the University of Evansville travels to Charleston, Ill. for the Eastern Illinois University Walt Crawford Open.
Set to take place at Tom Woodall Panther Trail, the women begin with a 4:45 p.m. race with the men taking the course at 5:30 p.m.
Other schools running include: Southern Illinois, SIUE, Eastern Illinois along with McKendree University, Lincoln College, Danville Area CC, Kaskaskia College and Illinois Track & Cross Club.
Evansville’s men are led by a pair of senior in Ross Frondorf and Ben Woolems. Frondorf, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was the top finisher for the Purple Aces in four events last season. His top time of the season came in the 8K Missouri Valley Conference Championship at the Angel Mounds Cross Country Course.
Woolems, who is from Lincoln City, was UE’s top runner in three events last year. His best time also came at the MVC Championship where he posted a time of 27:57.94.
Siena Crews burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2015. Crews was the top runner for the Evansville women in each race last season. The highlight of her year came at the Austin Peay Cross Country Festival where she came home victorious in a time of 19:05.00.
Junior Michelle Karp is also coming off of a strong campaign. Karp lowered her 5K time in each event last year and set her PR in the MVC Championship, running a 19:32.83.
