Eagles Take 16th In Bradley Pink Classic
PEORIA, Ill.— Juniors Lauren Greiwe (West Harrison, Indiana) and McKenna Cavanaugh (New Albany, Indiana) set personal best times to lead the University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country to a 16th-place finish in the red race of the Bradley Pink Classic Friday afternoon at Newman Golf Course in Peoria, Illinois.
Greiwe finished 35th with a six-kilometer time of 21 minutes, 11.9 seconds, while Cavanaugh was 43rd with a time of 21:23.5. The 21:11.9 was a 6K personal best for Greiwe, breaking her previous best time of 22:15.5 set during last fall’s NCAA Division II Midwest Regional at Angel Mounds.
Cavanaugh also posted a personal best in the 6K, 15 seconds faster than her 21:48.0 in the 2021 regional.
The Screaming Eagles, as a team, finished with a score of 464 and two points away from the top 15 and 38 points from the top 12. The Eagles also had an overall after the time of 21:59 among their top five.
Northwestern University captured the team championship with 68 points, taking three of the top-15 spots.
The Eagles return to action Saturday when they compete at the University of Evansville Invitational at Angel Mounds in Evansville. The final meet of the 2023 campaign comes October 29 when the Eagles run in the OVC Championships in Cookeville, Tennessee.
USI powers up to 13th in Bradley Pink Classic​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
PEORIA, Ill.— University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country rolled to a 13th-place finish out of 35 teams in the red race of the Bradley Pink Classic Friday afternoon at Newman Golf Course in Peoria, Illinois. USI finished with 450 points, while Loyola University won the classic with 82 points.
The Screaming Eagles, as a team, rolled up the scoreboard after standing at 20th following the first 2K. USI would rise to as high as 12th before settling for 13th in the 35-team field. The Eagle top-five would post an average time of 24 minutes, 48.0 seconds.
Senior Noah Hufnagel (Santa Claus, Indiana) led the Eagle squad, placing eighth with a time of 23:44.0. The 23:44 was eight seconds off the USI record-setting time Hufnagel ran at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic two weeks ago. Hufnagel’s time today also ranks third all-time at USI.
Junior Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) followed Hufnagel by placing 56th with a time of 24:25.7, while sophomore Brady Terry (Philpot, Kentucky) rounded out the top three by finishing 132nd with a time of 25:09.4.
The Eagles return to action Saturday when they compete at the University of Evansville Invitational at Angel Mounds in Evansville. The final meet of the 2023 campaign comes on October 29 when the Eagles run in the OVC Championships in Cookeville, Tennessee.
