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In one of the largest races of the country this weekend, the University of Evansville cross country teams head to the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday morning.
Both the men’s and women’s teams will take part in the silver races at the event. That race for the men begins at 12 p.m. ET with the women taking to the course at 12:45 p.m. ET at Tom Sawyer Park.
Last weekend, Purple Aces freshman Sienna Crews picked up the first victory of her career at the Austin Peay Cross Country Festival and earned MVC Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors. Crews overcame a tough course and rainy conditions to lead the way with a 5K time of 19:05.00. It was just eight seconds off of the course record.
Second for the women was senior Elizabeth Kingshott. She has been solid all season and continued that on Saturday with a finish of 6th place thanks to a 20:18. Michelle Karp performed well once again, setting her PR with a time of 20:28.00. It edged her previous best by fractions of a second as he best race before was the 2014 MVC Championship where she ran a 20:28.26.
Ross Frondorf was the top finisher for the men as they ran a 4-mile race on Saturday. The junior took 16th place, running a 22:40.00. Second on the team was Paul Schwartz, who had one of his best college races. Schwartz took 21st with a 23:21. Jordan Carpenter was third for the men. The freshman finished in a time of 23:50.
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