Nolan got off to a strong start early in the race en route to a 14th-place finish out of more than 200 competitors. He finished the eight-kilometer race in 24 minutes, 39.3 seconds, just a second ahead of Beine, who was 15th with a time of 24:40.3
Freshman Kraedyn Young finished 24th with a time of 24:49.8, while sophomore Andrew Smith and Landen Swiney completed the Screaming Eagles’ top five finishers with respective placements of 33rd and 34th.
USI’s top seven was rounded out by freshman Carson Brown (37th) and junior Eli Mojonnier (41st).
As a team, the Screaming Eagles finished with 115 points, more than 50 ahead of fourth place and NCAA Great Lakes foe IU Indianapolis, which was fourth with 169 points. Cincinnati (44 points) and Lipscomb (46 points) finished first and second, respectively, while Tennessee Tech rounded out the top five with 188 points.
USI defends its 2024 Ohio Valley Conference title October 31 when it competes at the OVC Championships in Charleston, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles also co-host the NCAA Great Lakes Regional November 13 at Angel Mounds.
