Men’s Results – Women’s ResultsMADISON, Wis. – The University of Evansville cross country teams wrapped up the 2013 season on Friday, running in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course as the women tallied their best finish ever while Josh Genet ran the No. 3 time in school history.

Evansville’s women came home in 22^nd place out of the 33 teams, topping schools that included Kent State, Cincinnati, Ball State and Valparaiso.  The finish was the best in program history, topping the 23^rd place set in 2012.

Three females made their way onto the top 15 list in the record books.  Leading the ladies was senior Kelby Jenkins, who ran the fourth best 6K time in school history, finishing the race with a time of 22:21 to come in 94^th place out of 227 runners.  Last year, Jenkins set the all-time UE 6K mark with a time of 21:11.

Nicole Krezuman also made her way into the records, posting a personal best 22:50 to take 120^th while setting the No. 9 6K race in UE history.  Rounding out the record-breaking effort was Laurel Wolfe, who posted a 23:02 to tie Becky Tirrell for the 12^th best time in Aces history.

Junior Kirsten Perrey was the fourth UE runner to cross the stripe.  In her first NCAA Regional race, she rounded the course in a time of 23:33 to take 168^th while Alyssa Moran also ran her first 6K, posting a time of 23:51.

Maria Lynn (23:52) finished in 180^th while Jacqueline Carlson was eight spots behind with a PR of 23:59.

For the men, it was Genet pacing the team once again with time of 32:24 to come in 77^th out of 207 participants.  He bested last years time of 32:33, but was short of his record-breaking effort from 2011 when he finished the 10K in 32:10.7.  His efforts paced UE to a team finish of 28^th out of 31 squads.

Next to cross the line was freshman Ross Frondorf, who took the course in a time of 34:42 in his first NCAA 10K effort.  Jon Ashby posted a 35:16 and was followed by Kyle Wilson (37:19), Billy McNicholas (37:29) and James Paul, who ran a 38:30.

Friday’s race marks the end of a storied career for senior Kelby Jenkins.  The Frankfort, Ind. product evolved into a force in the Missouri Valley Conference while setting the Evansville records in the 5K (17:27) and the 6K (21:11).  She won a total of eight races, including the last four events held at the UE Cross Country Course.  A 2-time All-Conference runner, Jenkins was named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar Athlete in each of the last two years while garnering four MVC Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week awards.

The University of Michigan was victorious in both the men’s and women’s races, downing Wisconsin and Notre Dame on the men’s side while the women’s team finished ahead of Butler and Michigan State.  Top honors for the men went to John Mascari of Indiana State, who held off Matt McClintock of Purdue by two seconds.  His winning time was 30:05.  Juli Accurso of Ohio U. took the win by nine seconds as her time of an even 20:00 topped Erin Finn of Michigan.

Archuleta gets his 300^th win at USIGAME SCORE GAME 1: UIndy 8, USI 3
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GAME SCORE GAME 2: USI 3, UIndy 2
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana senior centerfielder Brad Wannamuehler (Evansville, Indiana) hit his first collegiate home run and gave the eighth-ranked Screaming Eagles a doubleheader split with University of Indianapolis Friday afternoon in Indianapolis, Indiana. USI lost the opener, 8-3, but bounced back to win game two, 3-2.

The Eagles, which had their 15-game winning streak snapped in the opener, go to 36-9 overall and 26-5 in the GLVC, while Indianapolis finishes the day 29-18, 23-10 GLVC. The doubleheader split also cut USI’s magic number to clinch the top seed in the upcoming GLVC Tournament to one.

The victory in game two was the 300^th win inHead Coach Tracy Archuleta‘s career at USI. Archuleta is 300-146 (.673) in his nearly eight years at the helm for USI and becomes only the second coach in program history to win at least 300 games.

In the nightcap, Wannamuehler provided all of the offense for the Eagles. The senior centerfielder was three-for-three with one run scored, three RBIs, and the game-winning home run.

Wannamuehler gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead with RBI singles in the second and fourth inning. The Greyhounds rallied to tie the score, 2-2, in the fifth, setting the stage for Wannamuehler, who put the Eagles in the lead for good in the top of the seventh.

On the hill, senior right-hander Jonathon Wandling (Evansville, Indiana) became the second seven-game winner on the staff. Wandling (7-1) allowed two runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out six in six innings of work.

Junior shortstop/pitcher Matt Chavarria (Carlsbad, New Mexico) finished the game for USI, throwing a scoreless seventh inning. Charvarria earned his 10^th save of the year by striking out two of the three batters faced.

The Greyounds took command of game one early with three runs in the opening frame and one in the second. USI attempted to get back into the game with a tally in the fourth, fifth, and sixth and trailed 5-3.

UIndy would seal the opener with a three-run seventh and finished the contest with the 8-3 win.

USI was led in the opening game by Chavarria, who was three-for-four with a run scored, two RBIs, and a home run. The fourth-inning home run was Chavarria’s first of the year and first as an Eagle.

Junior right-hander Ben Wright (Newburgh, Indiana) suffered his first loss on the mound since USI’s season opening loss in February. Wright (6-2) allowed six runs, three earned, on 10 hits and a walk.

USI and UIndy complete the four-game series Saturday with an 11 a.m. (CDT) doubleheader.