The Purple Aces travel to Ohio for the first time since 2011 to compete in the 2024 NCAA Great Lakes Regional. UE will only run its men’s team on Friday morning who are set to compete in the team’s only 10K race of the year at 11 a.m. CT. The Great Lakes Regional is being hosted by the Mid-American Conference (MAC) at Silver Creek Cross Country Course.
Evansville will race against two other Missouri Valley Conference teams during the Regional in Indiana State and Valparaiso.
The Great Lakes Regional is being held at the Silver Creek Cross Country Course which is located in the Silver Creek Metro Park. The course opened in 2016 and was built to NCAA specifications with a 1-mile inner loop and 1.25-mile outer loop. Silver Creek Cross Country Course is known for its slight hills and view of Silver Creek Park.
In the Aces last meet the men’s team placed 10th while the women’s team placed 12th at the MVC Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Six runners set personal records at the MVC Championships while senior runner Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn. / Central HS) led UE with a PR and a program Top 15 time.
Oulgout ran a PR of 25:08 to lead the Evansville men’s team to a 10th place finish, improving on their 2023 finish by one place. On the women’s team, the Aces top three runners set PRs in sophomore Avery Stephens (Newburg, Ind. / Castle HS), freshman Lauren Bradley (Russiaville, Ind. / Western HS), and senior Hannah Bryan (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) for a 12th place finish.
