EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Cross Country gets its first taste of Ohio Valley Conference competition Saturday when the Screaming Eagles toe the line at the University of Tennessee Martin OVC Preview Saturday at Graham Park in Union City, Tennessee.
The women’s six-kilometer race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m., while the men’s 8k is set for a 10 a.m. start time.
USI opened the season August 30 with fourth-place finishes at the Sam Bell Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana. Sophomore Alex Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) finished fifth to lead the men, while senior Audrey Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) carded a fourth-place finish to pace the women.
Aiding the Eagles’ women was freshman Hadessah Austin (Attica, Indiana), who was 15th, while sophomore Zoe Seward(Rochester, Indiana) was 16th.
Senior Katie Winkler (Santa Claus, Indiana) and freshman Addison Applegate (Corydon, Indiana) ran to respective finishes of 30th and 31st to round out USI’s top five scorers, while senior Emma Thompson (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) and sophomore Sara Livingston (Jasper, Indiana) wrapped up the Eagles’ top seven with respective finishes of 33rd and 34th.
Sophomores Tyler Zimmerman (Evansville, Indiana) and Landen Swiney (Du Quoin, Illinois) aided the Eagles’ men with respective placements of 20th and 22nd. Senior Brady Terry (Philpot, Kentucky) was 23rd, while sophomore Jackson Collman(Bethalto, Illinois) was 26th.
USI’s top seven was rounded out by sophomore Cole Hess (Cannelton, Indiana) and freshman Andrew Smith (Fishers, Indiana), where were 30th and 32nd, respectively.
Following the UT Martin OVC Preview, the Eagles will race at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri, September 27.
