LOUISVILLE, Ky.—University of Southern Indiana men’s cross country senior Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) finished eighth out of 214 runners to lead the No. 5 Screaming Eagles to a 10th-place overall finish in the 24-team Gold Race of the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday morning at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park.
Guy, who was the top NCAA Division II runner in the field, finished the eight-kilometer race in 24 minutes, 6.72 seconds, a little more than 15 seconds off the winning pace of 23:51.52, set by University of Michigan senior Mason Ferlic.
Junior Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) finished 62nd to aid the Eagles, who finished a spot behind NCAA Division II No. 1 Grand Valley State University. The Lakers finished with 216 points, while the Eagles completed the competition with 327 points.
USI also was aided by the efforts of juniors Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) and Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana). Broughton was 86thwith a time of 25:14.70, while Josh Guy finished 87th with a time of 25:15.55.
Sophomore Jesse Stanley (Chandler, Indiana) and freshman Darin Lawrence (Indianapolis, Indiana) finished 133rd and 134th, respectively, while sophomore Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) rounded out the Eagles’ top seven with a 149th-place finish.
USI finished 25th in the 36-team Blue Race, with sophomore James Cecil (Owensboro, Kentucky) finishing 70th out of 286 runners to lead the Eagles’ second team.
The Eagles return to action October 17 when they compete at the University of Evansville Invitational at Angel Mounds. It will be USI’s last chance to run at Angel Mounds prior to the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships November 7 and its last meet before the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships October 24 in Somers, Wisconsin.
