EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Looking to expand upon what has already been a record-setting season, the University of Evansville cross county teams will be back on the course on Friday at the 2012 NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
 
Hosting the event will be the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisc.  The women’s squad will begin the action at noon on Friday with a 6-kilometer event while the men are set to run a 10K race at 1:15 p.m.
 
The University of Wisconsin has won the last eight men’s regional championships while the University of Michigan has won two of the last four on the women’s side.
  
Last time out at the MVC Championships, it was Kelby Jenkins and Josh Genet leading the way for their respective teams.  Jenkins came in fourth place on the women’s side as she shattered her previous personal record by 10 seconds as she completed the 5K in a time of 17:38.  

On the men’s side it was sophomore Josh Genet leading the way for UE in the 8K as his run of 24:58 was a PR for him as it was it was over 20 seconds faster than his previous best.
 
Genet helped the UE men come in seventh place with a score of 157.  Southern Illinois narrowly took top honors, finishing with a 34 while beating out Indiana State, who tallied a 40.  Wichita State was third with a 96.
 
The women came home in eighth place with a 179 while Illinois State took first place in dominant fashion, scoring a 45 while taking four of the top eight spots.  Wichita State took second with an 83.
 
Results will be posted as soon as they are available.