EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In last weekend's Early Bird Invite, the Purple Aces cross country teams battled excessive heat in their events.  Tomorrow, the conditions look much more favorable as the University of Evansville travels to the Bradley Intercollegiate in Peoria, Ill.
 
With temperatures set to be in the 70's, the teams look to take advantage of the cooler conditions with the races set to begin in the late afternoon.  Both races will be held at Detweiller Park in Peoria as the men take to the course first to run their 8K race at 5:30 p.m.  Following its completion, the women will run a 3-mile event at 6:15 p.m.
 
Joining UE in the event will be Bradley, Chicago State and Western Illinois.
 
Ben Woolems led the way for the men in last weekend's opener at Angel Mounds.  He ran a 30:15.2 to finish in 21^st place overall.  Fellow junior Ross Frondorf was next, posting a 30:44.2.  James Paul (32:00.2), freshman Jordan Carpenter (32:42.8) and Jon Ashby (32:55.8) completed the top five for the Aces.
 
The women were led by freshman Siena Crews in the opener.  She grabbed the top finish of the day for either UE squad, coming home in 10^th.  In her first collegiate race, Crews posted a time of 19:01.1 to finish in 10^th place in the 5K race.
 
Behind her was senior Elizabeth Kingshott.  She picked up a top 20 finish with her time of 20:26.3.  Another freshman – Ashton Bosler – also had a solid debut.  She took 22^nd, running a 21:12.0.  Sophie Etienne was fourth for the team, taking 23^rd place with her 21:12.2.
 

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