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Samuel Lea NCAA Regional

Lea Breaks School 10k Record as Cross Country Wraps up Season at NCAA Regional

11/14/2025 3:09:00 PM

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Evansville junior Samuel Lea (Worcester, United Kingdom/Worcester Sixth Form College) broke his second school record of the 2025 season on Friday morning, finishing 49th overall in the men's 10k with a record-breaking time of 31:33.72. Lea beat the previous record by 38 seconds. 

Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain/Colegio Claret) also landed on Evansville's all-time 10k list, posting the 10th best time in program history at 34.42.5. Rodriguez and James Cruse (Melbourne, Australia) placed 112th and 118th, respectively, in the 210-runner field. Lea, Rodriguez, Cruse, Tanner Spence (Carmi, Ill./Carmi), and Nathan Campbell (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North) all posted personal bests. 

Avery Stephens (Newburgh, Ind./Newburgh) paced the Aces' women's team, recording a personal best 6k time of 22:32.85 to finish 140th in the 231-runner field. Kyleigh Wolf (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) finished second for Evansville, while Josie Lynch (Brazil, Ind./Northview) finished third with a time of 23:45.82, a personal best. 
 
NCAA Great Lakes Regional (November 14) 
Women's 6k Men's 10k
140 Avery Stephens 22:32.85 49 Samuel Lea 31:33.72
183 Kyleigh Wolf 23:24.11 112 Rafael Rodriguez 32:42.51
200 Josie Lynch 23:45.82 118 James Cruse 32:49.92
219 Lauren Bradley 24:25.94 171 Cedrik Flipo 34:00.12
228 Kyndall Anthis 25:16.16 172 Woody Burrell 34:01.54
187 Tanner Spence 34:29.50
194 Nathan Campbell 34:51.67
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