EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2025 seasons on Friday, placing second as a team in each race at the Stegemoller Twilight, hosted by USI.
Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind./Western) led the way for the women's team, finishing fourth overall with a time of 14:12.5. Freshman Kyleigh Wolf (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) followed close behind in her first collegiate race, placing fifth at 14:17.2. Avery Stephens (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) also nabbed a top 10 finish, finishing at 14:36.3
On the men's side, Samuel Lea (Worcester, United KingdomWorcester Sixth Form College) finished second overall with a time of 18:14.0. Freshman James Cruse (Melbourne, Australia) put together a strong performance in his first race at UE, finishing eighth at 18:27.9. Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy/Liceo Scientifico David Maria Turoldo, Zogno (Bg)) also turned in a sub-19 minute time, placing 17th at 18:43.0.
The Aces will be back next Friday for the Panther Prowl in Owensboro, Ky.
| Stegemoller Twilight (August 29) |
| Women's 4K |
Men's 6K |
| 4 |
Chase Hayes |
14:12.5 |
2 |
Samuel Lea |
18:14.0 |
| 5 |
Kyleigh Wolf |
14:17.2 |
8 |
James Cruse |
18:27.9 |
| 10 |
Avery Stephens |
14:36.3 |
17 |
Tommaso Losma |
18:43.0 |
| 15 |
Josie Lynch |
15:06.6 |
27 |
Nathan Whitehead |
19:15.0 |
| 18 |
Lauren Bradley |
15:11.7 |
28 |
Woody Burrell |
19:18.1 |
| 22 |
Kyndall Anthis |
15:36.4 |
34 |
Tanner Spence |
19:33.2 |
| 26 |
Veronica Wilgocki |
15:46.4 |
36 |
Nathan Campbell |
19:34.0 |
| 28 |
Sidney Charles |
16:19.3 |
40 |
Andrew Potter |
19:55.9 |
| 29 |
Rebekah Sachs |
16:23.1 |
44 |
Nicholas Hirsch |
20:04.6 |
| 32 |
Ella Sinn |
17:49.0 |
46 |
Kadin McAllister |
20:14.8 |
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48 |
Aiden Nord |
20:24.7 |
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49 |
Oliver Wilgocki |
20:28.4 |
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50 |
Jake Antibus |
20:48.3 |
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51 |
Thomas Wamser |
20:48.9 |
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53 |
Jakub Nowicki |
20:51.9 |
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54 |
Hayden Wannemuehler |
20:52.2 |
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62 |
Alejandro Navarrete |
22:59.8 |