TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The University of Evansville cross country teams competed at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Friday morning. Avery Stephens led the Purple Aces with a personal-best performance in the women's 6k, recording the eighth-fastest time in program history.
Women's Results - Men's Results
The women opened the morning in the Women's White 6K, placing 25th out of 26 teams in a competitive field featuring No. 1 NC State and No. 2 BYU. BYU's Tessa Buswell claimed the individual title with a time of 20:27.5.
Stephens paced Evansville with a time of 22:14.2, finishing 97th and improving her previous personal best by 18.7 seconds. Her performance ranks eighth in program history and marks her fourth consecutive meet with a personal-best time this season. Sidney Charles also recorded a new personal best, clocking 26:37.1 to improve her previous mark by 11.9 seconds.
Women's White 6K
Avery Stephens – 97th – 22:14.2 (PB)
Kyleigh Wolf – 164th – 22:47.3
Amick McClelland – 233rd – 23:43.4
Josie Lynch – 244th – 24:00.1
Lauren Bradley – 251st – 24:12.6
Elaina Massey – 266th – 24:46.2
Sidney Charles – 281st – 26:37.1 (PB)
In the Men's White 8K, Evansville finished 14th out of 16 teams, finishing one spot ahead of Missouri Valley Conference opponent Murray State. No. 15 Notre Dame claimed the team title with 50 points, while Villanova's Ben Thomas won the individual race with a time of 24:23.6.
Nathan Campbell led the Aces, finishing 68th in 25:35.3, followed by Nathan Whitehead in 100th with a time of 25:57.3. Andrew Potter recorded a new personal best, finishing in 26:12.9 and lowering his previous mark by 15.4 seconds.
Men's White 8K
Nathan Campbell – 68th – 25:35.3
Nathan Whitehead – 100th – 25:57.3
Andrew Potter – 125th – 26:12.9 (PB)
Woody Burrell – 129th – 26:15.0
Oliver Wilgocki – 157th – 26:45.5
Nicholas Hirsch – 168th – 27:04.8
Jack Minor – 176th – 27:15.7
Micah Jablonski – 284th – 27:40.0
The Aces will return to action on Oct. 30, travelling to Des Moines, Iowa, for the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.
