EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men's and women's cross country teams are returning for their second meet of the season for The Southern Showcase, hosted by Jax State in Huntsville, Ala.  

The day begins at 7:30 AM with the Men's Invitational 8k followed by the Women's Invitational 5k at 8:10 AM.

Last Time Out

The Purple Aces met at USI to compete in the Stegemoller Screagle Invite at the USI Cross Country Course. The women earned 3rd place in team standings. Avery Stephens earned a top 10 finish with a 4k time of 14:23.0, and Kyleigh Wolf picked up a top 20 finish with a 14:48.2. The men were led by Nathan Whitehead who came home in 28th with a time of 19:25.9 in the 6k. 

 

Meet Information

Friday's meet will be hosted at John Hunt Cross Country Park (2151 Airport Rd SW, Huntsville, AL 35801). In all, 64 schools across 16 states will be participating in the meet. This includes multiple SEC and ACC schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Jacksonville St., and Mississippi State. The Aces will also face a familiar foe in fellow MVC member Belmont for their first meeting of the season. 

 

The following runners are set to compete:

Women:
Kyndall Anthis
Josie Lynch
Elaina Massey
Amick McClelland
Rebekah Sachs
Avery Stephens
Veronica Wilgocki
Kyliegh Wolf

 

Men: 

Woody Burrell
Nathan Campbell
Nicholas Hirsch
Micah Jablonski
Jack Minor
Andrew Potter
Tanner Spence
Nathan Whitehead
Oliver Wilgocki

Follow Along

Live results, meet information, and more are available HERE