Women 13th, Men 20th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Friday, November 9

Terre Haute, Ind.

11:15 a.m.

Xavier University

NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Women 13th, Men 20th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

11.09.18 | Cross Country

Women's Results (PDF)Men's Results (PDF)

Sophomore Anna Kostarellis placed 54th in the 6K race on Friday afternoon

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The 2018 cross country season came to a close on Friday afternoon as the Musketeers wrapped up action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The women placed 13th (out of 32 teams), while the men placed 20th (out of 29 teams).

The women's 6K race had 225 runners, while the men's 10K race had 204 competitors.

The Xavier men had three runners in the top-100, led by freshman Thomas Gardiner. The Musketeers haven't had a runner in the top-100 since Tom Ohlman (20th) and Hank Geer (45th) in 2012.

The Xavier women had three or more runners in the top-100 for the second time in as many years. Anna Kostarellis led the Musketeers with a 54th place finish after being 129th last year.

TOP SEVEN - XAVIER WOMEN

54. Anna Kostarellis (21:51)
61. Jenna Clayworth (21:55)
79. Jennifer Prial (22:10)
96. Maya Hannagan (22:24)
122. Amanda Cusimano (22:45)
140. Courtney Klatt (23:06)
154. Jane Onders (23:17)

TOP SEVEN - XAVIER MEN

76. Thomas Gardiner (32:36) ^
90. Grayson Jenkins (32:48)
95. John Hautz (32:54)
102. Brady Harless (33:00)
149. Andrew Dietrich (34:07)
170. Jordan Perez (34:54)
189. Kevin Menyes (36:03)

^ 9th fastest time in program history

QUOTING COACH ORNER

MEN
"I was happy with how our men's team ran today. They moved up a bunch of places in the region and without racing our 5th guy we still beat some good teams. Our top four all had a really good day. They had a 24 second spread and executed the race plan that I gave them well. AJ also stepped it up big time to be our 5th today. He ended up passing 55 guys in the second half of the race."

WOMEN
"On the women's side, I'm not happy with our team place but I think they ran as well as they could've today. It's a very young team that will be much stronger with a year of experience. Jenna ended up running on an injured foot and just wasn't herself. Anna moved up a number of places from last year and Jennie had a great race. Jennie ended up passing 32 girls in the second half of the race."