Xavier Men 4th, Women 11th at National Catholic Invite

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Xavier cross country competed at the National Catholic Invite on Friday afternoon with the men's squad placing fourth and the women placing 11th. The meet was hosted by Notre Dame at the Burke Golf Course.

The women sent its junior varsity roster to Notre Dame as the varsity squad will compete at the Commodore Classic on Saturday morning in Nashville, Tenn.

The Xavier men competed in an 8K race in a field of 228 runners, while the women competed in a 5K race in a field of 203 runners.

TOP-FIVE: MEN

17. Grayson Jenkins (25:39.85)
22. John Hautz (25:49.25)
26. Thomas Gardiner (25:58.86)
55. Brady Harless (26:51.59)
68. Andrew Dietrich (27:09.50)

TOP-FIVE: WOMEN

62. Sydny Warner (19:39.57)
110. Abby Fioresi (20:31.51)
119. Grace Barden (20:44.83)
139. Cassie Francis (21:08.05)
159. Robyn Blackwell (21:44.04)

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1. Notre Dame (25)
2. Dayton (66)
3. Siena (106)
4. Xavier (133)
5. Canisius (159)
6. Saint Louis (165)
7. St. Mary's (Calif) (170)
8. DePaul (179)
9. Detroit Mercy (206)
10. Holy Cross (262)
11. Creighton (313)

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1. Notre Dame (18)
2. Dayton (83)
3. Saint Louis (98)
4. Siena (108)
5. Canisius (145)
6. St. Mary's (Calif.) (153)
7. Holy Cross (185)
8. Creighton (219)
9. DePaul (222)
10. Detroit Mercy (259)
11. Xavier (328)

QUOTES

COACH STICKLEY
"Yesterday all three of the races were in the afternoon, which made the heat grueling. Throughout the day I pulled the athletes aside and changed our race plan drastically to accommodate for the weather. We went from playing it safe at the start, to really going out conservative and racing the second half of the races. Our guys and girls executed the race plan and it showed through the results."

"I couldn't be more proud of the guys for the way they ran. Not everyone had their best day, but it shows how much depth and talent we have on the team to show up and finish 4th against tough competition. Beating DePaul and Creighton this early in the season was a huge confidence boost for our guys and has them even more excited for the BIG EAST Championship."

COACH ORNER
"This year our men's team finished 4th overall in the Championship race, which is the highest finish in the past several years for our men's squad."

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action at both the Louisville Classic and the Paul Short Run on Saturday, Sept. 29.

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