Cross Country Concludes Regular-Season Action at Under Armour Pre-Nationals

Saturday, October 19

Terre Haute, Ind.

11 a.m.

Xavier University

Pre Nationals

Cross Country Concludes Regular-Season Action at Under Armour Pre-Nationals

10.18.19 | Cross Country

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The meet is being held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier cross country concludes regular-season action at the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 19. The meet is being hosted by Indiana State at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

UNDER ARMOUR PRE-NATIONALS

Date: Saturday, Oct. 19 | 11 a.m. ET
Location: Terre Haute, Ind. | LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Race Distances: Women's 6K, Men's 8K
Live Results: bit.ly/32jA6MK
Live Video ($): bit.ly/2ISOe7I

MEET SCHEDULE
11 a.m. - Women's 6K Blue Race
12:50 p.m. - Men's 8K White Race

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
21 men's teams (white race); 37 women's teams (blue race)

LAST TIME OUT - LOUISVILLE CLASSIC

• Xavier competed at the Louisville Classic on Saturday, Oct. 5. The women placed third (out of 39 teams), while the men took 28th (out of 41 teams).

• Junior Anna Kostarellis won the individual title at the meet, posting a school-record time of 16:43.10 in the 5K race (out of 342 runners). John Hautz led the men's team, placing 119th (out of 373) in the 8K race in a time of 25:11.10.

• Anna Kostarellis has now won two meets this season as she also won the Queen City Invitational on Aug. 31.

BIG EAST HONORS

• Anna Kostarellis was named BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week on Oct. 8 for her performance at the Louisville Classic. She earned the award for the second time this season.

NOTABLES

• Anna Kostarellis was ranked 37th nationally in the 2019 FloXC Top-255 Individual rankings as announced on Sept. 24.

• The Xavier women opened the season by winning the Queen City Invitational on Aug. 31, the program's third Queen City Title in program history. The Xavier men placed fifth at the meet.

• Anna Kostarellis won the women's individual title, posting a school-record time of 17:07.80 in the 5K race. Jenna Clayworth (4th - 18:00.30) and Jennifer Prial (9th - 18:07.70) both recorded top-10 finishes.

USTFCCA REGIONAL RANKINGS

• Xavier women's cross country was ranked 10th in the most recent USTFCCCA Regional Poll. The Musketeers were ranked 11th on Sept. 30.

• The Musketeers were ranked five times in the regional poll last season.

QUOTING COACH ORNER

OVERALL
"We can't wait for our first trip back to Pre-Nationals since 2015. For the past three years I've taken our teams to Bradley instead of racing at Pre-Nationals for a number of reasons but I believe both squads are ready to compete at the level it takes to be successful at a meet of this caliber."

WOMEN
"The women's team has an outstanding opportunity this weekend to race against 12 of the top 25 teams in the nation, including Colorado, the defending national champions. Additionally, there are 35 teams ranked in the top 10 within their region and over 20 nationally ranked individuals. Our women's team has a ton of momentum coming off their third-place finish at Louisville and we've made some significant improvements within our top seven since the Louisville meet. In a field this deep, our goals will be to beat teams ranked ahead of us in the region and individually remain focused in what will be the largest pack they've raced against this season."

MEN
"On the men's side, we had a good team meeting after Louisville to reset and focus on the goals we set during pre-season. The guys brought a lot of energy into their workout sessions this week and I know they're ready for a better performance this weekend. We'll be counting on Hautz and Gardiner to lead the team, with Harless back in the lineup and our outstanding freshman to hopefully round out the top five."

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action at the BIG EAST Championships on Saturday, Nov. 2 in Kenosha, Wis.