Cross Country Returns to Action at the Louisville Classic

Saturday, October 5

Louisville, Ky.

9:30 a.m.

Xavier University

Louisville Classic

Cross Country Returns to Action at the Louisville Classic

10.04.19 | Cross Country

Watch Live ($)Live Results Meet Information

The meet is being held at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier cross country continues its 2019 season at the Louisville Classic on Saturday, Oct. 5. The meet is being held at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.

LOUISVILLE CLASSIC

Date: Saturday, Oct. 5 | 9:30 a.m.
Location: Louisville, Ky. | E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
Race Distances: Women's 5K, Men's 8K
Live Results: bit.ly/2Vbraq1
Live Video ($): bit.ly/353RFSE

MEET SCHEDULE
9:30 a.m. - Men's 8K Gold Race
10:15 a.m. - Women's 5K Gold Race

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
133 men's teams; 135 women's teams

LAST TIME OUT - ALL-OHIO CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Xavier competed at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday, Sept. 28. The Xavier men placed 24th out of 38 teams. The women only had three runners competing so a team score was not recorded.

• On the men's side, freshman Gabe Warren placed 120th (out of 301 runners) to pace the Musketeers. He posted a time of 28:02.10 in the 8K race. Sydney Kapral paced the women in the 6K race, placing 91st (out of 282 runners) in a time of 24:31.50.

LAST TIME OUT - COMMODORE CLASSIC

• The Musketeers most recently competed at the Commodore Classic in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Xavier women placed ninth, while the men took 13th.

• Anna Kostarellis placed fifth in the 6K race in a personal-best time of 21:11.40. Brady Harless paced the men in 62nd, posting a time of 25:56.50 in the 8K race.

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.

• Anna Kostarellis was named the BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week on Sept. 4 for her performance at the Queen City Invitational. She is the first Xavier runner to earn the honors since 2015.

USTFCCA REGIONAL RANKINGS

• Xavier women's cross country was ranked 11th in the most recent USTFCCCA Regional Poll. The Musketeers were also ranked 11th last week.

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

QUOTING COACH ORNER

WOMEN
"We're ready to get our varsity group back into racing after being off for the past three weeks. Our women's team goal is to place in the top six and challenge some of the stronger teams like Vanderbilt, Louisville and Kentucky by focusing on the middle of their top five. We know we'll have a low number with Anna up front but we need to focus on our 2 through 4 runners being closer to the middle scoring portion of those teams. This will be an important weekend for us because it will determine our regional ranking going into Pre-Nationals which determines if we get into the fast race at Pre-Nationals."

MEN
"Our men's team is a little banged up right now with Brady Harless not racing, and two others not being at full strength. I'm going to use this meet as an opportunity to see where we stack up against our Big East rivals Marquette and DePaul. Obviously, we won't have a total picture but it will give me a chance to plan out what we need to do come championship time in order to compete for a top five spot. I know we have a few freshmen who are looking to have breakout races this weekend, so they could be the difference once we have everyone back in the lineup."

UP NEXT

• Xavier returns to action at Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday, Oct. 19.