Cross Country Set for NCAA Evansville Regional

Friday, November 12

Evansville, Ind.

12 p.m. ET

Xavier University

NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Cross Country Set for NCAA Evansville Regional

11.11.21 | Cross Country

Meet Central Box Assignments Live Results

The meet is being held at Angel Mounds on Friday, Nov. 12

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier cross country travels to Evansville, Ind., on Friday, Nov. 12 for the NCAA Regional. The meet is being held at Angel Mounds.

The women's 6K race starts at 12 p.m. ET, followed by the men's 10K race at 1 p.m. ET.

NCAA EVANSVILLE REGIONAL

Date: Friday, Nov. 12
Location: Evansville, Ind. | Angel Mounds
Race Distances: Women's 6K, Men's 10K
Live Results: bit.ly/3n6OVPC
Meet Central: bit.ly/3n5MNYg

MEET SCHEDULE
12 p.m. ET - Women's 6K Race
1 p.m. ET - Men's 10K Race

XAVIER LINEUP
WOMEN
Allyson Arellano, Sarah Been, Rachel Butler, Jenna Clayworth, Parker Hopkins, Hannah Russell, Emily Sienna, Sydny Warner

MEN
Brady Harless, Lucas Houk, Colin Lantz, Trevor Nolan, Jake Prestileo, Paul Stamm, Adrian Stuphan, Grant Wilson

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier men's and women's cross country both placed seventh at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 29. The meet was held at the Northview Church XC Course in Carmel, Ind.

• Rachel Butler had the highest finish for the Musketeers, placing 18th in a time of 21:32.0. She became the ninth Xavier female runner to earn All-BIG EAST honors since joining the conference in 2015.

• Freshman Paul Stamm led the men's team, placing 26th in an 8K time of 25:32.70.

NOTABLES

• Rachel Butler has been the top finisher on the women's side in all four meets this fall. The soccer player turned cross country runner has three top-10 finishes this season, including the individual title at the Butler Twilight.

• Rachel Butler's 5K time (16:50.50) at the Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 2 ranks second in program history, while her 6K time (20:40.20) at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 15 ranks fifth, respectively.

• Brady Harless has paced the men in two of the four meets this fall. His highest finish was fifth at the Greater Louisville Classic, posting an 8K time of 24:50.80. He shaved eight seconds off that 8K time at the Bradley Pink Classic, posting a time of 24:42.00 (third fastest time in program history).

• Freshman Paul Stamm has also had a successful season on the men's side. His 8K time of 24:56.40 at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 15 was the ninth fastest time in program history.

PRESEASON NOTABLES

• The Musketeers only competed in one meet last season due to COVID-19 restrictions. Xavier raced at the BIG EAST Championships on March 5 at WakeMed Soccer Park Field in Cary, N.C.

• In women's cross country, Xavier returns three of its top-five finishers from a team that placed eighth at the 2021 BIG EAST Championships (Spring Season): Courtney Klatt (34th - 21:53.40), Hannah Russell (45th - 22:30.70) and Sarah Been (46th - 22:32.50).

• In men's cross country, Xavier returns four of its top-five finishers from a team that placed ninth at the 2021 BIG EAST Championships (Spring Season): Brady Harless (44th - 24:59.90), Lucas Houk (51st - 25:34.30), Noah Douthit (56th - 25:52.00) and Adrian Stuphan (59th - 26:10.30).

COACH BURROUGHS

• Sam Burroughs was named the new head coach for cross country/track and field on Jan. 4, 2021. He joined the Musketeers after previously working as associate head coach at Cincinnati from 2013-20.

• Burroughs has over 20 years of collegiate experience. He has coached 96 individual conference champions and 45 individual NCAA qualifiers, while leading 18 teams to conference championship titles.

COACH ETHRIDGE

• Lauren Etheridge was named assistant coach for the cross country and track and field programs in August of 2021. She was previously the head cross country coach at USC Aiken from 2019-21.

• In the spring of 2021, she guided the women's cross country team to an eighth-place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Championships – the team's highest finish since 2011. She restarted the program in 2019 after a one-year hiatus (the women did not have a team in 2018).

UP NEXT

The NCAA Championships are being held at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla., on Nov. 20.