Musketeers Travel to Greater Louisville Classic

Saturday, October 2

Louisville, Ky.

10:15 a.m. ET

Xavier University

Greater Louisville Classic

Musketeers Travel to Greater Louisville Classic

09.29.21 | Cross Country

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

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier cross country continues its fall season on Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Greater Louisville Classic. The meet is being held at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.

The women's team is competing in the Gold Race at 10:15 a.m., followed by the men's team racing at 10:45 a.m. in the Blue Race.

GREATER LOUISVILLE CLASSIC

Date: Saturday, Oct. 2 | 10:15 a.m. ET
Location: Louisville, Ky. | E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
Race Distances: Women's 5K, Men's 8K
Live Results: bit.ly/39JEGZM
Watch Live: bit.ly/3ieI43N

MEET SCHEDULE
10:15 a.m. ET - Women's 5K Race (Gold)
10:45 a.m. ET - Men's 8K Race (Blue)

PARTICIPATING TEAMS
WOMEN
42 teams including BIG EAST members Marquette and DePaul

MEN
68 teams

XAVIER LINEUP
WOMEN
Brooke Aho, Allyson Arellano, Sarah Been, Rachel Butler, Jenna Clayworth, Parker Hopkins, Sydney Kapral, Courtney Klatt, Hannah Russell

MEN
Drew Allen, Will Garey, Brady Harless, Noah Kells, Trevor Nolan, Jake Prestileo, Paul Stamm, Zach Stine, Grant Wilson

LAST TIME OUT

• Xavier opened the fall season at the Butler Twilight on Friday, Sept. 3. The Xavier women placed fourth, while the men took sixth.

• Rachel Butler won the women's 5K race, posting a time of 17:19.80 - the second fastest time in program history. It was the first cross country meet of any kind for the senior runner.

• Freshman Paul Stamm was the first Xavier male runner to cross the finish line in the 6K race, posting a time of 18:40.40 to take 19th place.

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

• Xavier returns to action at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday, Oct. 15 in Peoria, Ill.