Xavier Travels to Bradley Pink Classic

Friday, October 16

Peoria, Ill.

12:45 p.m.

Xavier University

Bradley Pink Classic

10.15.26 | Cross Country

Live Results ESPN+

The meet is being held at Newman Golf Course on Oct. 16

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier cross country continues its fall season at the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday, Oct. 16. The meet is being held at the Newman Golf Course.

The men are competing in the 8K Red Race at 2:30 p.m. and the women are racing in the 6K Red Race at 3:15 p.m.

Xavier will also have individuals competing in the Men's 8K White Race at 1 p.m.

MEET INFORMATION

Date: Friday, Oct. 16
Location: Peoria, Ill. | Newman Golf Course
Address: 2021 W Nebraska Ave, Peoria, IL 61604

Meet Information
Live Results
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MEET SCHEDULE
1 PM - Men's 8K White Race
2:30 PM - Men's 8K Red Race (Invite)
3:15 AM - Women's 6K Red Race (Invite)

XAVIER MEN'S LINEUP: Ben Beucler, Will Negley, Beckett Negley, Nate Thomas, Alex Morey, Chris Kardos, Derek Gomez, Harrison Cunningham, Jeff Kerns, Mike Kirby, Ryder Kessick, Matt Zeleke
XAVIER WOMEN'S LINEUP: Grace Finnegan, Finley Hancock, Anna Gedritis, Cecelia Lowry, Bridget McKee, Nadia Perez, Grace McKay, Eilee Ossont, Lily Parker

SCHEDULE

Sept. 19 - Rumble In The Fort - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Oct. 3 - Louisville Cross Country Classic - Louisville, Ky.
Oct. 16 - Bradley Pink Classic - Peoria, Ill.
Oct. 30 - BIG EAST Championships - Mechanicsville, Va.
Nov. 13 - NCAA Cross Country Championships - East Lansing, Mich.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier wrapped up action at the Louisville Cross Country Classic on Oct. 3. The meet was held at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.
The Xavier women placed fifth in the 5K Gold Race out of 24 teams. The men finished 13th in the 8K Gold Race out of 24 teams.
Michael Sauer paced the men with a 31st place finish in the 8K race with a time of 24:40.20, the fourth fastest time in school history.
Grace McKay paced the women with a 33rd place finish in the 5K race with a time of 18:21.20.

NOTABLES

On the women's side, Xavier returns three runners who competed at the 2025 BIG EAST Championships: Anna Gedritis (64th; 22:02.74), Brianna McIvor (70th; 22:52.06) and Lily Parker (73rd; 23:14.18). The squad finished fifth (out of 11 teams) at the meet, matching the team's highest finish at the conference championship since 2019.
On the men's side, Xavier returns four of its top-six finishers from the 2025 BIG EAST Championships: Colin Burke (43rd; 25:07.81), Harrison Cunningham (46th; 25:14.02), Michael Sauer (47th; 25:14.65) and Chris Kardos (59th; 25:38.21). The Musketeers placed seventh in the team standings out of nine teams at the meet.
On the women's side, Xavier posted four top-10 marks in the school record book during the 2025 season. Myla Toole finished her career ranked fourth in both the 5K (17:26.10) and 6K (20:31.78) races. Grace Zdankiewicz finished her career ranked tied for eighth in the 5K race (17:38.30) and 10th in the 6K race (20:57.86).