Xavier Travels to Louisville Cross Country Classic

Saturday, October 3

Louisville, Ky.

9 a.m.

Xavier University

Louisville Cross Country Classic

Xavier Travels to Louisville Cross Country Classic

10.02.26 | Cross Country

Meet Information Results

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 at the Louisville Cross Country Classic on Saturday, Oct. 3. The meet is being held at E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.

The men are competing in the College Men 8K Gold Race at 9 a.m. and the women are racing in the College Women 5K Gold Race at 9:45 a.m.

MEET INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, Oct. 3
Location: Louisville, Ky. | E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
Address: 3000 Freys Hill Rd, Louisville, KY 40241

Meet Information
Live Results

MEET SCHEDULE
9 AM - College Men 8K Gold
9:45 AM - College Women 5K Gold

XAVIER MEN'S LINEUP: Ben Beucler, Will Negley, Beckett Negley, Nate Thomas, Alex Morey, Chris Kardos, Derek Gomez, Michael Sauer, Harrison Cunningham, Colin Burke, Jeff Kerns, Mike Kirby
XAVIER WOMEN'S LINEUP: Finley Hancock, Anna Gedritis, Cecelia Lowry, Amanda Zerhusen, Bridget McKee, Nadia Perez, Grace McKay, Holly Vis, 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 competed at the Rumble In The Fort on Sept. 19. The meet was held at the Mastodon Cross Country Course.
The men and women ran a combined 6K race after the meet was delayed 2.5 hours due to inclement weather.
Derek Gomez paced the men's team, placing 23rd with a time of 19:42.10.
Amanda Zerhusen placed eighth to lead the women's squad with a time of 22:42.70.

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).