Cross Country Set for BIG EAST Championships - Xavier University Athletics

Friday, October 30

Mechanicsville, Va.

10 a.m.

Xavier University

BIG EAST Championships

10.29.26 | Cross Country

Live Results ESPN+

The meet is being held in Mechanicsville, Va.

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier cross country travels to Mechanicsville, Va., for the BIG EAST Championships on Friday, Oct. 30. The meet is being held at Pole Green Park.

The women's 6K race is set for 10 a.m., followed by the men's 8K race at 10:50 a.m.

MEET INFORMATION

Date: Friday, Oct. 30
Location: Mechanicsville, Va. | Pole Green Park
Address: 8996 Pole Green Park Ln

Meet Information
Live Results
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MEET SCHEDULE
10 AM - Women's 6K Race
10:50 AM - Men's 8K Race

XAVIER MEN'S LINEUP: Harrison Cunningham, Chris Kardos, Jeff Kerns, Beckett Negley, Will Negley, Michael Sauer, Nate Thomas, Matt Zeleke
XAVIER WOMEN'S LINEUP: Grace Finnegan, Anna Gedritis, Grace McKay, Eilee Ossont, Lily Parker, Nadia Perez, Holly Vis, Amanda Zerhusen

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 Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 16. The meet was held at Newman Golf Course.
The Xavier women placed 17th in the 6K Red Race out of 25 teams. The men finished 19th in the 8K Red Race out of 25 teams.
Harrison Cunningham posted the seventh fastest time in school history in the 8K race with a time of 24:43.60.
Eilee Ossont led the women's team in the 6K race with a time of 21:40.90.

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).