Cross Country Heads to Illinois for the Bradley Pink Classic

Friday, October 14

Peoria, Ill.

3 PM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Bradley Pink Classic

Austin Hall and Brooke Neal

Cross Country Heads to Illinois for the Bradley Pink Classic

10/13/2022 12:49:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Meet Information Live Results

FORT WAYNE Ind. - The men's and women's cross country teams are scheduled to travel to Bradley University to compete in the Bradley Pink Classic on Friday.

Meet: Bradley Pink Classic
When: Friday, October 14 | 3:00 p.m. (women's 6k) | 3:45 p.m. (men's 8k)
Where: Peoria, Illinois | Newman Golf Course
Meet Info: Link
Live Results: Link
Participating Teams: Cincinnati, Green Bay, Indiana State, Marquette, North Dakota, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, South Dakota State, Southern Indiana, Western Illinois, Wright State, Drake, Illinois, IUPUI, Miami (Ohio) Northern Illinois, Northwestern, SE Missouri State, Toledo, Western Michigan, Xavier, Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Louisville, North Dakota, Northern Iowa, Notre Dame, SIUE, Southern Illinois, UIC and Wichita State.

Men - Event History
The last time the Mastodons participated in the Bradley Pink Classic was in 2018. The men's team was able to head home with a first place finish in the white division.

Men - Last Time Out
The 'Dons are also coming off of a strong finish at the Live in Lou classic where Husam Saleh was able to set a new program record in the 8K with a time of 24:58.4. At the Live in Lou Classic, the Mastodons were able to average 25:16 as a team, the best ever for an 8K race in program history. The 'Dons sent a team to the Bethel Invite last week where Colten Gasson earned the Horizon League Runner and Freshman of the Week honor.

Men's Entries
Colin Gasson, Colten Gasson, Austin Hall, JT Hodges, Kobe Milledge, Nathan Mills, Nicholas Mills, Jack Mills, Seth Mills, Weston Miser, Jarred Neff, Harrison Niswander, Kehinde Oladapo, Husam Saleh, Andrew Whitinger and Noah Wright

Women - Event History
Friday's course in Peoria is a familiar location for the 'Dons as this will be the fifth time the 'Dons will run in the event in the last 10 years.

Women - Last Time Out
Brooke Neal led the Mastodons to a 14th place finish with a time of 18:25.0 at the Live in Lou Classic.

Women's Entries
Lydia Carrell, Emma Collison, Ayana Garcia, Ava Genovese, Bella Hodges, Madison King, Brayden Langdon, Brooke Neal, Kathy Potter, Mercedes Sarver, Michaela Sheets, Riley Tate, Hailey Whiteleather and Madeleine Wisniewski

About the Course
The Newman Golf Course is a USTFCCCA certified course and has hosted the Missouri Valley Conference and NCAA Midwest Regional Championships. The men's 8k course consists of the initial 2,000m loop, followed by the inner 2000m loop repeated three times before heading into the finish straightaway. The first 2,000m loop is run once and mostly flat while the second 2,000m loop consists of rolling hills.

Season Notes
- Riley Tate - Horizon League Women's Freshman of the Week (Sept. 21) - after performance at the John McNichols Invite
- Colten Gasson - Horizon League Men's Runner and Freshman of the Week (Oct. 11) - after performance at the Bethel Invitational
- 5K and 8K Men's All-Time Top Performers lists both includes five performances from 2022

Up Next:
The 'Dons will head to Rochester, Michigan on Saturday, October 29 to take part in the Horizon league Championships.

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