
Draven Thompson and Kathy Potter
Mastodons Gear up for the Horizon League Cross Country Championships
10/26/2022 10:52:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
FORT WAYNE Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's and women's cross country teams will head to Rochester, Michigan to compete in the 2022 Horizon League Cross Country Championships. The men's race will be an 8K with the women running a 6K.
Race Information
Meet: Horizon League Championships
When: Saturday, October 29 | 11:00 a.m. (women's 6K) | noon (men's 8K)
Where: Oakland University Cross Country Course
Meet Info: Link
Live Results: Link
Participating Teams: Purdue Fort Wayne, Wright State, Detroit Mercy, Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Oakland, Northern Kentucky, Robert Morris, Youngstown, IUPUI and Green Bay.
Men's Participants
Colten Gasson, Austin Hall, JT Hodges, Kobe Milledge, Nathan Mills, Nicholas Mills, Jarred Neff, Harrison Niswander, Kehinde Oladapo, Husam Saleh, Draven Thompson and Andrew Whitinger.
Women's Participants
Lydia Carrell, Emma Collison, Ava Genovese, Madison King, Brooke Neal, Kathy Potter, Mercedes Sarver, Riley Tate and Hailey Whiteleather.
Looking Back
Madison King and Andrew Whitinger both finished in the top 10 last season at the league championships.
Notable Finishes
Seven of the women's runners set personal records at the Bradley Classic. Along with Madison King (21:36.2) and her first place performance, this included; Emma Collison with a time of 26:09.1, Hailey Whiteleather with a time of 26:26.7, Brayden Langdon with a time of 26:53.6, Madeleine Wisniewski with a time of 27:04.6, Michaela Sheets with a time of 28:50.7 and Ayana Garcia with a time of 31:47.0.
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.
- Austin Hall - Horizon League Men's Freshman of the Week (Oct. 18) - after performance at the Bradley Pink Classic..
- The 8K All-Time Top Performers List on the men's side features eight entries from 2022. The 5K list features five.
- Madison King won the Bradley Pink Classic white race with a time of 21:36.2 in the 6K.
- Andrew Whitinger set the 8K school record at the Bradley Pink Classic (24:44.1).
- The men's team's average time of 25:06 at Bradley was a program record for a single meet.
Looking Forward
Both the men's and women's teams will be heading to Terre Haute, Ind. to take part in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The Mastodons will run at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course on Friday, November 11.
Race Information
Meet: Horizon League Championships
When: Saturday, October 29 | 11:00 a.m. (women's 6K) | noon (men's 8K)
Where: Oakland University Cross Country Course
Meet Info: Link
Live Results: Link
Participating Teams: Purdue Fort Wayne, Wright State, Detroit Mercy, Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Oakland, Northern Kentucky, Robert Morris, Youngstown, IUPUI and Green Bay.
Men's Participants
Colten Gasson, Austin Hall, JT Hodges, Kobe Milledge, Nathan Mills, Nicholas Mills, Jarred Neff, Harrison Niswander, Kehinde Oladapo, Husam Saleh, Draven Thompson and Andrew Whitinger.
Women's Participants
Lydia Carrell, Emma Collison, Ava Genovese, Madison King, Brooke Neal, Kathy Potter, Mercedes Sarver, Riley Tate and Hailey Whiteleather.
Looking Back
Madison King and Andrew Whitinger both finished in the top 10 last season at the league championships.
Notable Finishes
Seven of the women's runners set personal records at the Bradley Classic. Along with Madison King (21:36.2) and her first place performance, this included; Emma Collison with a time of 26:09.1, Hailey Whiteleather with a time of 26:26.7, Brayden Langdon with a time of 26:53.6, Madeleine Wisniewski with a time of 27:04.6, Michaela Sheets with a time of 28:50.7 and Ayana Garcia with a time of 31:47.0.
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.
- Austin Hall - Horizon League Men's Freshman of the Week (Oct. 18) - after performance at the Bradley Pink Classic..
- The 8K All-Time Top Performers List on the men's side features eight entries from 2022. The 5K list features five.
- Madison King won the Bradley Pink Classic white race with a time of 21:36.2 in the 6K.
- Andrew Whitinger set the 8K school record at the Bradley Pink Classic (24:44.1).
- The men's team's average time of 25:06 at Bradley was a program record for a single meet.
Looking Forward
Both the men's and women's teams will be heading to Terre Haute, Ind. to take part in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. The Mastodons will run at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course on Friday, November 11.
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