Mastodon XC Travels to Joe Piane Invite

Friday, October 3

Notre Dame, Ind.

Purdue Fort Wayne

Joe Piane Invite

10/2/2025 12:00:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Live Results Meet Info

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne cross country teams travel for their first away meet of the season, taking on the Joe Piane Invite on Saturday (Oct. 3) at Notre Dame. The Mastodons will run on Notre Dame's Burke Golf Course for the second year in a row.

Meet: Joe Piane Invite
When: Friday, October 3 | 11:10 AM - Women's Open (5K) & Men's Open (8K) | 11:50 AM - Women's Gold (5K) | 12:30 PM - Men's Gold (8K)
Live Results: Link
Meet Info: Link
Where: Notre Dame, Ind.
Schools Entered: Akron, Ball State (Women Only), Boise State, Bradley, Calvin (Women Only), Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland State (Women Only), Colorado State, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Ferris State, Goshen, Grand Valley State, Green Bay (Wis.), Illinois, Indiana State, Iowa, IU Indianapolis, Kansas State, Kent State, LaCrosse (Wis.), Liberty, Marquette, Miami (Ohio), Michigan (Men Only), Milwaukee, Notre Dame, Oakland, Ohio, Purdue, Purdue Fort Wayne, Robert Morris, South Carolina (Women Only), Spring Arbor, St. Thomas (Minn.), Valparaiso, Western, Western Illinois, Western Michigan (Women Only), Windsor, Wright State (Men Only), Wyoming, Youngstown State.

Men's Entrees
Open: Andrew Arnos, Colin Gasson, Braydn Livingston, Jackson Marshall, Jack Mills and Joshua Roper | Gold: Sam Dunnett, Colten Gasson, Boden Genovese, Harrison Niswander, Marcus Ridge, Kale Seymour and Jack Strong

Women's Entrees
Open: Kynzlei Bassett, Violet Francisco, Ava Milligan and Nori Silva | Gold: Faith Allen, Lydia Carrell, Ava Genovese, Haylee Hile, Faith Norris, Riley Tate and Amanda Williams

Last Time Out (Women)
The 'Dons earned fourth at the Rumble In The Fort (Sept. 20). Riley Tate was the first Purdue Fort Wayne runner to finish the Mastodon Cross Country Course, placing sixth. Ava Genovese (12th) and Haylee Hile (19th) both finished in the top 20. Lydia Carrell (30th) and Faith Allen (38th) rounded out the Mastodons' first-five finishers.

Last Time Out (Men)
Purdue Fort Wayne took fifth at the Rumble In The Fort (Sept. 20). Harrison Niswander led the Mastodons, finishing in fourth at the meet. Colten Gasson was the next 'Don to cross the finish line, taking 19th. Freshmen Jack Strong and Kale Seymour finished 27th and 43rd, respectively. Boden Genovese rounded out the Mastodons' first-five finishers in 51st.

Strong Performance
Jack Strong was named #HLXC Freshman Runner of the Week (Sept. 9) after the Mastodons' first meet of the season. The Indiana native began his collegiate career with a third place finish at the Mastodon Alumni Open (Sept. 6). Strong's 5K time of 15:41.7 is the sixth fastest time in program history. The freshman aided the 'Dons to a first place finish at the site of the 2025 Horizon League Cross Country Championships.

Preseason Poll
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's team placed fourth and the men earned fifth in the 2025 Horizon League Preseason Polls.

Women's Season Preview
The Mastodons return their top-five finishers from the 2024 #HLXC Championships, where they took third at the meet. Riley Tate earned a spot on the First Team All-Horizon League team after finishing sixth. Ava Genovese earned a spot on the Second Team All-Horizon League squad, placing ninth at the meet. Lydia Carrell and Haylee Hile finished in 20th and 21st, and Faith Norris rounded out the Don's finish in 31st.

Men's Season Preview
The Mastodons placed sixth at the 2024 #HLXC Championships. The 'Dons return their top-two finishers from last season, seniors Harrison Niswander (17th) and Austin Hall (24th).

Up Next
The Mastodons will travel to Bradley on October 17th for the Bradley Pink Classic.

~ Feel The Rumble ~