Mastodon XC to Compete at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Friday, November 13

East Lansing, Mich.

10 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

NCAA Great Lakes Regional

Bella Hodges, Ava Genovese, Haylee Hile, Riley Tate

11/11/2026 9:58:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Live Results

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne cross country program is set to compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday (Nov. 13), hosted by Michigan State.

Meet: NCAA Great Lakes Regional
When: Friday, November 13 | 10 AM - Women's (6K) | 11 AM - Men's (10K)
Live Results: Link
Meet Info: Link
Where: Forest Akers East Golf Course | East Lansing, Mich.
Schools Entered: Ball State, Bowling Green, Butler, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Indiana State, IU Indy, Kent State, Marquette, Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Oakland, Ohio State, Ohio, Purdue, Purdue Fort Wayne, Akron, Cincinnati, Dayton, Detroit Mercy, Evansville, Michigan, Notre Dame, Southern Indiana, Toledo, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Valparaiso, Western Michigan, Wright State, Xavier, Youngstown State

Men's Entrees
Bryan Garcia, Boden Genovese, Austin Hall, Daniel Mullett, Marcus Ridge, Andrew Strong and Jack Strong

Women's Entrees
Faith Allen, Ava Genovese, Haylee Hile, Kendall Hoeffel, Isabelle Rodgers, Riley Tate and Amanda Williams

Last Time Out (Men)
The Purdue Fort Wayne men's cross country team finished seventh at the 2026 Horizon League Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31. Hall led the Mastodons, crossing the finish line in 20th place with a time of 25:06.53. Andrew Strong followed in 24th with a new personal best time of 25:17.90. Jack Strong placed 31st in 25:31.54, while Boden Genovese finished 48th at 25:53.21. Ridge rounded out Purdue Fort Wayne's top five in 49th place with a new personal-best time of 25:54.22.

Last Time Out (Women)
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's cross country team finished fourth at the 2026 Horizon League Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31. Hile led the Mastodons with a 15th-place finish in 21:48.2. Tate followed in 19th at 21:57.48, while Allen ran a personal-best time of 21:57.82 to finish 20th. Ava Genovese took 24th in 22:03.74. Williams rounded out Purdue Fort Wayne's top five in 67th place with a personal-best time of 23:15.03.

2025 NCAA Results (Women)
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's cross country program finished 20th at the 2025 NCAA Great Lakes Regional, the best team finish since 2008. Tate (21:24.85) and Ava Genovese (21:49.26) led the Mastodons, finishing in 64th and 94th respectively. Hile earned 144th (22:36.27), while Allen finished 163rd (22:56.61).

2025 NCAA Results (Men)
Jack Strong placed his name in the record book with the program's 10th best 10k time of 32:45.78 for 114th at last year's NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Ridge (34:34.91) finished 192nd at 34:34.91.

NCAA Regional Championship Information
Once the regionals have concluded, the top two teams in each regional — there are nine in total — automatically qualify for the championships, which equates to 18 automatic qualifiers. The NCAA DI Cross Country Subcommittee will then choose 14 at-large teams to fill out the 32-team field. The first four finishers who do not belong to an automatic qualifier or an at-large team automatically advance to the championships. All four finishers have to finish in the top 25 within their region. Altogether, 36 individuals automatically qualify and two are chosen at-large, making 38 the grand total. The two at-large selections are the highest placing individuals at a regional that were not automatic qualifiers.

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