'Dons to Compete at Joe Piane Invite

Friday, October 2

Notre Dame, Ind.

10:30 AM

Purdue Fort Wayne

Joe Piane Invite

Camryn Simons, Haylee Hile

9/30/2026 2:18:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country

Live Results

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

Meet: Joe Piane Invite
When: Friday, October 2 | 12:00 PM - Women's Gold (5K) | 12:40 PM - Men's Gold (8K)
Live Results: Link
Meet Info: Link
Course Maps: Link
Where: Notre Dame, Ind.
Schools Entered: Alabama-Birmingham (women), Ball State (women), Central Michigan (women), Chicago, Chicago State (men), Cleveland State (women), Dayton (men), Eastern Michigan (women), Goshen (men), Illinois-Chicago, Kent State, Loyola Marymount (women), Marquette, Nebraska-Omaha (women), Northern Illinois (women), Nova Southeastern, Oakland, Rio Grande, Saint Louis (men), Southern Illinois (men), Texas-San Antonio (women), Texas State (men), Tiffin (men), Toledo (women), Valparaiso, Western Illinois, Western Ontario, Windosr, UW-Green Bay, UW-Milwaukee

Men's Entrees
Bryan Garcia, Boden Genovese, Aidan Green, Austin Hall, Riley Lembke, Daniel Mullett, Marcus Ridge, Kale Seymour, Andrew Strong and Jack Strong.

Women's Entrees
Faith Allen, Ava Beaty, Violet Francisco, Ava Genovese, Haylee Hile, Bella Hodges, Kendall Hoeffel, Cali Kent, Isabelle Rodgers, Ashley Schraeder, Nori Silva, Camryn Simons, Nicolette Stickney, Riley Tate and Amanda Williams.

Last Time Out (Women)
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's cross country team hosted the Rumble in the Fort on Saturday (Sept. 19), led by a seventh-place finish from senior Faith Allen. Allen was the first 'Don to cross the finish line, placing seventh with a time of 22:36.0. Haylee Hile followed in 10th place at 22:47.3. Amanda Williams (23:26.8) and Kendell Hoeffel (23:31.6) finished 20th and 21st, respectively. Nori Silva rounded out the Mastodons' top five, placing 23rd in 23:40.5. Purdue Fort Wayne finished third with 67 points. Findlay won the Rumble in the Fort with 28 points, while IU Indy took second with 42 points.

Last Time Out (Men)

The Purdue Fort Wayne men's cross country team took second place at the Rumble in the Fort on Saturday (Sept. 19). Andrew Strong was the first Mastodon to cross the finish line, placing eighth with a program-record time of 18:50.2. Bryan Garcia followed in 12th place with a time of 19:02.2. Austin Hall (19:05.6) and Marcus Ridge (19:10.6) finished 14th and 16th, respectively. Boden Genovese rounded out the Mastodons' first-five finishers, placing 19th in 19:22.1. Purdue Fort Wayne finished the Rumble in the Fort in second with 52 points. Findlay won with 19 points, while Saint Francis (Ind.) finished third with 66 points.

#HLXC Runner of the Week
After breaking the Purdue Fort Wayne 6k program record at the Rumble in the Fort, freshman Andrew Strong was named Horizon League Runner of the Week on Tuesday (Sept. 22). Strong was the first Mastodons to cross the finish line, placing eighth out of 52 runners with a program record time of 18:50.2.

Women's Season Preview
The Mastodons recorded 74 points for second place at the 2025 #HLXC Championship. The Mastodons return four of their top-five finishers, Riley Tate, Ava Genovese, Haylee Hile and Faith Allen.

Preseason Poll
The Purdue Fort Wayne women's team placed third in the 2026 Horizon League Preseason Poll.

Men's Season Preview
The Mastodons placed ninth at the 2025 #HLXC Championships. The 'Dons return their top-two finishers from last season, Jack Strong and Boden Genovese.

Up Next
The Mastodons will travel to Indiana State on October 16 for the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational.

~ Feel The Rumble ~