Complete Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's cross country team finished in the top half of a deep field in the Red Race of the NCAA Pre-Nationals on Saturday morning at E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer Park.
 
The Colonels – ranked No. 5 in the NCAA Southeast Region – finished 20^th out of 45 teams with a score of 571 points, finishing ahead of two nationally-ranked teams in No. 27 Texas and No. 29 Cornell, as well as regionally-ranked teams such as Virginia Tech, Duke, Oklahoma, Florida, Clemson, Missouri and Kentucky.
 
Freshman Charlotte Imer paced EKU, finishing 48^th out of 311 competitors with a 6K time of 20:45.3. Senior Anna Reddin was second on the team and 72^nd overall with a time of 20:58.1. Senior Julie Mathisen (131^st / 21:19.9), junior Ann Tum (164^th / 21:31.9) and senior Ashley Svec (176^th / 21:37.3) rounded out Eastern's scoring five at the meet.
 
The men's 'B' team also ran at the meet, finishing 19^th out of 31 teams in the Black Race. The Colonels defeated the likes of Montana State, Tulane, Morehead State, Western Kentucky, Xavier and Murray State.
 
Sophomore Sergio Mena led the way for the men's 'B' team, finishing fourth out of 207 runners with an impressive 8K time of 24:11.1. Senior Ben Turner was second on the team and 65^th overall with a time of 25:07.6. Sophomore Jakob Abrahamsen – seeing his first action since an injury on the track in May – finished 74^th with a time of 25:10.3. Junior Harry Earl (106^th / 25:30.4) and senior Jack Gaddie (199^th / 27:23.9) rounded out EKU's top-five.
 
The EKU cross country teams have next weekend off before traveling to Murray, Kentucky for the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Saturday, October 31.