EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Junior
Alex Nolan raced to a dominating win to lead University of Southern Indiana Men's Cross Country to a victory at the season-opening Stegemoller Classic Friday night at the USI Cross Country Course.
Nolan finished the six-kilometer race in 17 minutes, 46.0 seconds, nearly 30 seconds faster than University of Evansville junior Samuel Lee, who was second with a time of 18:14.0.
The two-time All-OVC honoree was one of seven Screaming Eagles to finish in the top 11 of the 63-competitor field. Graduate transfer
Dominick Beine debuted for USI with a third-place finish and a time of 18:23.8, while 2024 All-OVC honoree
Isaac Stanford was fifth with a time of 18:24.6.
Sophomore
Andrew Smith and freshmen
Ben Perulfi and
James Haggerty were respectively seventh, ninth and 10th, while junior
Landen Swiney rounded out USI's top seven with an 11th-place finish.
As a team, the Screaming Eagles finished with 22 points, while Evansville and Vincennes University were second and third, respectively, 45 and 75 points. Oakland City University also had runners competing but did not have enough to register a team score.
USI returns to action September 12th when it competes at the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama.
