EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men's and Women's Cross Country toes the starting line at the Gans Creek Classic Friday morning in Columbia, Missouri.
 
The women's six-kilometer invitational is slated for an 8 a.m. start time, while the men's 8k invitational begins at 8:45 a.m. There also will be a pair of open races that the Screaming Eagles will have competitors involved in. The women's open is at 9:45 a.m. and the men's follows at 10:30 a.m.
 
Friday's meet is expected to be aired on SEC Network+, while live results and streaming links can be accessed at USIScreamingEagles.com.
 
The Screaming Eagles are competing in their fourth meet in the last four weeks, with most student-athletes racing in uniform for USI on Friday having last competed at the Spartan Invitational two weeks ago.
 
Senior Alex Nolan paced the men's team with a ninth-place finish in the 312-competitor field at the Spartan Invitational. Sophomores Jackson Nolan and Jadon Muncy finished 30th and 31st, respectively, to aid the Screaming Eagles, who placed fifth in the 23-team field.
 
USI's women were led by senior Ellie Hall, who placed 35th in the 283-competitor field at the Spartan Invitational despite suffering a fall early in the race. Senior Sierra Parks and junior Cordelia Hoover were 62nd and 65th, respectively, to help the Screaming Eagles to a seventh-place showing in the 24-team field.
 
The Screaming Eagles sent a smaller squad to the Ohio Valley Conference Preview last week. Sophomore Bella Fuentes paced the women's squad with a seventh-place showing, while sophomore Carson Brown raced to his first-career victory to lead USI's men.