Cross Country to Host Coaching Tree Invitational

Friday, September 16

Bloomington, Ind.

10:00 A.M. EST

Indiana University

Coaching Tree Invitational

Cross Country to Host Coaching Tree Invitational

9/14/2022 1:00:00 PM | Cross Country

Live Results

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Hoosiers will put out their full lineup on the course for the first time this season as 12 programs descend on Bloomington for the Coaching Tree Invitational.

During the final year of IU Head Coach Ron Helmer's coaching career, this meet will feature teams coached by people who ran or worked for Helmer during his illustrious, 50-plus year career.

The likes of defending national champions Northern Arizona and Helmer's previous school, Georgetown, will be in attendance for one of the final home meets of his career.

Five former IU runners will be coaching squads on Friday including Nolan Fife's South Dakota, Sarah Pease's Ohio, Tom Chorney and DeSean Turner's Miami (OH) and the host-Hoosiers, coached by Helmer and assistant/former athlete Andrew Poore.

31 Hoosiers are scheduled to run across the Women's 6K and Men's 8K on Friday morning at the Sam Bell Cross Country Course in Bloomington.

Seven of IU's 10 point scorers from last year's Big Ten Cross Country Championships return to the team in 2022 and all are set to make a season's debut on Friday morning.

The reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Gabriel Sanchez, led the charge for IU at the Redhawk Rumble on Labor Day Weekend.

He was IU's top finisher on the men's side, crossing the line in 24:53.18. Phoebe Bates paced the way for the women with a personal best time of 17:52.72.

Along with Northern Arizona and Georgetown, North Carolina and Villanova will be among IU's challengers this weekend.

The women's 6K will begin at 10:00 AM with the men's 8K to follow at 10:45 AM.

Men's Lineup: Coaching Tree Invitational
Personal Best (8K)	Athletes
N/A	Andrew Anderson
27:07.57	Jaylen Castillo
26:05.4	Nick Couyoumjian
25:58.67	Abe Eckman
24:20.5	Jake Gebhardt
28:05.0	Jack Gillard
24:50.2	Keelan Grant
24:42.5	Austin Haskett
N/A	Travis Hickner
24:06.1	Dustin Horter
N/A	Camden Marshall
29:14.0	Reece Proctor
26:35.24	Cole Raymond
24:36.8	Gabriel Sanchez
24:22.9	Skylar Stidam

Women's Lineup: Coaching Tree Invitational
Personal Best (6K)	Athletes
25:55.0	Maria Anderson
21:21.2	Jenna Barker
22:50.0	Phoebe Bates
21:03.4	Maddie Dalton
25:18.0	Shynae Deas
N/A	Brenner Hanna
N/A	Audrey Mendrys
N/A	Lauryn Mick
N/A	Claire Overfelt
21:12.8	Mikaela Ramirez
24:53.0	Maddie Russin
N/A	Tori Schmidt
20:36.7	Sarah Schmitt
22:02.7	Alyssa Skorge
20:37.1	Mariah Wehrle
N/A	Katelyn Winton