IUXC Posts Solid Start at Sam Bell Invitational

Friday, August 30

Bloomington, Ind.

6:00 PM (W) / 6:40 PM (M)

Indiana University

Sam Bell Invitational

IUXC Posts Solid Start at Sam Bell Invitational

8/30/2024 8:55:00 PM | Cross Country

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The men's and women's cross country teams posted a solid start at the Sam Bell Invitational in their first race of the season on a hot and humid Friday evening.

The women ran a 4K on the Sam Bell Cross Country Course led my sophomore Katelyn Winton. She finished in fifth with a time of 14:23.7. Senior Elka McFarland finished close behind her in sixth with a time of 14:35.7.

Freshmen Mary Eubank, Michaela Quinn, Ellia Hayes, Maddie Rocchio, Sophie Wray and Catie McCabe all saw their first collegiate race. Eubank earned a top-10 finish with a time of 14:40.4.

On the men's side, freshman Nate Killeen was the top finisher in the men's 6K race. In his first collegiate race, Killeen posted a time of 18:44.5.

Returners Brayden Henkle, Aaron Lord and Garrett Hicks filed through the finish line in a pack finishing 12^th-14^th. Henkle led with a time of 19:06.59.

This is the first women's 4K and men's 6K at the Sam Bell Cross Country Course with each Hoosier posting a collegiate personal best in the times were all collegiate personal bests.

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