10/17/2025 1:29:00 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Evansville sophomore Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind./Western) had a career day on Friday morning at the Angel Mounds Invitational, posting the fourth-best 6k time in women's program history at 21:53.4, while junior Samuel Lea (Worcester, United Kingdom/Worcester Sixth Form College) recorded the sixth-best 8k time in men's program history at 24:34.5. As a team, the Purple Aces' men's squad finished seventh of 17 teams, while the women placed tenth of 19.
Lea paced the Aces once again, finishing 12th of 209 runners. James Cruse (Melbourne, Australia) placed 43rd overall and 38th in the collegiate race, while Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain/Colegio Claret) and Woody Burrell (Cedarburg, Wis.