EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Evansville junior Samuel Lea (Worcester, United Kingdom/Worcester Sixth Form College) became the first Purple Aces men's runner since 2006 to earn All-Conference honors, finishing eighth in the 8k at the MVC Championships on Friday morning. James Cruse (Melbourne, Australia) also made history, finishing 21st for the top finish of all freshmen to earn Evansville's first-ever MVC Freshman of the Year award.
The sixth place finish by the men's team is the best finish by an Evansville men's squad since 2011, when the Aces finished sixth of nine teams. The Purple Aces women's team placed 10th, led by freshman Kyleigh Wolf (Columbus, Ind.