Xavier Cross Country Wins Both Races at Lancer Invitational

October 14, 2024

Chris Pfaff, Xavier Sportswriter

Xavier Cross Country made a trip to the Rolling Hills Golf Course in Tucson and left with first place in both the Varsity and Open races.

Top Five Team Scores – VARSITY

In the Varsity race (121 runners overall), the Gators were led by top-ten performances from JR Ella Wadsworth (2nd) and SR Kaitlyn Markham (8th for scoring purposes, 10th overall).

The other Gators whose places counted toward the team score were:

  • 15th – SR Maggie Mostoller
  • 19th – SO Chantel Newman
  • 24th – SR Ellie Hilsabeck

In the Open Race, Xavier finished with the best score possible (15 points), which requires a team to take the top five places. Well, the Gators took the top SIX places.

Team Scores – OPEN

JR Nova Rodriguezcrespo came in first: 23 seconds before 2nd place SO Katie Castle and almost two minutes ahead of the first runner from a team other than Xavier.

Here are the top ten individuals in the Open race

Complete Results – Athletic.net

Complete Results – Roadrunner Race Timing

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