Hilltoppers Finish Race in Louisville

Saturday, October 1

Louisville, KY

Western Kentucky University

Live in Lou Classic

10/1/2022 7:01:00 PM | Cross Country

Men's Results Women's Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – WKU Cross Country wrapped up their third meet of the 2022 season in Louisville, Kentucky at the 29th annual Live in the Lou Classic.

With a slate of over 2,000 total runners, the men's program finalized the morning in 39^th place in the 8k, while the women finished a season high 28^th in total runner points for the 5k race.

The women's team was picked up by Rylee Evans with a top-50 performance at the E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park. Sophomore Mary Dye hit a new season high in the 5k, marking a 20:04.20 final.

WKU Women's Results
47th – Rylee Evans – 18:41.10
143rd – Lucy Rutherford – 19:31.50
165th – Audrey Boles – 19:43.20
197th – Adeline Frisch – 19:57.90
211^th– Mary Dye – 20:04.20
229th – Emma Campbell – 20:12.60
354th – Jenna Vaughn – 21:22.00
413rd – Madeline Powell – 23:44.00

Of the eight men who finished in Red and White Saturday morning, two Hilltoppers marked new season highs up north. Freshman Ciro Albamont saw growth along with junior Brad Wiggins, with his highest finish of the year along with shaving nearly a minute off his 8k time.

WKU Men's Results
186th – Aidan Nix – 26.18.60
218th – Brad Wiggins – 26:31.70
222nd – Collin Pruitt – 26.33.70
229th – Ciro Albamont – 26:26.80
283rd – Jordan Eddy – 27:11.00
284th – Dalton Lesher – 27:11.20
373rd – Wade Balcom – 28:55.90
396th – Garrett Steed – 30:09.50

Western Kentucky for one last regular season meet at UAB, where they will race in the Blazer Classic on Friday, October 14.

How to Follow XC/Track and Field: For complete information on WKU XC and T&F, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUTrackField. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.