Cross Country Opens 2024 Season at SEMO Invite

Competing in his first collegiate cross country race, sophomore Jack Wolfe, a goalkeeper for the Eutectic men's soccer team who began running for the UHSP track team in the spring, was the lone entry for the Eutectics in the 5K men's race. He finished with a time of 19:33 in 65^th place, sandwiched between two Missouri Baptist University runners, of 72 finishers to earn his first cross country 5K mark.   

In the 5K women's race that followed, junior Abby Baxter and freshman Layla Aguilar finished in 60^th and 90^th places, respectively, of 92 runners. Baxter's time of 21:25 is over a minute faster than her previous personal best set back in November of 2022. Like Wolfe, she also finished between two MBU runners. Newcomer Aguilar earned her first collegiate race time at 27:52.

The Eutectics will be back in action in a few weeks when they travel to Columbia, Mo., for the Larry Young Invite hosted by Columbia College on Friday, Sept. 20.