By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
Live in Lou Classic Preview
Date: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. CT (men – 8K) & 9:15 a.m. CT (women – 5K)
Location: E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park | Louisville, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams take on their final road test of the regular season Saturday morning, cruising north to Louisville for the Live in Lou Classic at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.
The Tech men will open the day at 8:30 a.m. CT, competing in the 8K Gold race. The Golden Eagle women will follow in the 5K Gold race at approximately 9:15 a.m.
Last Time Out
The purple and gold last competed at the UT Martin XC OVC Preview back on Sept. 14 in Martin, Tenn. The Golden Eagle women's team shined with a second-place showing in the 6K, just 15 points back of Southern Indiana for the title.
Freshman Rylee Wells delivered an impressive performance to lead the Tech squad, producing a superb run of 22:11.0 to finish seventh overall. Fifth-year senior Helen Pacurariu-Nagy was right on her teammate's heals, placing eight while clocking in with a time of 22:14.5.
Another rookie, Savanna Amos, made it three consecutive Golden Eagles to cross the finish line, finishing ninth overall behind a time of 22:16.9. Fellow freshman Hannah Faudi put forth an effort of 22:30.2 to rank 12th while sophomore Makaleigh Jessee rounded out the scoring five in 13th with a showing of 22:31.5.
The Tech men ended the day fourth overall in the 8K, trailing just Southeast Missouri, Southern Indiana, and UT Martin. Veteran Miceal McCaul led the way for the Golden Eagles, claiming a fifth-place finish with a solid run of 24:55.9.
Senior James Hyland clocked in at 25:05 to produce a top-10 performance. Finishing off a strong top-three group for the Tech men, Carter Bradford finished 13th overall with a time of 25:37.5.
Up Next
Following this weekend's race, Tech returns to Cookeville to wrap up the regular season by hosting the Golden Eagle Invitational. The team's event will be held at Putnam County Sports Complex, with the women's 6K scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and the men's 8K slated for a 4:15 p.m. start.
Photos by Thomas Corhern
