University of St. Thomas Athletics

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Cross Country heads to Notre Dame, UW-Eau Claire
10/2/2025 9:47:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
St. Thomas men and women to run Joe Piane Invitational while only women take on Blugold Invite
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Tommie Cross Country's season continues Friday, Oct. 3 as the men's and women's programs travel to compete at the Joe Piane Invitational and the Blugold Invite.
Both teams will run at the Piane Invitational hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., while only the women will run at the Blugold Invite hosted by UW-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wis. The Tommies will start the Piane Invitational at 10:10 a.m. CT with the open division followed by the Women's Gold division at 10:40 a.m. CT and the Men's Gold Division at 11:30 a.m. CT. The 6,000-meter Blugold Invite will begin at 10:15 a.m. CT.
Live Results
Live Results: Joe Piane Invitational | Blugold Invite
Last Time Out
St. Thomas most recently competed at the 39th Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota, where the Tommie men finished seventh on the 8,000-meter course with an average time of 27:03 and the women placed eighth in the 6,000-meter race with a 23:21 average. Juniors Adam Lueth and Max Westerlund paced the men just two spots apart in 47th and 49th, with freshman Casey Poppler, sophomore Ethan Foote, and junior Joe McNeil rounding out the scoring five. On the women's side, sophomore Olivia Pauly led the Tommies for the second straight meet in 33rd place, followed by freshman Lindsay Berg, sophomore Sophie Yetter, freshman Layla Vennink, and junior Elsie Kmecak in the team's top five.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Cross Country, follow along on X (formerly Twitter) at @TommieXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's and Women's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @tommiemtfxc and @tommiewxctf
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
Both teams will run at the Piane Invitational hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., while only the women will run at the Blugold Invite hosted by UW-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wis. The Tommies will start the Piane Invitational at 10:10 a.m. CT with the open division followed by the Women's Gold division at 10:40 a.m. CT and the Men's Gold Division at 11:30 a.m. CT. The 6,000-meter Blugold Invite will begin at 10:15 a.m. CT.
Live Results
Live Results: Joe Piane Invitational | Blugold Invite
Last Time Out
St. Thomas most recently competed at the 39th Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota, where the Tommie men finished seventh on the 8,000-meter course with an average time of 27:03 and the women placed eighth in the 6,000-meter race with a 23:21 average. Juniors Adam Lueth and Max Westerlund paced the men just two spots apart in 47th and 49th, with freshman Casey Poppler, sophomore Ethan Foote, and junior Joe McNeil rounding out the scoring five. On the women's side, sophomore Olivia Pauly led the Tommies for the second straight meet in 33rd place, followed by freshman Lindsay Berg, sophomore Sophie Yetter, freshman Layla Vennink, and junior Elsie Kmecak in the team's top five.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Cross Country, follow along on X (formerly Twitter) at @TommieXCTF. For more information on St. Thomas Men's and Women's Cross Country, follow along on Instagram at @tommiemtfxc and @tommiewxctf
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
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