University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, September 4
Moorhead, Minn.
8:40 p.m. CT
at
Dragon Twilight
Adam Lueth crosses the finish line first for St. Thomas Men's Cross Country on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 at the Dragon Twilight.
Lueth paces Men’s Cross Country to second place finish at Dragon Twilight
9/5/2026 10:45:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
15 Tommie racers run first ever 6K Friday night in Moorhead, Minn.
MOORHEAD, Minn. – The University of St. Thomas men's cross-country team began its 2026 season second of 11 teams with 45 points in the men's 6K Friday night at the Dragon Twilight, led by Adam Lueth's seventh-place finish in 17:45.5.
Friday's meet was the first for the program at the Dragon Twilight since joining Division I while it was the first 6,000-meter race for all 15 Tommie runners. Making their collegiate debuts were freshmen Gabe Hallen, Iliam Merrell, Elijah Horeled and Ben Clark.
TOP TOMMIES
Adam Lueth
- Placed seventh in the 6K with a time of 17:45.5 and a score of 6.
Max Westerlund
- Finished ninth in the 6K in 18:04.7 and posted a score of 7.
Casey Poppler
- Placed 10th in the 6K with a time of 18:05.3 and a score of 8.
Nate Meyer
- Finished 14th in the 6K in 18:13.7 and recorded a score of 11.
Ben Stricker
- Placed 16th in the 6K with a time of 18:19.9 and a score of 13.
George Edgar
- Placed 17th with a time of 18:21.7 and a score of 14.
QUOTEABLES
Head Coach Pete Wareham's thoughts following the season-opening Dragon Twilight::
"We were very excited to get back to competition and we had a solid start to the season. Our freshmen did very well in their first collegiate race. Returners Adam Lueth, Ben Stricker, Nate Meyer and George Edgar showed me a lot and we will need them to keep it going this season.
"The goal for the first meet is to get back into the required competitive mindset and execute. We did that and are looking forward to building upon our race at Moorhead."
UP NEXT
Up next, St. Thomas travels to Ames, Iowa, for the Cyclone Open on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at noon.
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. Tommie Athletics is now on TikTok at @TommieSports.
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
Friday's meet was the first for the program at the Dragon Twilight since joining Division I while it was the first 6,000-meter race for all 15 Tommie runners. Making their collegiate debuts were freshmen Gabe Hallen, Iliam Merrell, Elijah Horeled and Ben Clark.
TOP TOMMIES
Adam Lueth
- Placed seventh in the 6K with a time of 17:45.5 and a score of 6.
Max Westerlund
- Finished ninth in the 6K in 18:04.7 and posted a score of 7.
Casey Poppler
- Placed 10th in the 6K with a time of 18:05.3 and a score of 8.
Nate Meyer
- Finished 14th in the 6K in 18:13.7 and recorded a score of 11.
Ben Stricker
- Placed 16th in the 6K with a time of 18:19.9 and a score of 13.
George Edgar
- Placed 17th with a time of 18:21.7 and a score of 14.
QUOTEABLES
Head Coach Pete Wareham's thoughts following the season-opening Dragon Twilight::
"We were very excited to get back to competition and we had a solid start to the season. Our freshmen did very well in their first collegiate race. Returners Adam Lueth, Ben Stricker, Nate Meyer and George Edgar showed me a lot and we will need them to keep it going this season.
"The goal for the first meet is to get back into the required competitive mindset and execute. We did that and are looking forward to building upon our race at Moorhead."
UP NEXT
Up next, St. Thomas travels to Ames, Iowa, for the Cyclone Open on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at noon.
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. Tommie Athletics is now on TikTok at @TommieSports.
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
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