Cross Country Heating Up as Temperatures Drop Friday in Peoria

Friday, October 16

Peoria, Ill.

3 p.m.

Southeast Missouri State University

Bradley University

Photo by: SEMO Creative Media

10/16/2026 3:23:00 PM | Cross Country

Live Results

The Southeast Missouri cross country teams competed in the Bradley Pink Classic this Friday in Peoria, Ill. against a combined total of 51 teams. Several Redhawks improved on their times from previous meets while facing the colder temperatures as the season moves forward.
Women's Races
The women's team raced in two separate 6k races; The White Race and the Red Race. For the White Race, SEMO raced three athletes against 21 teams and 218 runners. The Red Race finished in 12^th place with a score of 397 points among the top five finishers. In the Red Race, SEMO competed against 25 teams and 221 athletes.
Women's Scorers
White Race
Mattea Pearsall paced the Redhawks in the white race, finishing in 58^th place with a time of 23:24.2. Carly Christians finished 84^th in a time of 23:48.9. Julia Martinez Dura placed 89^th with a time of 23:59.8.
Red Race
Jocelyn Haynes finished first for SEMO in the Red Race, earning 60^th place in a time of 21:27.3. Nova Ojutkangas finished behind her in 73^rd with a time of 21:35.9. Daphne Bishop took 86^th with a time of 21:42.6. Brooklyn Bender finished 107^th with a time of 21:52.9. Bringing up the Redhawk scorers is Lauren Eftink in 112^th with a time of 22:03.6.
Other finishers for the Redhawks include Claire Horstmann (139^th, 22:37.4), Aleah Box (170^th, 23:10.2), and Peyton Schieppe (178^th, 23:14.9).

Men's
The men's team also raced in two separate 8k races. For the White Race, SEMO placed 12^th out of 26 teams with a score of 375. The White Race also consisted of 263 entries. The Red Race finished in 16^th place with a score of 433 points among the top five finishers. In the Red Race, SEMO competed against 25 teams and 210 athletes.
Men's Scorers
White Race
Trey Mygatt was the first finisher for the Redhawks in the White Race, earning 35^th with a time of 25:29.6. Connor Soendker finished in 95^th with a time of 26:36.8. Behind him was Alex Bequette in 108^th in a time of 26:46.4. Zach Thoman earned 117^th in a time of 26:52.0. Finishing up the Redhawk runners for the White Race is Zach Duffie in 151^stwith a time of 27:26.3
Red Race
James House was the first scorer for SEMO in the Red Race, finishing in 59^th in 24:26.1, ahead of Myles Thornburg, who finished in 84^th in 24:43.2. Drew Upperman finished 89^th in 24:44.6. Lincoln Crews finished 116^th in 25:07.3, and wrapping up the scoring was Evan Fuller in 140^th with a mark of 25:29.3.

Other finishers for the team in the Red Race include Cade McCadams (141^st, 25:29.8) and Carson Koerber (157^th, 25:42.8)

Up Next
The Redhawks will wrap up the season in two weeks at the OVC Conference Championships. SEMO will host the meet on October 30^th at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.