Friday, September 4
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
6:15 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State University
vs
Redhawks Invite
Photo by: SEMO Creative Media
9/4/2026 9:24:00 PM | Cross Country
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri's men's and women's cross country teams opened their seasons with first-place finishes at the Redhawks Invite Friday night.
The men's team completed the 4K race with 20 points across the top five finishers. SIUE took second place with 59 points, while Lindenwood finished third.
Myles Thornburg paced the team finishing in second with a time of 24:53.9. Cade McCadams was behind him in third with a 12:50.1 mark. Trey Mygatt came in fourth with a time of 12:51.7, Carson Koerber took fifth (12:55.0) and Evan Fuller finished sixth (12:58.0).Â
Other Finishers for the Redhawks included Lincoln Crews (7th, 12:58.1), Drew Upperman (8th, 12:58.4), Conner Soendker (11th, 13:15.5), Zach Thoman (14th, 13:28.5), Alex Bequette (15th, 13:33.2) and Zach Duffie (25th, 14:41.4)
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The women's team collected 17 points in the 3K event with SIUE and LU taking second and third, respectively. University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy rounded out the field in fourth place.
Nova Ojutkangas won the race for SEMO with a time of 10:18.3, ahead of Jocelyn Haynes (10:53.2). Lauren Eftink finished third on the team (10:58.4). Daphne Bishop was fourth (11:02.8) and concluding the scoring was Claire Horstmann in seventh with a mark of 11:11.7.
Aleah Box (10th, 11:39.5), Julia Martinez Dura (15th, 11:50.5), Mattea Pearsall (21st, 12:00.1) and Ceyda Bayur (23rd, 12:16.4) also competed for the Redhawks.Â
"Despite the heat and humidity and the pushback on the races, we had a terrific day today," said SEMO Head Coach Ryan Lane. "It was better than expected from a number of our athletes. This is one of the deepest teams we've ever had."
SEMO will have a week off before returning to action to host the Ohio Valley Conference Preview on Sept. 18.
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The men's team completed the 4K race with 20 points across the top five finishers. SIUE took second place with 59 points, while Lindenwood finished third.
Myles Thornburg paced the team finishing in second with a time of 24:53.9. Cade McCadams was behind him in third with a 12:50.1 mark. Trey Mygatt came in fourth with a time of 12:51.7, Carson Koerber took fifth (12:55.0) and Evan Fuller finished sixth (12:58.0).Â
Other Finishers for the Redhawks included Lincoln Crews (7th, 12:58.1), Drew Upperman (8th, 12:58.4), Conner Soendker (11th, 13:15.5), Zach Thoman (14th, 13:28.5), Alex Bequette (15th, 13:33.2) and Zach Duffie (25th, 14:41.4)
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The women's team collected 17 points in the 3K event with SIUE and LU taking second and third, respectively. University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy rounded out the field in fourth place.
Nova Ojutkangas won the race for SEMO with a time of 10:18.3, ahead of Jocelyn Haynes (10:53.2). Lauren Eftink finished third on the team (10:58.4). Daphne Bishop was fourth (11:02.8) and concluding the scoring was Claire Horstmann in seventh with a mark of 11:11.7.
Aleah Box (10th, 11:39.5), Julia Martinez Dura (15th, 11:50.5), Mattea Pearsall (21st, 12:00.1) and Ceyda Bayur (23rd, 12:16.4) also competed for the Redhawks.Â
"Despite the heat and humidity and the pushback on the races, we had a terrific day today," said SEMO Head Coach Ryan Lane. "It was better than expected from a number of our athletes. This is one of the deepest teams we've ever had."
SEMO will have a week off before returning to action to host the Ohio Valley Conference Preview on Sept. 18.
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