Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, October 3
South Bend, Ind.
11:10 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Joe Piane Invitational
Cross Country Women Finish Third at Joe Piane Invitational, Men Finish Eighth
10/3/2025 2:04:00 PM | Men's XC, Women's XC
Liv Hatch runs a personal best for a top-10 finish
Results
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University cross country women placed third at the Joe Piane Invitational to highlight the Eastern showing, as the men finished eighth Friday, Oct. 3, at the University of Notre Dame's Burke Golf Course, in South Bend, Ind.
Liv Hatch (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) finished in the top 10 with a personal-best 17:42.1 (10th), improving from her previous personal-best of 18:02.9 at last season's Joe Piane Invitational. Hatch's performance helped the women's team finish the Open 5k in third with 85 points. The men's team finished the Gold 8k in eighth place with 211 points, as the Eagles saw a combined total of three personal-best times run.
Following Hatch in the women's Open 5k was Lucy Jones (Haverhill, England/Normanhurst School), with a time of 18:22.0 (37th). Next came Cara Weber (Union, Ky./Larry A. Ryle), in 19:04.4 (61st). Finishing the scoring was Sophie Emin (Easton, Pa./Easton Area), in 19:07.5 (65th), and Ruby Wyles (Surrey, England/Godalming Sixth Form), in 19:23.1 (74th).
In the men's Gold 8k, Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College) led the Eagles with a time of 24:52.1 (20th), followed by Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney), with a time of 24:59.7 (25th). Next came Isaac Garcia (Greely, Colo./South County), in 25:04.3 (32nd), Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix), in 25:14.3 (41st), and Jimmy Geller (London, England/Davenant Foundation School), with a personal-best of 26:08.4 (95th) to finish the scoring. Geller shaved two seconds off his previous 8k personal-best from the George Dales Invite, Sept. 19, a time of 26:10.0.
The men's team also had Eagles compete in the Open 8k. Ben Mussen (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth), ran a personal-best time of 27:25.9 (110th) improving his previous 8k personal best from the George Dales Invite, Sept. 19, a time of 28:35.8. Mussen was followed by Drew Graves (Shelby Township, Mich./Henry Ford II), in 28:15.6 (121st).
The women's Open race had 129 athletes compete, while the men's Gold race had 178, and the men's Open race featured 135.
Women's Team Results – Open 5k
1. Grand Valley St. – 22 Points
2. Charlotte – 44 Points
3. Eastern Michigan – 85 Points
4. St. Thomas (Minn.) – 104 Points
5. Western Ontario – 130 Points
6. Western Illinois – 184 Points
7. Spring Arbor – 210 Points
Women's Individual Results – Open 5k
*Denotes Personal-Best
10. Liv Hatch – 17:42.1*
37. Lucy Jones – 18:22.1
61. Cara Weber – 19:04.4
65. Sophie Emin – 19:07.5
74. Ruby Wyles – 19:23.1
77. Erika Van Loton – 19:31.3
83. Frankie Moore – 19:39.4
103. Kiera Hansen – 20:34.0
125. Alynna Wilson – 22:32.4
Men's Team Results – Gold 8k
1. U. of Chicago – 126 Points
2. St. Thomas (Minn.) – 131 Points
3. Western Ontario – 170 Points
4. IU Indianapolis – 185 Points
5. Windsor – 195 Points
6. Kansas State – 206 Points
7. Indiana State – 208 Points
8. Eastern Michigan – 211 Points
9. Wis. Green Bay – 224 Points
10. Purdue Fort Wayne – 269 Points
11. Wright State – 271 Points
12. Marquette – 279 Points
13. Goshen – 321 Points
14. DePaul – 338 Points
15. Valparaiso – 362 Points
16. Milwaukee – 377 Points
17. Spring Arbor – 393 Points
18. Robert Morris – 430 Points
19. Western Illinois – 437 Points
20. Kent State – 473 Points
21. Ferris State – 543 Points
Men's Individual Results – Gold 8k
*Denotes Personal-Best
20. Kian Wiles – 24:52.1
25. Ty Dailey – 24:59.7
32. Isaac Garcia – 25:04.3
41. Sam Peterson – 24:14.3
95. Jimmy Geller – 26:08.4*
110. Ronan Codyre – 26:20.6
124. Carson Vanderschaaf – 26:40.4
-- Carson McCoy - DNF
-- Wyatt Houchens – DNF
Men's Individual Results – Open 8k
*Denotes Personal-Best
110. Ben Mussen – 27:25.9*
121. Drew Graves – 28:15.6
-- Nicholas Kline – DNF
UP NEXT
The Eagles next compete at the Princeton Fall Classic hosted by Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., Friday, Oct. 17.
FOLLOW US
For updates on all things EMU cross country/track & field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University cross country women placed third at the Joe Piane Invitational to highlight the Eastern showing, as the men finished eighth Friday, Oct. 3, at the University of Notre Dame's Burke Golf Course, in South Bend, Ind.
Liv Hatch (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) finished in the top 10 with a personal-best 17:42.1 (10th), improving from her previous personal-best of 18:02.9 at last season's Joe Piane Invitational. Hatch's performance helped the women's team finish the Open 5k in third with 85 points. The men's team finished the Gold 8k in eighth place with 211 points, as the Eagles saw a combined total of three personal-best times run.
Following Hatch in the women's Open 5k was Lucy Jones (Haverhill, England/Normanhurst School), with a time of 18:22.0 (37th). Next came Cara Weber (Union, Ky./Larry A. Ryle), in 19:04.4 (61st). Finishing the scoring was Sophie Emin (Easton, Pa./Easton Area), in 19:07.5 (65th), and Ruby Wyles (Surrey, England/Godalming Sixth Form), in 19:23.1 (74th).
In the men's Gold 8k, Kian Wiles (Hull, England/St. Mary's College) led the Eagles with a time of 24:52.1 (20th), followed by Ty Dailey (Phoenix, Md./Dulaney), with a time of 24:59.7 (25th). Next came Isaac Garcia (Greely, Colo./South County), in 25:04.3 (32nd), Sam Peterson (Charlevoix, Mich./Charlevoix), in 25:14.3 (41st), and Jimmy Geller (London, England/Davenant Foundation School), with a personal-best of 26:08.4 (95th) to finish the scoring. Geller shaved two seconds off his previous 8k personal-best from the George Dales Invite, Sept. 19, a time of 26:10.0.
The men's team also had Eagles compete in the Open 8k. Ben Mussen (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth), ran a personal-best time of 27:25.9 (110th) improving his previous 8k personal best from the George Dales Invite, Sept. 19, a time of 28:35.8. Mussen was followed by Drew Graves (Shelby Township, Mich./Henry Ford II), in 28:15.6 (121st).
The women's Open race had 129 athletes compete, while the men's Gold race had 178, and the men's Open race featured 135.
Women's Team Results – Open 5k
1. Grand Valley St. – 22 Points
2. Charlotte – 44 Points
3. Eastern Michigan – 85 Points
4. St. Thomas (Minn.) – 104 Points
5. Western Ontario – 130 Points
6. Western Illinois – 184 Points
7. Spring Arbor – 210 Points
Women's Individual Results – Open 5k
*Denotes Personal-Best
10. Liv Hatch – 17:42.1*
37. Lucy Jones – 18:22.1
61. Cara Weber – 19:04.4
65. Sophie Emin – 19:07.5
74. Ruby Wyles – 19:23.1
77. Erika Van Loton – 19:31.3
83. Frankie Moore – 19:39.4
103. Kiera Hansen – 20:34.0
125. Alynna Wilson – 22:32.4
Men's Team Results – Gold 8k
1. U. of Chicago – 126 Points
2. St. Thomas (Minn.) – 131 Points
3. Western Ontario – 170 Points
4. IU Indianapolis – 185 Points
5. Windsor – 195 Points
6. Kansas State – 206 Points
7. Indiana State – 208 Points
8. Eastern Michigan – 211 Points
9. Wis. Green Bay – 224 Points
10. Purdue Fort Wayne – 269 Points
11. Wright State – 271 Points
12. Marquette – 279 Points
13. Goshen – 321 Points
14. DePaul – 338 Points
15. Valparaiso – 362 Points
16. Milwaukee – 377 Points
17. Spring Arbor – 393 Points
18. Robert Morris – 430 Points
19. Western Illinois – 437 Points
20. Kent State – 473 Points
21. Ferris State – 543 Points
Men's Individual Results – Gold 8k
*Denotes Personal-Best
20. Kian Wiles – 24:52.1
25. Ty Dailey – 24:59.7
32. Isaac Garcia – 25:04.3
41. Sam Peterson – 24:14.3
95. Jimmy Geller – 26:08.4*
110. Ronan Codyre – 26:20.6
124. Carson Vanderschaaf – 26:40.4
-- Carson McCoy - DNF
-- Wyatt Houchens – DNF
Men's Individual Results – Open 8k
*Denotes Personal-Best
110. Ben Mussen – 27:25.9*
121. Drew Graves – 28:15.6
-- Nicholas Kline – DNF
UP NEXT
The Eagles next compete at the Princeton Fall Classic hosted by Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., Friday, Oct. 17.
FOLLOW US
For updates on all things EMU cross country/track & field, continue to check EMUEagles.com or follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook at @EMUXC_TF
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