
Juniors Luke Watts (Austin, Ind./Austin) and Jacob Moffat (Weston, Idaho/West Side) rounded out UE's scoring pack. Fifth-year runner Carson Kline (Terre Haute, Ind./South) ran second for UE in his final cross country race in a Purple Aces' uniform with a time of 28:21.2, while freshman Joey Taylor (Grove City, Ohio/Central Crossing) ran third with a season-best time of 28:52.0 – over a minute and a half faster than his time at the LaVern Gibson course on September 17. Oulgout's time was 28 seconds faster than his time on the exact same course a little over a month ago, when UE opened the season in Terre Haute.


Paul, Minn./Central) posted UE's top individual finish, posting a time of 26:56.7 to place 68th. On the men's side, sophomore Adam Oulgout (St. "Not just for today's race, but when you put into perspective that she had a setback that changed the first half of her season, we are just glad to walk away from this healthy and be able to keep building fitness." "I am really proud of Melanie," said UE Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Brooks LeCompte. She becomes the third UE female runner to earn all-Valley honors, joining former Purple Aces Kelby Jenkins (2012, 2013) and Anna Lowry (2018, 2019, 2020).

Helder finished 13th overall with a time of 21:55.2 to earn honorable mention all-Valley honors. – University of Evansville graduate student Melanie Helder (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) earned honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Conference honors Friday morning at the MVC Cross Country Championships, after posting the fourth-fastest 6-K time in school history at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana.
