No. RV Eagle Men, AU Women Open Fall With Strong Showings At Wright State

The start of the 2026 cross country season was a good one for the Ashland University men and women, as, on Friday (Sept. 4) night at Wright State's Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic, the No. RV Eagle men finished in second place, and the AU women took third.
 
In the men's 5K, Ashland finished with 58 team points – second to only Ohio State's 34. In his first race as an Eagle, junior Isaiah Lanoy was the team's top placer, crossing the finish line fifth in 15:19.3.
 
The Ashland men also boasted two other top-10 finishers in junior Wes Taylor (eighth, 15:31.2) and fifth-year Braeden Geist (ninth, 15:32.7).
 
Rounding out the men's top five were senior Colton Thress (21^st, 16:00.3) and freshman Mark Goode (26^th, 16:07.2).
 
Sophomore Ava Parrett finished the women's 5K as AU's top placer, clocking in at 18:07.9 and in fifth place overall. That helped the Eagle women to 92 team points – trailing only OSU (24) and Indianapolis (69).
 
The AU top five also was populated by senior Molly Coleman (12^th, 18:43.5), sophomore Zuri Immel (22^nd, 5K PR of 19:07.7), senior Amandine Binet (26^th, 19:23.9), and sophomore Madilyn Elson (34^th, 19:33.1).
 
Ashland's men and women will be back in action on Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. at the All-Ohio Classic at Cedarville.