LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Dayton Cross Country continued its 2025 campaign with a strong showing Saturday at the Louisville Cross Country Classic. Six runners set new personal bests for the Flyers en route to a 13th-place finish in the 31-team field.
 
For the second straight meet, Junior Bryn Hothem was the first across the line for UD as she finished in a new PR time of 17:41.5.
 
Not far behind Hothem was Senior Marissa Pritchett, who set a PR of her own in 17:46.0. Freshman Addison Stephens was third for Dayton with yet another Flyer personal best of 18:29.7. Rounding out the scoring positions for UD were Juniors Cara Mooney and Anna Newkirk in 18:30.9 and 18:45.7, respectively. The latter was a new personal best for Newkirk. Freshman Abigail Jordan and Sophomore Mia Gill also hopped on the trend of setting personal records, while Freshman Ashley Alsko ran her first collegiate 5k.
 
Results
(39) Bryn Hothem- 17:41.5 PR
(46) Marissa Pritchett- 17:46.0 PR
(112) Addison Stephens- 18:29.7 PR
(113) Cara Mooney- 18:30.9
(138) Anna Newkirk- 18:45.7 PR
(149) Olivia Kindbom- 18:50.2
(152) Abigail Jordan- 18:52.8 PR
(170) Reese Kohnle- 19:04.9
(179) Ashley Alsko- 19:07.6 5k Debut
(203) Mia Gill- 19:25.0 PR
(254) Sarah Haunn- 20:10.5
(256) Bailey Gross- 20:11.8
(266) Kaitlin Skelton- 20:20.5
 
UP NEXT
The Flyers will race next on Friday, October 17, when they travel to Peoria, Illinois, for the Bradley Pink Classic, hosted by Bradley University.