MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — The University of Dayton men's and women's cross country teams make their way to the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championships hosted by the University of Richmond. The Flyers set to race at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Va. on Saturday, Oct. 31st.
Dayton will send 10 men and 10 women to the starting line. This will be the 38th annual Women's Cross Country Championship and the 49th for the men
Awards are to be presented after the finish of the men's race around 11:45 a.m.
START TIMES
Women's Race 6K - 10:00 AM
Men's Race 8K - 10:50 AM
LAST OUTING
The men's and women's teams battled through a cold race morning in Terre Haute, Ind. on Oct 16th for Pre-Nationals hosted by Indiana State University. The men earned a fifth place team finish in the 8K race with the women finishing 43rd as a team in the Blue 6K and 24th in the White 6K.
For the men, Sophomore Kamden Kramer earned his fourth Top 10 finish on the season crossing the line sixth overall and first for the Flyers (24:38.3). He was joined by junior Logan Arnold in the Top 50 who finished in 25:11.2.
In the Blue 6K, senior Byrn Hothem was the first Flyer across the finish line with a 21:48.5. Sophomore Addison Stephens coming in right behind her earning a 21:51.4. For the women in the White 6K, sophomore Grace Heitkamp finished first for Dayton recording a personal best of 22:23.2. Sophomore Ashley Alsko also earned a new PR at Pre-Nationals with a 22:55.2 finish in the 6K.
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