LOUISVILLE, Ky. - - The Wilmington University cross country teams traveled to Kentucky to compete in the jam-packed Louisville Classic on Saturday with the men placing 25^th in the 8K Blue race and the women finishing ninth in the 5K Silver race at the famed Tom Sawyer State Park.

The men were off first on Saturday, finishing 25^th out of 41 teams that ran in the Blue race. The women then stepped to the line in the 5K Silver race and placed ninth out of 23 teams.

Julian Jones again led the men on the course, placing eighth overall out of 417 finishers in the second of three tiers at the Louisville Classic. He ran the 8K in 25:18.6 to place inside the Top 10. St. Bonaventure's Clay Peets won the meet with a time of 24:12.2.

Carter Sparwasser was the second Wildcat to cross, placing 97^th overall with a time of 26:24.2. Skyler Pearson came in 131^st overall with a time of 26:42.0 while Reggie Hernandez came in 235^th overall with a time of 27:35. 4. Cooper Schmidt finished 280^th overall with a time of 28:06.8 while Julian Rich placed 314^th overall with a time of 28:40.4 and Kevin Gonzalez came in 397^th overall with a time of 31:11.1.

The Wildcats earned 277 points overall to finish 25^th. Otterbein won the 8K Blue event with a team score of 153, narrowly defeating Mount Union who had 155 points.

The women then competed in the 5K Silver race and earned 294 points to finish ninth overall. Austin Peay picked up 63 points to win the race, followed closely by Mercyhurst's 70 points in second place.

Sammy Banning led the Wildcats with a 32^nd place finish, running the 5K in 20:25.1. Tiffany Banning was the second Wildcat to cross in 50^th place overall, crossing the line in 20:47.4. Amy Chomo finished 74^th overall with a time of 21:15.6 while Maddie Minnick placed 94^th overall with a time of 21:56.1. Angie Chomo was the fifth Wildcat to finish with a time of 22:31.0 to place 117^th overall while Claudia Rodriguez rounded out the Wildcats on the course with a time of 24:30.8 to come in 162^nd overall.

Glenville State's Natalie Barr won the 5K Silver event with a time of 18:23.7.

Saturday was the final regular season meet for the Wildcats as they now put all their focus on the CACC Championships scheduled on Sunday, October 26. The Championships will again be run on Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, with the women starting things off at 9:00 a.m.