Trevecca Cross Country | Trojans Shine at Louisville Classic as Women Take Fifth in Deep Field

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Trevecca Nazarene University cross country teams turned in strong performances Saturday morning at the 24th annual Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic, held at the historic E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park. Competing against deep fields in the Silver (women's) and Blue (men's) races, the Trojans continued to build momentum with postseason meets on the horizon.

MEET ESSENTIALS: 24th SWAGS Louisville Classic

Hosted by Louisville

Oct. 4, 2025

E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park

WOMEN | 23 Teams / 204 Individuals

MEN | 41 Teams / 417 Individuals

Women Race to Fifth-Place Team Finish

The Trojan women impressed once again, claiming fifth place out of 23 teams in the Silver division. Trevecca's top five combined for a team time of 1:41:31, averaging 20:18 per runner.

Freshman Hadar Biger led the way, crossing 12th overall in a field of 204 runners with a personal-best 19:47.2. Junior Ashley Alsvig followed closely behind, clocking 19:57.8 for 16th place — her first sub-20 performance of the season. Senior Hope Ilias (20:04.1), freshman Hailey Holloway (20:39.1), and sophomore Ximena Acosta (21:03.5) rounded out the top five, all posting season-best marks.

Head coach Austin Selby praised the women's consistency and toughness on what turned out to be a sweltering early-October morning.

"It was one of the hottest meets we've had this late in the season," Selby said. "But our women showed composure and steady improvement again this week. We're seeing the work pay off at the right time."

Trevecca Women 5K XC Silver Team Results (5K)

PL	NAME	YEAR	Avg. Mile	TIME	SCORE
12	Hadar Biger	FR-1	06:22.1	19:47.2	10
16	Ashley Alsvig	JR-3	06:25.5	19:57.8	13
21	Hope Ilias	SR-4	06:27.5	20:04.1	17
40	Hailey Holloway	FR-1	06:38.8	20:39.1	32
64	Ximena Acosta	SO-2	06:46.6	21:03.5	52
87	Kayliana Martin	FR-1	07:00.3	21:46.1	71
93	Sarah Arnold	SO-2	07:03.2	21:54.9	77
111	Remy Arney	SO-2	07:10.9	22:18.8
118	Sophia Garcia	FR-1	07:16.8	22:37.2
134	Paiytin Valentine	FR-1	07:27.4	23:10.2

Men Battle Through Deep Blue Race

On the men's side, Trevecca placed 33rd in a 41-team Blue Race, logging a team time of 2:15:58 and averaging 27:11 per runner.

Sophomore Caleb Hinson once again paced the Trojans, finishing 52nd overall in a massive field of 417 runners with a time of 26:00.3. Joshua Novotny (26:55.5), Jack Jaeger (27:39.1), John Dalton (27:40.6), and Caden Meeks (27:43.6) formed the rest of Trevecca's scoring five. Several Trojans, including Dalton, Selby, and Blake Lance, notched their best times of the season.

"Our men were a little off up front today, but we're seeing great progress through the middle and back of the lineup," Selby said. "That depth is going to be important as we head into championship season."

Trevecca Men 8K XC Blue Individual Results (8K)

PL	NAME	YEAR	Avg. Mile	TIME	SCORE
52	Caleb Hinson	SO-2	05:13.9	26:00.3	49
163	Joshua Novotny	SO-2	05:25.0	26:55.5	155
241	Jack Jaeger	SO-2	05:33.7	27:39.1	204
245	John Dalton	JR-3	05:34.0	27:40.6	207
248	Caden Meeks	JR-3	05:34.6	27:43.6	209
254	Garrett Wilson	JR-3	05:35.1	27:45.8	212
261	Dominic Paliaro	SO-2	05:36.4	27:52.2	217
284	Joel White	JR-3	05:40.1	28:10.7
386	Harley Kirkpatrick	SO-2	06:11.2	30:45.5
392	McCaden Selby	SO-2	06:14.2	31:00.1
404	Blake Lance	SO-2	06:25.2	31:55.0
405	Anthony Kosinski	SR-4	06:26.0	31:58.8

Up Next

The Trojans continue their fall campaign next Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Lewis Crossover hosted by Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.

The Lewis meet serves as Trevecca's final tune-up before the Gulf South Conference Championships on Oct. 25 in Memphis, Tenn.

The season moves to the NCAA South Region Championship on Nov. 8 in Lakeland, Fla.

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