ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Trevecca Nazarene University cross country teams competed against programs from across the country Saturday at the Lewis Crossover, with the Trojan men finishing 26th among 27 scoring teams and the women placing 24th among 26 scoring teams at the Lewis Cross Country Course.
Joshua Novotny and Ashley Alsvig led their respective Trojan packs for the third consecutive meet. Both lowered their times from last year's Lewis Crossover, while Sarah Arnold cut more than two minutes from her 2025 performance on the course.
"This was a really competitive field, and we felt everyone put forth a great effort," Trevecca Head Coach Kate Bucknam said. "A meet this size can be tough to navigate with so many runners, but our crew competed well for where we are in the season. Joshua and Caleb both put together strong races, our top three women shined, and our freshmen took on their first collegiate 6K in a challenging field.
"We're training hard through the middle of the season and focusing on the UAH meet, with our eyes on getting back to our home course for the conference championships. It was fun and valuable for our team to compete against an elite field, and we know we have more in the tank."
MEET ESSENTIALS: LEWIS CROSSOVER
Host: Lewis University
Date: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026
Course: Lewis Cross Country Course
Location: Romeoville, Illinois
Men's 8K: 29 Teams | 286 Individuals
Women's 6K: 28 Teams | 262 Individuals
MEN'S RACE
Novotny was the first Trojan across the line in the men's 8,000-meter race, finishing 115th among 275 finishers in 26:04.4. The junior improved his 2025 Lewis time of 26:05.0 by six-tenths of a second for his fastest performance on the course.
Junior Caleb Hinson followed in 150th at 26:32.5, his fastest 8K of the season. Hinson lowered his previous season best of 27:14.92 from the Michael Pretorius Invitational by 42.4 seconds.
Seniors Caden Meeks and John Dalton crossed the finish line consecutively. Meeks placed 218th in 27:34.2, improving his 2025 Lewis time by 14.8 seconds. Dalton finished 219th in 27:35.0.
Joel White completed Trevecca's scoring five in 250th at 28:44.3.
Trevecca totaled 762 points. Western Washington won the men's race with 114 points, followed by Findlay with 120 and UC-Colorado Springs with 130.
MEN'S 8,000 METERS
WOMEN'S RACE
Alsvig paced Trevecca in its first 6,000-meter race of the season, placing 151st among 246 finishers in 24:49.7. The senior lowered her 2025 Lewis time of 24:54.3 by 4.6 seconds for her fastest performance on the course. Alsvig also ran 25:29.6 at the 2023 Crossover.
Arnold followed in 164th at 24:59.0, improving her time from last year's Crossover by 2:13.1 seconds. The junior ran 27:12.1 on the course in 2025. Saturday's effort was her fastest Lewis performance; her career-best 6K remains the 24:09.3 she recorded at the 2025 Gulf South Conference Championships.
Freshman Kate Brent finished 180th in 25:22.4, giving Trevecca three runners across the line within 32.7 seconds. Fellow freshman Sarah Penney placed 206th in 26:21.4.
Senior Maddy Patton completed the scoring five in 233rd at 28:12.4.
Trevecca scored 730 points, finishing one point behind Davenport and 20 points ahead of St. Cloud State. Colorado Christian won the women's competition with 74 points, followed by Biola with 119 and Winona State with 126.
WOMEN'S 6,000 METERS
MORE TROJAN NOTES
Novotny and Alsvig have led Trevecca at the Southern Showcase, Michael Pretorius Invitational and Lewis Crossover this season.
Hinson recorded his first sub-27-minute 8K of the season and improved on both earlier meets.
All six Trojan men who finished ran faster than at the season-opening Southern Showcase.
Novotny, Meeks, Alsvig and Arnold improved their times from the 2025 Lewis Crossover.
Brent and Penney established their first collegiate 6K marks.
The meet was Trevecca's third competition of the fall.
2026 MEN'S PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
All three men's races were contested over 8,000 meters. All six Trojan finishers ran faster at Lewis than at the Southern Showcase. Hinson was the only finisher to improve on his Michael Pretorius Invitational time.
2026 WOMEN'S PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
The Southern Showcase and Michael Pretorius Invitational were 5K races. Lewis was Trevecca's first 6K race of the season.
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RUNNER
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SO. SHOWCASE 5K
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PRETORIUS 5K
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LEWIS 6K
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6K PR
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Ashley Alsvig
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20:25.6
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19:24.68
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24:49.7
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23:31.7
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Sarah Arnold
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20:31.1
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19:41.25
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24:59.0
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24:09.3
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Kate Brent
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20:52.0
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19:52.69
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25:22.4
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25:22.4
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Sarah Penney
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21:28.8
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20:27.77
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26:21.4
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26:21.4
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Maddy Patton
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23:54.8
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22:12.48
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28:12.4
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24:26.9
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Sophia Garcia
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24:06.23
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30:43.2
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26:16.7
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Ximena Acosta
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DNS
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DNF
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23:32.6
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TROJANS AT LEWIS: INDIVIDUAL COMPARISONS
Men's Lewis comparisons are for 8K; women's comparisons are for 6K.
UP NEXT
Trevecca returns to competition Saturday, Oct. 24, at the UAH Festival in Huntsville, Alabama.
The Trojans then return to Andrew Jackson's The Hermitage Cross Country Course on Friday, Nov. 6, when Trevecca hosts the Gulf South Conference Championships.
Meet information and available coverage links are waiting on the Trevecca men's cross country schedule page and women's cross country schedule page.
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