TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The IU Indianapolis women's cross country team put up a strong performance at Indiana State's Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Friday (Oct. 16), placing 15th of 26 teams in the 6K White Race. Freshman Hannah Suvar placed 48th of 289 runners with a personal best time of 21:50.4 and junior Ellia Hayes was 93rd at 22:12.3, also a new personal record. 

All total, eight of the team's 13 entries notched new personal bests on Friday. 

"Besides the wind, it was a pleasant race. Good temperatures," Suvar said as the race went off at 50 degrees and winds of more than 15 miles per hour. 

Freshman Maren Wilson was the Jaguars' No. 3 finisher at 22:39.5 and sophomore Riley Flynn clocked a time of 22:47.6, taking 35 seconds off her prior best. Freshman Aftin Griffin closed out the team's scoring five with a time of 22:50.6, shedding 11 seconds off her previous best. 

Senior Grace Bragg notched a time of 22:55.6 and sophomore Kaylynn Bedel was the team's No. 7 runner in a time of 23:01.0, taking 13 seconds off her prior best. Other Jaguars recording new personal bests included Elora Bliss (23:20.9), Jenna Twedt (23:52.5) and Keena Barker (24:50.6). 

BYU's Tessa Buswell ran to a winning time of 20:27.5 and NC State freshman Jessica Jazwinski was second at 20:34.0. BYU topped the scoring with 24 points, edging second-place NC State by eight points. 

The Jaguars will next compete at the 2026 Horizon League Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31 in Clinton, Pa., hosted by Robert Morris.