ELON – The Elon men's and women's cross country teams will close the regular season Friday at the Princeton Fall Classic at Meadows Campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The women's 6K race begins at 4:30 p.m. ET, followed by the men's 8K at 5 p.m. ET.
 
Friday marks the Phoenix's final race before the Coastal Athletic Association Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York.
 
MEET INFORMATION

• Date & Time: Friday, Oct. 14 | 4:30 p.m. ET (Women) | 5 p.m. ET (Men)
• Location: Princeton, New Jersey | Meadows Campus
• Host: Princeton
• Men's Race: 8K
• Women's Race: 6K
• Live Results: LeoneTiming.com
• Meet & Course Info: GoPrincetonTigers.com

 
WHAT TO KNOW – ELON WOMEN

• Elon enters Friday having won all three meets this season, following victories at the Elon Opener, Queen City Invite and Richmond Invitational. Most recently, the Phoenix totaled 42 points at Richmond on Oct. 2, finishing 35 points ahead of both George Washington and the host Spiders.
• Senior Hannah Weber earned her first career CAA Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week honor Oct. 6 after finishing third at Richmond in 20:59.8. Weber has placed among the top five in all three races this season and is the third Phoenix runner to earn a CAA weekly award, joining Abby Beville and Brynne Gordon.
• Senior Abby Beville has finished among the top six in all three meets, including a sixth-place effort in 21:24.5 at Richmond. Freshman Millie Gold has placed among the top eight in each of her first three collegiate races, most recently finishing eighth in 21:50.7.
• Freshman Brynne Gordon opened her collegiate career with runner-up finishes at the Elon Opener and Queen City Invite. Her 17:23.8 at Queen City ranks eighth on Elon's all-time 5K performance list and earned her CAA Co-Runner of the Week recognition.
• Kate Buerger finished 15th in 22:23.7 and Emilia Smith placed 17th in 22:30.1 at Richmond to round out Elon's scoring five.
• The Phoenix is the reigning CAA champion after capturing its sixth conference title in seven years last fall. Five of Elon's program-record seven All-CAA finishers from 2025 returned this season: Katie Blount, Beville, Weber, Buerger and Quinn Smith.

 
WHAT TO KNOW – ELON MEN

• Fifth-year Evan Taylor has led Elon in all three meets this season. He finished 11th at Richmond with a season-best 25:18.5 in the 8K, improving his Queen City time by 7.9 seconds. The Phoenix placed ninth with 208 points.
• Franklin Wimbish was Elon's second finisher at Richmond, placing 41st with a personal-best 26:21.0. Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima followed in 48th at 26:35.9.
• Freshman Kevin Steinman and Josh Driscoll have joined Taylor among Elon's scoring five in all three meets. Both recorded their fastest 8K times of the season at the Queen City Invite, where Steinman finished in 26:13.8 and Driscoll crossed in 26:18.0.
• Sophomore Luke Chisum was Elon's second finisher in each of the season's first two meets. He placed 11th at the Elon Opener, crossing just two-tenths of a second behind Taylor, before finishing 26th at Queen City in 25:41.0.
• Freshmen Ryan Frawley and Tre Kelly also posted 8K personal bests at Richmond. Frawley finished 71st in 27:18.5, while Kelly placed 73rd in 27:24.3.

 
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