Friday, August 29
Columbia, MO
6:30 AM
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Mizzou Opener (m)
Top-Five Individual Finishes Highlight XC Openers
08/29/25 | Cross Country
The Ducks return to action Sept. 26 for the Cowboy Jamboree and Gans Creek Classic.
EUGENE, Ore. – Sergio Del Barrio led a trio of top-15 finishes Friday morning at the Mizzou Opener in Columbia, Mo., while Ella Thorsett and Katie Clute paced the Oregon women at the UVU Invitational in Orem, Utah.
Del Barrio was the first Duck across the finish line and finished third overall at the Gans Creek Course, not only the site of Friday's season opener but also the NCAA Championships in November. Del Barrio navigated the 5K course in 14:54 followed by Jack Meier (15:14.7) and Will Heslam (15:16) in 12th and 14th place, respectively.
It was the cross debut for all three including Meier's first competition in an Oregon kit.
Crossing the line together, Thorsett (17:22.64) and Clute (17:22.66) were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the women's opener at Scera Park. They were joined in the top 20 by Liliana Hudnut in her debut in the Oregon lineup. The redshirt freshman clocked in at 18:15 to finished in 19th place overall.
Thorsett and Clute are coming off track seasons where they qualified for the NCAA West First Round meet in the 1500 meters and steeplechase, respectively.
Mizzou Opener (men, 5K) – Columbia, Mo.
3. Sergio Del Barrio – 14:54.0 (2)
12. Jack Meier – 15:14.7 (8)
14. Will Heslam – 15:16.0 (10)
21. Ben Greene – 15:42.4 (15)
22. Cain Evans – 15:43.4 (16)
1. Missouri – 26
2. Saint Louis – 45
3. OREGON – 51
4. Wisconsin – 100
UVU Invitational (women, 3M) – Orem, Utah
4. Ella Thorsett – 17:22.64 (4)
5. Katie Clute – 17:22.66 (5)
19. Liliana Hudnut – 18:15.48 (17)
43. Landen LeBlond – 19:21.58 (39)
51. Hannah Seubert – 19:35.77 (46)
57. Allura Markow – 19:57.88 (52)
The teams return to competition in four weeks when the men travel to Stillwater, Okla., for the Cowboy Jamboree and the women take on the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia. It will be their first glance at the national course. The Ducks are back on their home course Oct. 10 for the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
For more news and information about Oregon Cross Country and Track and Field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Del Barrio was the first Duck across the finish line and finished third overall at the Gans Creek Course, not only the site of Friday's season opener but also the NCAA Championships in November. Del Barrio navigated the 5K course in 14:54 followed by Jack Meier (15:14.7) and Will Heslam (15:16) in 12th and 14th place, respectively.
It was the cross debut for all three including Meier's first competition in an Oregon kit.
Crossing the line together, Thorsett (17:22.64) and Clute (17:22.66) were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the women's opener at Scera Park. They were joined in the top 20 by Liliana Hudnut in her debut in the Oregon lineup. The redshirt freshman clocked in at 18:15 to finished in 19th place overall.
Thorsett and Clute are coming off track seasons where they qualified for the NCAA West First Round meet in the 1500 meters and steeplechase, respectively.
Mizzou Opener (men, 5K) – Columbia, Mo.
3. Sergio Del Barrio – 14:54.0 (2)
12. Jack Meier – 15:14.7 (8)
14. Will Heslam – 15:16.0 (10)
21. Ben Greene – 15:42.4 (15)
22. Cain Evans – 15:43.4 (16)
1. Missouri – 26
2. Saint Louis – 45
3. OREGON – 51
4. Wisconsin – 100
UVU Invitational (women, 3M) – Orem, Utah
4. Ella Thorsett – 17:22.64 (4)
5. Katie Clute – 17:22.66 (5)
19. Liliana Hudnut – 18:15.48 (17)
43. Landen LeBlond – 19:21.58 (39)
51. Hannah Seubert – 19:35.77 (46)
57. Allura Markow – 19:57.88 (52)
The teams return to competition in four weeks when the men travel to Stillwater, Okla., for the Cowboy Jamboree and the women take on the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia. It will be their first glance at the national course. The Ducks are back on their home course Oct. 10 for the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
For more news and information about Oregon Cross Country and Track and Field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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