at a glance

Head Coach Matt Barber completed his 5th season at the helm of his alma mater, and boasted two of his deepest rosters on both sides of the cross country program. The women's team had 18 runners, while the men's side featured 15. The men's team would run in five 8k's this past fall, while the women's team completed the first five races as 5k's. Their Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and United States Championship Athletic Association Championships were 6k's.

The women's team had nine newcomers headlined by USCAA All-American and SCAC All-Conference recipient Anna Wilgenbusch. Sabrina Lucio was another top-two runner that was a freshmen. The Crusaders also had a strong returning pair with Emma Kate Callahan and Clare Hernandez. Amy Foote, who debuted last spring with the track and field team, factored into the top seven, while Mary Korth was back for her second year of lettering. Katie Dieteman was another freshman that cracked the top seven that counted towards the team score for the SCAC Championship. Dallas as a team finished third or higher at five of the competitions. This includes one meet title and a pair of consecutive second-place finishes.

Joseph Kilmer led the men's team for the second consecutive year. The sophomore was the top UD finisher at all six competitions. John James picked up from his freshman campaign as the next top runner after missing last fall to study in Rome. Elijah Depew often rounded out top trio of runners, while Andrew Maal lettered a third year with top-five times on the team. Michael Bujard, Gabe Volpe, and Ty Moran formed a freshmen trio that scored in the top seven at SCAC Championship.

notable finishes

(Women's Team)

1. Crusaders Win University of the Ozarks Invitational: Dallas' top seven averaged a time of 22:17 and posted a total time of 151:26 en route to a victory at the Ozarks Cross Country Invitational that was a 5k. Wilgenbusch notched second with a 20:49.9 mark. A quartet of top-10 finishers included: Lucio (6th), Hernandez (7th), Callahan (8th), and Dieteman (10th) contributed to the 33 points in the win. Full story
2. Wilgenbusch Shines at USCAA Championship: Wilgenbusch wrapped up her impressive freshman campaign with a fifth place time (24:32.74) that earned her First Team All-American at the Virginia competition. The Crusaders would secure 4th place out of 11 teams with 88 points. Full story
3. Dallas Takes 3rd at SCAC Championship: The Crusaders scored 106 points to break into the top-3 out of seven participating schools. Wilgenbusch paced the group with a 24:13.59 for 12th and a spot on the All-SCAC 2nd Team. Callahan (25:33.56) and Korth (27:39.37) ran PR's among the returners on the first 6k of the season for UD. Full story

(Men's Team)