VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Indiana State Cross Country teams opened up their season at the Crusader Open on Friday evening where the women took second as a team and the men placed fourth.
Nationally ranked Notre Dame took home the victory on both the men's and women's side with 25 points and 22 points, respectively. On the women's side ISU placed second with 50 points, defeating IUPUI (71), Loyola (96) and Valparaiso (140). The men ended up finishing in fourth, tallying 100 points and defeating Valparaiso (110). Loyola (43) placed second and IUPUI (82) took third in the men's competition.