WAVERLY, Iowa – Both No. 2 men's and No. 21 women's cross country got the 2025 season underway at home today in the annual John Kurtt Invite.

Eli Larson won the men's 6K and Haley Meyer took first in the women's 5K for the Knights.

Men's Cross Country
Wartburg's Finishers Inside the Top 10:
1st - Eli Larson (18:25.0)
2nd - Solomon Zaugg (18:25.4)
4th - Seth Bailey (18:37.8)
6th - Ayden Buchanan (18:54.5)
7th - Drew Moser (19:03.9)
8th - Cooper Cook (19:03.9)
9th - Connor Martin (19:09.1)
10th - Aidan Decker (19:09.1)

Team Standings:
1. Wartburg (20)
2. Wartburg Alumni (57)
3. Univ. of Dubuque (61)
4. Univ. of Minnesota-Morris (118)

Women's Cross Country
Wartburg's Finishers Inside the Top 10:
1st - Haley Meyer (18:30.1)
2nd - Maddie Merna (18:59.2)
3rd - Lily Peterson (19:03.1)
4th - Marissa Pewe (19:14.1)
5th - Nadia Bowden (19:14.4)
6th - Claire Hoyer (19:14.4)
8th - Leah McDonald (19:15.4)
9th - Abbey Angus (19:16.6)
10th - Bethany Warren (19:17.8)

Team Standings:
1. Wartburg (15)
2. Wartburg Alumni (57)
3. Univ. of Dubuque (72)
4. Univ. of Minnesota-Morris (100)

Notes/Streaks

• First career individual wins for both Larson and Meyer

Next Time Out
Both team will be back in action next on Friday, Sept. 12 in Normal, Ill. for the Redbird Invite hosted by Illinois St. University. The  men's race will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the women's race to follow at 11:15 a.m.