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Pitt Cross Country Competes at Pre-Nationals Invitational
10/16/2026 12:38:00 PM | Cross Country
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Pitt cross country team competed at the Pre-Nationals Invitational on Friday, Oct. 16, hosted by Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind. The Pitt men placed 22nd with 606 points, and the women placed 29th with 749 points.
Men's 8K
Nick Steinfeldt led the Panthers, placing 29th overall in 23:46.8. He moved up 21 spots over the final 3K. Luke Simpson followed in 49th with a time of 23:58.4.
Ethan Feinstein (178th, 24:39.9), Andrew Bitsko (181st, 24:41.3) and Jacob Abraham (188th, 24:43.5) completed Pitt's scoring. The Panthers' top five finished within 57 seconds of one another.
Nolan McGinn (230th, 24:54.3), Griffin Mazeski (298th, 25:29.0) and Chris Belch (299th, 25:29.1) also competed for Pitt.
Women's 6K
Maureen Cheruiyot led the Panthers with a 22nd-place finish in 19:56.1, moving up four spots over the final 2K. Cheruiyot won the individual title at the Paul Short Run in her previous race.
Camy Kiser placed 142nd in 21:12.2, followed by Ella Cook (184th, 21:27.1), Annie Czajkowski (185th, 21:27.5) and Elena Barrall (239th, 21:50.8) to round out Pitt's scoring.
Alex Fleck (263rd, 22:01.0), Camryn McGeehan (278th, 22:12.1) and Brielle Whitworth (289th, 22:23.3) also competed for the Panthers.
Up Next
Pitt returns to action Friday, Oct. 30, at the ACC Championships, hosted by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.
