MARION, Ind. – Bethel Men's and Women's cross country took to the course at the IWU Cross Country Course on Friday for the IWU Wildcat Twilight Invitational, marking the first meet for new head coach Weston Kundo. Senior Anna Enderle led the Pilots' women's squad with a top-20 finish, while junior Devyn Clements paced the men in a loaded field that included #1 Cumberlands and #2 Indiana Wesleyan.

Men's 6K Top Team Results Cumberlands - 34 Indiana Wesleyan - 49 Rio Grande - 110 Indiana East - 125 Taylor - 159 Indiana Kokomo - 233 Grace - 237 Shawnee State - 244 SW Michigan - 263 Macomb CC - 281

Women's 5K Top Team Results Indiana Wesleyan - 53 Rio Grande - 62 Grace - 81 Taylor - 123 Indiana East - 134 Cumberlands - 140 Shawnee State - 206 Huntington - 252 Cumberland (Tenn.) - 294 Macomb CC - 316

In the men's 6K, Bethel's pack was led by Clements and Maendel, who crossed within a stride of each other in 21:23.3 to finish 149th and 150th overall. Brady followed in 166th at 21:34.1, with Poorman rounding out Bethel's scoring five in 183rd (21:57.7) and Gregory in 201st (22:27.2). Benjamin Keller (22:28.8) and Noah Walker (22:54.7) served as Bethel's displacers, while Benaiah Burke and Sam Anderson rounded out the Pilots' nine-man entry. Cumberlands' Collin De Julio won the individual race in 18:32.3, and the Patriots placed four scorers in the top 18 en route to the team title over Indiana Wesleyan and Rio Grande.

Individual Results

• Devyn Clements - 149th, 21:23.3
• Zachary Maendel - 150th, 21:23.3
• Benjamin Brady - 166th, 21:34.1
• Elijah Poorman - 183rd, 21:57.7
• Jaden Gregory - 201st, 22:27.2
• Benjamin Keller - 203rd, 22:28.8
• Noah Walker - 213th, 22:54.7
• Benaiah Burke - 226th, 23:53.0
• Sam Anderson - 233rd, 24:43.2

Bethel's women's squad brought three runners to the 5K, and Enderle set the tone early, tucking into the race's lead pack and holding on for a 19th-place finish in 19:39.9 — the fastest time posted by a Bethel runner across either race and a result that outpaced several full scoring lineups from other teams. The senior was the clear standout of the day for the Pilots, finishing well ahead of the rest of Bethel's entrants and just outside the top 15 in a women's field that included Huntington's individual winner Abbey Gentz (18:25.7). Maxwell followed in 95th (21:26.6), and Seager finished in 160th (24:38.9). With only three finishers, Bethel fell short of the five needed to post a team score in a race Indiana Wesleyan won over Rio Grande and Grace.

Individual Results

• Anna Enderle - 19th, 19:39.9
• Sheridan Maxwell - 95th, 21:26.6
• Melody Seager - 160th, 24:38.9

Next Up

• The Pilots head to Missouri for the Gans Creek Classic on September 25th.

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