NEW BOSTON, Mich.— The University of Indianapolis men's and women's cross country programs traveled to New Boston, Michigan, to compete in the Warrior Challenge hosted by Wayne State University, as their final tune-up before the GLVC Cross Country Championships. Junior Elise Peckinpaugh highlighted the day for the Greyhounds with a second-place finish, clocking a new personal best of 21:32.1.

The 2026 Warrior Challenge featured nine teams from the Midwest region, with Davenport, Purdue Northwest, Ferris State, Wayne State, Hillsdale, Northwood and Lake Superior State joining the Indianapolis at Willow Metropark. The Hounds finished seventh as a team in the women's 6k race, while the men's squad finished sixth in the men's 8k race. 

Joining Peckinpaugh as a top-ten finisher, Ali Benzem led the UIndy men's team with a sixth-place finish and a new personal best of 25:41.2. Ten Greyhounds ran season bests, with personal bests from Rylie Warczak, Gio Hayes, Jacksan Slater and Kyle Boardman.

Sophomore Savannah Danielson was the second Hound to cross the finish line, posting a season's best 23:26.5 and shaving five seconds off her time at the Ray Bullock Invitational. Sophia Stadler shaved 20 seconds off of her previous season's best, clocking a 24:04.7 to round out the top three finishers for UIndy. 

Coming in at 26:27.7 in the men's 8k, junior Conyer Wilson had the second-best time of the day for the Hounds. Close behind Wilson, Yanis Le Mouillour found UIndy's third-best time in New Boston with a time of 26:36.4.

UP NEXT
Indianapolis will travel to Springfield, Missouri, Saturday November 7th, for the 2026 GLVC Cross Country Championships.