Hopf, Nolan go one-two to lead Eagles to win

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Senior Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) and red-shirt freshman Alex Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) finished first and second, respectively, to lead University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country to a first-place finish at the season-opening Stegemoller Classic Friday evening at Angel Mounds. Hopf finished the six-kilometer race in 18 minutes, 6.1 seconds, 11 seconds faster than Nolan, who was second in the 40-competitor field with a time of 18:17.2. The Screaming Eagles placed five runners in the top eight and seven in the top 13 as they finished with 17 points. USI’s unattached team was second with 48 points, while…