The Lindenwood cross country program opened the 2025 season on Friday at the Redhawks Invitational in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The men's squad finished seventh, while the women came in eighth.

The lone returner for the men this season is Isaac Ndiwa. The native of Kenya opened his season with a strong finish, coming in ninth with a time of 15:36.20. Five Lions made their collegiate debut at the event.

On the women's side, another freshman, Mckenna Smith paced the Lions, finishing 45^th with a time of 19.28.07. Kadence Berry, Olivia Pearce and Abby Anderson all came in with a time under 21 minutes. For Anderson it was a 5k PR with a time of 20:37.26. Gabriel Smith also set a PR with her time of 25:57.68

Men's 5k results, 7^th
9 - Isaac Ndiwa: 15:36.20
45 – Eliezer Mateo Santiago: 16:36.19
59 – Matthew Minton: 17:04.61
69 – Mitchell Barth: 17:51.60
74 – Josh Woellhoff: 18:32.79
83 – Michael Hudson: 20:00.85

Women's 5k results, 8^th
45 – Makenna Smith: 19:28.07
57 – Kadence Berry: 20:04.91
58 – Olivia Pearce: 20:08.68
68 – Abby Anderson: 20:37.26
71 – Jenna Ramadan: 21:00.44
74 – Cadynce Shipman: 21:25.85
84 – Leah Kenney: 22:40.22
92 – Samantha Brown: 23:36.88
93 – Maria Parisi: 23:47.78
99 – Gabrial Smith: 25:57.68

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The Lions will head to Charleston, Ill. for the Walt Crawford Open on September 5.