Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4 -- Shawnee State Men's and Women's Cross Country at Ohio Wesleyan University Invite; Shawnee State Men's and Women's Cross Country at Live in Lou XC Classic

The men's and women's cross country programs at Shawnee State kick off the action Friday evening as different members of both squads will be competing in two events -- the Ohio Wesleyan University Invitational on Friday in Delaware, Ohio, and the Live in Louisville Cross Country Classic Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

For Shawnee State head coach Conner Flynn, he believes that his runners are prepared due to the work that all 28 runners -- between both teams combined -- have put in over the past two weeks.

"Training has been going really well," Flynn said. "We have several athletes that are turning a corner and hitting their stride at the perfect time. I expect this to show over the weekend."

Flynn expects both teams to compete on tracks with fast paces over the weekend, factoring in both Shawnee State's training as well as weather conditions that continue to be warmer than average as the calendar turns to October.

"Both OWU and Louisville are fast courses and nice layouts," Flynn said. "They are definitely the type of meets that athletes look forward to showing what they have."

A list of individuals competing in the event on Shawnee State's behalf is below:

Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4 -- (Friday) Shawnee State Volleyball at Oakland City (Ind.), 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT; (Saturday) Shawnee State Volleyball at Brescia (Ky.), 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT
 

Sitting eight games above .500 presently at 14-6, Shawnee State can improve to 10 games above .500 for the first time since starting the 2012 season 17-5 overall if the Bears are able to emerge with victories in contests against Oakland City (Ind.) and Brescia (Ky.) Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.

Presently, four players sit with at least 110 or more kills on the season, including sophomores Whytney Faulkner (138) and Camille McIntosh (112) as well as freshmen Katelynn Boerger (131) and Bree Hicks (122). Reagan Lewis and Natalie Reida have posted 95 and 90 spikes, respectively.

From an assist standpoint, Lewis (328), fellow Shawnee State senior Makaela Lovely (284) and Shawnee State freshman Cally Carpenter (91) have all contributed to the Bears' total in 2025. Defensively, Megan Steele's 377 digs, Ava Jenkins' 204 dives and Brooke Bossert's 158 head up the back line, while Boerger (37 blocks), McIntosh (36 denials) and Reida (30) lead the front.

Shawnee State has won eight out of its last 11 matches dating back to Aug. 30, with the Bears claiming a thrilling five-set victory over Indiana-East on the road last Friday and following that up the next day with a straight-set road sweep of Midway. Boerger led Shawnee State in both matches, tallying 21 kills and nine blocks in all.

Saturday, Oct. 4 -- Shawnee State Men's Tennis vs. Thomas More, 12 p.m., Daehler Tennis Courts, Portsmouth, Ohio

The men's tennis program at Shawnee State hosts a former Mid-South Conference foe as the Bears do battle with NCAA Division II Thomas More Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m. at Daehler Tennis Courts in Portsmouth.

Shawnee State was led by Daniel Cristobal at the ITA-NAIA Southeast Regional Tournament in Georgetown, Ky. -- as Cristobal scored a win over Johnson (Tenn.)'s Miguel Sanchez Loo in the Round of 128.

Saturday, Oct. 4 -- Shawnee State Women's and Men's Soccer at Indiana-East, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Eaton, Ohio
 

The men's and women's soccer programs get back to action themselves with a quick turnaround as the Bears will travel northward of the Dayton metro area to face Indiana-East Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Shawnee State's men (5-2-2, 1-1 River States Conference) defeated Indiana-East 4-0 and 3-0 in 2024 -- the latter meeting coming in the River States Conference Quarterfinals -- while the Shawnee State women (2-7-1, 1-1 River States Conference) tied Indiana-East 1-1 in the regular season before dropping a 4-2 decision in its own River States Conference Quarterfinal against the Red Wolves in 2024.

This season, Shawnee State's men are currently being led, scoring-wise, by Marco Riva (four goals, two assists, 10 points), Alfie Maynard (two goals, three assists, seven points) and Sei Aitoku (two goals, assist, five points) in 2025. The women have three players -- Lucie Ashkettle, Haynna Addy and Annie Coriell -- with three goals apiece while Robyn Drinkwater and Avery Williams lead the distribution aspect of things as Drinkwater has four assists while Williams has three.

Monday, Oct. 6 and Tuesday, Oct. 7 -- Shawnee State Women's Golf at River States Conference Fall Preview -- The Resort at Glade Springs, Daniels, W. Va.

The women's golf program concludes matters Monday and Tuesday when the Bears head to The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, W. Va. to participate in the annual River States Conference Fall Preview, which, like the men's golf side of things, is a 36-hole tournament over two days.

A lineup will be provided later in the weekend.

Additional

The volleyball contests can be seen at https://gomightyoaks.com/sports/2021/8/24/mighty-oaks-live.aspx and https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ky/owensboro/organization/105003/brescia-university. The men's and women's soccer matchups can be seen at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/iue.