FOR RELEASE
2012-09-18
HUNTINGTON, Ind. - Huntington University sophomore Gretchen Spahr (Huntington, Ind., Huntington North High School) was named Crossroads League Runner of the Week for the week of September 17-23, 2012, for her outstanding efforts at the Indiana Intercollegiates this past weekend.
Competing against 214 athletes representing 26 different schools, eight of which were NCAA Division I institutions, Spahr ran a 19:18 good for a 40th place finish overall and a ninth place finish among the non-NCAA Division 1 competition.
As a team HU placed 12th out of 26 teams. Among the Little State competition which included 18 non-Division I schools, Huntington finished fifth with 107 points. The Foresters have a two-week break before competing in the Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota.
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