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10.21.06 -
The men and women's cross
country teams competed in the Mid-Central Conference championships on
Saturday. The Forester men ran to a third place finish and the women
finished fifth.
Indiana Wesleyan won the
men's 8K race with a team score of 49 followed by Taylor (64), HU (73),
Spring Arbor (83), Marian (125), Goshen (145), Grace (198), Bethel (202) and
St. Francis (247).
Three
HU harriers earned MCC All-Conference honors with a Top 12 finish. Nick Johnson
paced the Foresters finishing fourth in 26:13; Dan Lindbloom was seventh in
26:29; and Joseph Njeri was twelfth in 26:47. Luke Diehl (19th, 27:34)
and Cody Hannie (32nd, 28:06) rounded out the list of scorers for HU.
Other Forester runners were Michael Lehman (33rd, 28:07), Luke Andrews (42nd,
28:42), Dan Schaber (70th, 30:14) and Josh Barnett (85th, 33:49).
"Our men's team is very
young, but they have worked hard and have continued to improve all season,"
said Coach King. "They ran an excellent race today."
In
the women’s 5K race, Spring Arbor took the team title with a score of 42
followed by Indiana Wesleyan (64), Taylor (67), Goshen (83), HU (136), Bethel
(146), Marian (164), St. Francis (231), and Grace (269).
Molly
Andrews was HU's top finisher. She placed 22nd in 20:25. Emily
Holliday was 24th in 20:31, Ashley Buck was 26th in 20:34, Jill Roughia was
28th in 20:38, Vanessa Macias was 41st in 21:25 and Laura Bowman was 58th in
22:17.
"The
women have competed hard all season," said Coach King. "They have done
a great job of reaching their potential."
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