Posted: Oct 17, 2009
BEREA, OHIO - The Baldwin Wallace University women's cross country team placed sixth of 25 teams and the men were 18th of 28 teams competing at the 2009 Oberlin Inter-Regional this afternoon (Saturday, October 17) in Oberlin, Ohio. This was the sixth meet of the season for the Yellow Jackets.
For the women, senior reigning Ohio Athletic Conference Runner of the Year D�Arcy Hlavin (Berea) led the way with a 15th-place finish in a time of 22:06. Junior Kim Chinn (Zanesville/ West Muskingum) was 23rdoverall with a mark of 22:29, junior Karin Coyne (Columbia Station/ Columbia) was 40th in 23:01, freshmanSarah Rospert (Milan/ Edison) was 55th in 23:22, junior Krysten Kovach (North Royalton/ Parma Padua Franciscan) was 57th in 23:24, junior Katie White (Berea) was 61st in 23:27, and sophomore Julie Kotesovec (Litchfield Twp./ Medina Buckeye) was 88th in 23:58.
For the men, junior Brian Gibbons (Rocky River) led the Yellow Jackets in 41st place with a time of 26:05. Freshman Ken Janosko (Mentor) was 92nd in 26:48, sophomore Zach Szablewski (Tiffin/ Calvert) was 110thin 27:10, senior James Eberts (North Canton/ Hoover) was 120th in 27:19, senior Brian Campbell (Berea)was 124th in 27:21, freshman Nick Jeffers (South Amherst/ Firelands) was 138th in 27:34, and sophomoreTom Wilkin (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) was 145th in 27:43.
The Yellow Jackets are off from competition next week and will next run in the 2009 OAC Championship Meet on Saturday, October 31 in Wilmington, Ohio. More details on the meet can be found on the championship site at http://athletics.wilmington.edu/oac-cross-country-2009/index.cfm.
Fans also are reminded that Baldwin Wallace is the host institution for the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship meet on Saturday, November 21 in Highland Hills. More details on the meet can be found on the championship site at http://www.bw.edu/athletics/09ccnationals/.
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