The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams have gotten just one meet in so far this season, thanks to flooding rains that soaked Marietta, Ohio, last weekend. In that one meet, Wittenberg's young teams posted quite a few strong times while leading the team to first-place finishes in the Wittenberg Invitational on Sept. 11.
In both events, Wittenberg defeated Ohio Valley College and a club team representing Ohio Dominican University. For the men, freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North) was the first Tigers finisher in a time of 29:03. Freshman David Wallingford (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue) and junior Chris Petrik (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) also broke the 30-minute mark as Wittenberg captured the top seven places in the race.
On the women's side, a pair of freshmen led the Tigers and also finished with sub-22 minute times. Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood) and Mary Beth Lintz (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont) were third and fourth in times of 21:30.97 and 21:37.67, respectively.
After the unexpected week off, the Tigers are on the road this week at Roanoke College in Virginia.
Men's Cross Country At Wittenberg Invitational
Posted: Sep 11, 2004