The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams have concluded the regular season portion of the 2004 schedule, and they are now hard at work heading into the home stretch of the season. That stretch starts next Saturday at the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet, which is hosted by Allegheny this year.
On Oct. 8, the Tiger men and women both finished 16th in the All-Ohio Championships at Ohio Wesleyan University. The men were led by freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North), who finished 75th in a time of 30:04, and freshman Shawn Hils (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood), who took 86th place in 30:46.3. Rounding out the men's scorers were freshman David Wallingford (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue) in 87th in 30:46.9, freshman Mike Wismer (Avon, Ohio/Avon) in 101st in 32:02 and junior Chris Petrik (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) in 105th in 32:36. The women were paced by freshman Mary Beth Lintz (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont), who claimed 78th place in a time of 22:07. She was backed by sophomore Sarah Yehle (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette) in 89th in 22:40, freshman Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood) in 92nd in 22:59, sophomore Jessica McClish (Shelby, Ohio/Shelby) in 94th in 23:04 and junior Megan O'Neil (Carroll, Ohio/Bloom-Carroll) in 100th in 23:49.
Women's Cross Country at the All-Ohio Championship Meet
Posted: Oct 08, 2004