Men's Cross Country At Wittenberg Invitational

Once again battling warm, muggy conditions, the Tigers performed well in their first race against North Coast Athletic Conference competition Saturday at the Wittenberg Invitational. Sophomore Nick DeWald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) paced the men's squad again with a third-place finish in a time of 28:38. Junior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central) also made a good showing, crossing the finish line in 29:46 in seventh place. Earlham won the meet, while Wittenberg was second and Ohio Wesleyan was third.

On the women's side, junior Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead) finished in 21:19, good for 3rd place. Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont) ran the course in 21:32, which placed her fourth in the competition. Again, Earlham won the meet, followed by the host Tigers and Ohio Wesleyan.