Tiger Harriers Cap Season At Regional Championships

Wittenberg placed 23rd in the 2012 meet, hosted by Anderson, as Jacob Kuntz leads individually in 83rd place.

Jacob Kuntz was the top finisher for the Tiger men's cross country team at the 2012 Great Lakes Regional meet. File Photo | Erin Pence

November 10, 2012

ANDERSON, Ind. – The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams put the finishing touches on the 2012 season with a pair of solid finishes in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championship meet, hosted by Anderson University.

The Tiger men claimed 23^rd place in the 37-team field, finishing with an even 600 points. The Tiger women placed 24^th out of 33 teams with 699 points.

The top individual finish for the Tigers was turned in by junior Molly King (Springfield, Ohio/Northeastern), who covered the 6-kilometer course in a time of 23:08 to place 44^th. She was followed by junior Shannon Kelleher (Hilliard, Ohio/Darby) in 137^th place.

Rounding out the point-scorers for the Tiger women were junior Maggie McIlvain (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool) in 177^th, senior Chelsey Williams (Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury) in 184^th and freshman Sarah Webb (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg) in 185^th.

Leading the charge for the Tiger men was junior Jacob Kuntz (Versailles, Ky./Woodford), who crossed the finish line in a time of 26:48, good for 83^rd place. He was followed closely by senior Trevor Grandy (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman), who covered the 8-kilometer course in 26:52 to finish 89^th.

The top five for the men also included junior Wade Westbrook (Columbus, Ohio/Whetstone) in 105^th, sophomore Adam Kapuscinski (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) in 150^th and junior Sean Redfield (Fredonia, NY/St. Francis) in 177^th.