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Photo Credit: Derrick Blyberg, PNW Sports Information
Photo Credit: Derrick Blyberg, PNW Sports Information
NO. 13 ONU RACES AT THE NAIA GREAT LAKES XC CHALLENGE

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 13 Olivet Nazarene University women's cross country team hit the road and raced in the NAIA Great Lakes XC Challenge on Saturday morning.  The Tigers finished sixth out of 26 teams, with 243 points.  

 

Leading the way for the Tigers was Jaclyn Latocha.  Latocha ran her 5k in 18:09.10 and finished 15th.  Following Latocha was Eleanor Fournier, who finished in 44th, with a time of 18:45.10.  Sarai Vargas then finished in 53rd place with a time of 18:48.60.  Taylor Widder rounded out the top-60 finishers with a 59th finish with a time of 18:54.70. 

 

In the white race, Lindsey DiazDeLeon led the Tigers with a 69th place finish with a time of 20:40.70.  Amelia Murray followed DiazDeleon with a 76th place finish with a time of 20:45.20.  Mackenzie Park and Thaliya Martinez rounded out the top-100 finishers for the Tigers with an 82nd and 100th place finish.  The Tigers placed 17th out of 36 schools in the white race. 

 

Below are the Tiger finishers in the NAIA Great Lakes XC Challenge:

Runner

Time

Place

Race

Jaclyn Latocha

18:09.10

15th

Maroon

Eleonor Fournier

18:45.10

44th

Maroon

Sarai Vargas

18:48.60

53rd

Maroon

Taylor Widder

18:54.70

59th

Maroon

Jacey Schickel

19:08.70

74th

Maroon

Elise Champlin

20:01.40

126th

Maroon

Lauren Smith

20:06.10

132nd

Maroon

Rachel Shepard

20:31.80

152nd

Maroon

Kathryn Swanson

20:53.80

169th

Maroon

Liberty Henry

21:49.00

203rd

Maroon

Lindsey DiazDeLeon

20:40.70

69th

White

Amelia Murray

20:45.20

76th

White

Mackenzie Park

20:55.40

82nd

White

Thaliya Martinez

21:16.50

100th

White

Emily Diaz

21:33.40

114th

White

Grace White

22:09.20

150th

White

Abby McVey

26:07.90

241st

White

 

WHAT'S NEXT?

The No. 13 Tigers host the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Championships at Aspen Ridge Golf Course on Saturday, November 6th.  The time is yet to be determined. 

 

--ONU—

 

*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu