Northwood Runs Well At Live In Lou Cross Country Classic

OVERVIEW –Live In Lou Classic

LOCATION: Tom Sawyer State Park – Louisville, Kentucky

RECAP: Northwood men's and women's cross country competed at the Live In Lou Classic involving 31 men's  and 44 women's teams from across Division I, II, and III

INSIDE THE WOMEN'S RACE (5,000 METERS)

• Northwood placed 40^th overall with 917 points out of 47 teams.
• A total of 419 runners competed in the 5K with Rachael Sierakowski leading the pack in her third straight race.

NORTHWOOD RESULTS:

• Rachael Sierakowski – 172^nd: 19:46.2
• Taylor Hopkins – 286^th: 19:51.5 - 20th in NU History - PR
• Kameron Haag – 200^th: 19:59.2 
• Sarah Zehr – 227^th: 20:12.2
• Avery Stadt - 231^st: 20:13.6
• Lainey Veenkant – 258^th: 20:24.4
• Alyssa Dorn – 289^th: 20:37.6
• Riley Hacker – 321^st: 20:56.9
• Hattie Veenkant – 324^th: 20:58.9
• Amanda Kalkman – 409^th: 23:16.6 

INSIDE THE MEN'S RACE (8,000 METERS)

• Northwood's Dillan Haviland broke his school record in the 8K for the second straight meet finishing in 24:04.0.
• Northwood finished with 474 points, two points behind Clemson at 472, and 37 points behind #24 in Division II West Texas A&M.
• The men's team would place 20^th of the 31 team finishers, also placing higher than GMAC members Findlay (25^th) and Malone (29^th).
• The team also outran eight Division I schools including Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, and Indiana State. A total of 301 runners competed in the event.

Northwood results:

• Dillan Haviland – 24^th: 24:04.0 School Record - PR
• Preston Earl – 87^th: 24:42.0 PR - Second in NU History- PR
• Brandon Boyd – 115^th: 24:55.7 - Fourth in NU History - PR
• Zane Aldrich – 134^th: 25:02.9
• Josh Jones – 146^th: 25:10.2 - Ninth in NU History - PR
• Lucas Oberle – 182^nd: 25:31.8 - 13th in NU History - PR
• Sam Smith – 187^th: 25:33.2 - 14th in NU History - PR
• Carson Laney – 218^th: 25:51.3 - 25th in NU History - PR
• Todd Henley – 263^rd: 26:28.8 - PR

UP NEXT

• Northwood's cross-country teams will head to the Warrior Challenge hosted by Wayne State on Saturday, October 22. Both teams look to continue their surge before they host the Northwood Tune-Up on Saturday, October 29.