Men's Cross Country Earns Four All-Conference Members As Teams Compete At G-MAC Championships

OVERVIEW – G-MAC Cross Country Championships

LOCATION: Hillcrest Golf Club – Findlay, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's and women's cross country began their postseason races with the G-MAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday (November 5).

INSIDE THE WOMEN'S RACE (6,000 METERS)

• Northwood placed sixth out of 13 schools while finishing with 194 points. 
• Kameron Haag led the Timberwolves earning a 29th-place finish, setting a new personal record, and moving into 14th place in program history for the 6K.
• Northwood's runners averaged a sub-24-minute time (23:57) as five runners set new personal bests. 

NORTHWOOD RESULTS:

• Kameron Haag – 29th: 23:21.0 – PR – 14th in NU History
• Rachael Sierakowski – 41st: 23:41.0
• Sarah Zehr – 44th: 23:48.8 – PR – 18th in NU History
• Taylor Hopkins – 56th: 24:19.8 - 24th in NU History
• Lainey Veenkant – 64th: 24:33.6
• Alyssa Dorn – 70th: 24:44.6 
• Hattie Veenkant – 79th: 25:08.6 - PR
• Riley Hacker – 89th: 25:46.4
• Molly Dickinson – 102nd: 26:14.4 - PR
• Amanda Kalkman – 118th: 27:22.5

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

• Northwood men's cross country team earned a second-place finish with 70 points just behind Walsh who won with 37. The Timberwolves finished two spots ahead of the preseason poll prediction of fourth.
• Dillan Haviland led the way for the Timberwolves, finishing fourth amongst 140 GMAC runners. 
• Seniors Haviland (fourth) and Zane Aldrich (ninth) earned first-team All-Conference honors with their top-10 finishes.
• Sophomores Preston Earl (15th) and Josh Jones (19th) earned second-team All-Conference honors as they both placed in the top 20.
• The Timberwolves averaged 25:17 per race and 5:05 per mile.

Northwood results:

• Dillan Haviland – 4th: 24:35.7
• Zane Aldrich – 9th: 25:08.6 
• Preston Earl – 15th: 25:20.8
• Josh Jones – 19th: 25:30.2
• Carson Laney – 23rd: 25:45.2 – PR – 21st in NU History
• Sam Smith – 29th – 25:53.9 
• Brandon Boyd – 35th: 26:07.5
• Lucas Oberle – 46th: 26:30.9
• Todd Henley – 48th: 26:32.9

UP NEXT

• Northwood is set to travel to Wisconsin-Parkside on November 19 for the NCAA Midwest Regional meet as both teams look to continue their postseason run.