Cross Country Teams Have Historic Day at Greater Louisville Classic

OVERVIEW – Louisville Cross Country Classic

LOCATION: Lousiville, Ky.

RECAP: The Northwood University cross country teams have a big day at the Louisville Classic Saturday (October 5), as the Timberwolves register numerous personal-bests and all-time performances.

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

• Northwood placed 32nd out of 62 teams with 843 points in the women's blue race.
• East Tennessee State was the winner of the blue race with 104 points, followed by St. Francis at 113).
• A total of 533 runners competed in the race, with Nicole McMillen winning with a time of 17:43.6.

NORTHWOOD RESULTS:

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

• Northwood also placed 32nd in the Men's Gold race with 791 points, which featured a large number of Division I teams (41 teams overall).
• Middle Tennessee State had the top score in the gold event at 81 points, followed by Louisville (111) and Campbell (147).
• A total of 373 runners competed in the race. Athanas Kioko of Campbell was the winner with a time of 22:58.5.
• Northwood's individuals had a huge day at the event – all 11 competitors had personal-best times in the event. Seven of the times are now among the 20 best in school history.

NORTHWOOD RESULTS:

UP NEXT

• Northwood will travel to the Jayhawk Invitational October 11.