Men Take 7th As Cross Country Competes at NCAA Midwest Regional

OVERVIEW – NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL

LOCATION: WAYNE DANNEHL COURSE – KENOSHA, WISC.

RECAP: Northwood men's and women's cross country began their postseason races with the NCAA Midwest Regional at Wisconsin-Parkside (November 19).

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

• Northwood placed 19th out of 33 schools with 583 points.
• Northwood's team total time equated to 2:00:31.62 with finishes of 88, 91,123, 136, 145, 163, and 175.  

NORTHWOOD RESULTS:

• Taylor Hopkins – 89th:  23:34.53 – PR – 16th in NU History
• Rachael Sierakowski – 93rd: 23:38.22
• Sarah Zehr– 124th: 24:09.48
• Kameron Haag: 138th: 24:28.89
• Lainey Veenkant – 147th: 24:40.68
• Alyssa Dorn – 165th: 25:30.63
• Hattie Veenkant – 178th: 26:01.85

INSIDE THE MEN'S RACE (10,000 METERS)

• No. 29 Northwood placed seventh overall (203 points) out of the 30 teams competing.
• Led by Dillan Haviland (26th) and Preston Earl (27th) the Timberwolves stayed true to the USTFCCCA Midwest regional rankings earning their seventh-place finish.
• The Timberwolves had four runners set 10k personal bests and three moving into the top 25 history books.

Northwood results:

• Dillan Haviland – 26th: 31:57.57 – PR – Fourth in NU History
• Preston Earl – 27th: 31:57.6 – PR – Fifth in NU History
• Zane Aldrich – 37th : 32:13.98
• Carson Laney – 49th: 32:24.24 – PR – 10th in NU History
• Josh Jones – 64th: 32:47.04 – PR – 12th in NU History
• Brandon Boyd– 93rd: 33:19.8
• Sam Smith – 109th: 33:35.64

UP NEXT

• Northwood's cross country teams will await their fate for an at-large bid for the NCAA National meet in Oregon. Three teams from each region (8) get an automatic bid with 10 other teams receiving at-large bids.