Cross Country Competes At Lewis Crossover

OVERVIEW – LEWIS CROSSOVER INVITE

LOCATION: Lewis Cross Country Course – Romeoville, Ill.

RECAP: Northwood men's and women's cross country competed at the Lewis Crossover Invite in Romeoville, Ill. On Saturday (October 7).

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

• NU's women placed 28^th with 723 points. The race included --- athletes from 33 teams. Colorado School of Mines took first with 49 points while Grand Valley st. took second (98 points) and Lewis placed third (131 points).
• Sarah Zehr led the Timberwolves for the third straight meet setting another personal record in the process. The junior broke the top 100, cutting off over 45 seconds of her previous PR. Zehr placed 91^st overall in 22:58.4.
• Six of NU's 11 runners set new PRs during the race.

NORTHWOOD RESULTS:

• Zehr – 91^st: 22:58.4 PR – t-9^th in NU History
• Taylor Hopkins – 123: 23:15.7 PR – 14^th in NU History
• Katherine Haupt – 199^th: 24:07.1 PR – 23^rd in NU History
• Ariel Warner – 211^th: 24:16.7 PR – t-25th^th in NU History
• Molly Dickinson – 237^th: 24:41.1 PR
• Rachael Sierakowski – 238^th: 24:41.6 PR
• Riley Hacker – 248^nd: 24:54.9 PR
• Kaylee Locke – 283^rd: 26:04.3
• Kaylee Aultman – 294^th: 26:19.2
• Alyssa Dorn – 303^rd: 27:12.1
• Hattie Veenkant – 306^th: 27:45.3

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

• A total of 31 teams and 337 racers competed in Romeoville as Northwood took 31^st with 952 points (pts.).
• Ty Pichan led all Timberwolves, finishing 239^th overall in 26:53.9. Jackson Turnbow finished just behind him in 26:55.2. Turnbow's finish was over a 40-second PR.
• Four of NU's racers are freshman competing in their first collegiate 8K race.

NORTHWOOD RESULTS:

• Ty Pichan – 239^th: 26:53.9
• Jackson Turnbow – 242^nd: 26:55.2 PR
• Brandon Thompson – 254^th: 27:08.0
• Alex Meszaros – 265^th: 27:18.3
• Logan Roka – 275^th: 27:29.0

UP NEXT

• Northwood men's and women's cross country gear up for the conference championships on Saturday (October 21) at Malone in Canton, Ohio.