October 12, 2009

Cross Country Shows Strength at Southern Challenge

Oglethorpe's men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Southern Challenge Cross Country meet hosted by Chattahoochee-Tech this past Saturday morning. The men's 8k and women's 5k were run over the very hilly Wildwood course in Marietta. The men finished 5th out of 10 teams while the women finished 6th out of 10 teams.

Oglethorpe had 3 individual medalists: senior Enrique Sanchez finished 3rd overall, junior Luis Zimbron finished 15th  and sophomore Beth Cleary finished 12th in the women's race. Rounding out the scoring and finishes for the men were Isaac Barron, Jay Russell, Ellis Jones, Sean Lovett, Alex Van Zandt, Tony Golden and Brandon Morse. Following Cleary in the women's race were Avery Livingston, Bekky Strom, Sherry Blystone, Sarah Foster, Michelle Chelemer, April Tolley and Chelsea Couch.

The teams will next compete on Saturday, October 17th when they host the Annual Stormy Petrel Cross Country Classic on the campus course.  The men's 8k will be at 9:00 a.m. and the women's 5k will be at 10 a.m.