Oglethorpe Cross Country Begins Season
Senior Enrique Sanchez began the 2009 cross country season in much the same way he finished the 2008 racing season - fast. Sanchez finished 21st out of 174 runners at Berry's Clara Bowl Cross Country Invitational. Sanchez covered the 8k course at Mt. Berry in 27:15 and was the first NCAA D-III finisher in the race.
Sophomore Luis Zimbron finished in 29:24. Freshmen Wes Edmondson
and Tim Tanko also ran well for the Stormy Petrels.
In the women's 5k sophomore Beth Cleary finished in the top third
of a huge race and led the Lady Petrels to a 15th place
finish out of 20 teams. Freshman Bekky Cleary and Sarah
Foster finished second and third for the team, senior Avery
Livingston finished fourth and sophomore Bianca Hernould rounded
out the team's scoring (first five finishers). Also
performing well were junior Michelle Chelemer and freshmen April
Tolley and Bethany Booth.
The squads will next compete on Saturday, September 19th
at the UGA Invitational in Athens. The Men's 8000 meter race
is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. and the Women's 5000 meter race is
slated to start at 8:45 a.m.
