2022 Wilmington Men's Cross Country News
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Tristen Durr Named Head Track & Field and Assistant Cross Country Coach
June 19, 2023Durr, who has been an assistant coach for the last four seasons, takes the reins from Head Coach Ron Combs, who has been the College's head track & field coach for a quarter century. Combs won't be going far, however, as he will remain head cross country coach and transition to assistant track & field coach. -
Wilmington To Add Head Coaching Position in Track & Field
May 22, 2023A national search to find a Head Track & Field and Assistant Cross Country Coach is underway.
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2023 Male Clyde Lamb Award Winner - Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Alumnus George Rickett
May 15, 2023An exercise science major, Rickett graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in exercise science and a minor in coaching.
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George Rickett Wins Night Marathon
February 03, 2023George Rickett, an All-Conference and All-Region cross country runner, a 2022 December graduate of Wilmington College, and now, a marathon winner.
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45 Fall Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-OAC Honors
November 30, 2022Academic All-Conference selections have at least a cumulative 3.5 grade-point average (GPA) at the end of the semester preceding the end of the spring season and be a sophomore academically or above. The student-athlete must also be a member of a varsity team, in a sport sponsored by the league, as well as be enrolled in a full-time capacity.
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Kiwanis Club of Wilmington Honors 2022 Fall Student-Athletes
November 21, 2022Kiwanis is an international service organization dedicated to helping kids locally and around the world. The Wilmington club has been actively helping kids for 40 years and the international group has been working for 100-plus years. Wilmington Kiwanis sponsors the East Clinton, Clinton-Massie and Wilmington Key Clubs. It also sponsors two soccer tournaments at Wilmington College, awards a $1,000 scholarship to a student at Wilmington College or Southern State along with many other things.
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Heys With Second All-American Honor as Men's Cross Country Closes 2022 Season at Nationals
November 19, 2022Heys finished 15th (25:20.4) for his second All-American honors in as many seasons.
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Men's Cross Country Trio Takes on Nationals
November 17, 2022For the first time in school history, the Quakers will send three runners to nationals: Simon Heys, Noah Tobin and George Rickett
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Men's Cross Country to Send Three to Nationals
November 13, 2022Simon Heys, George Rickett and Noah Tobin were selected as individuals for the championships hosted by Olivet College in East Lansing, Michigan, next weekend. All three individuals earned All-Region honors at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional hosted by Hope College on Saturday.
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Three Earn All-Region Honors, Men's Cross Country Sixth at Regionals
November 12, 2022Simon Heys finished second (24:22.8), Noah Tobin placed 12th (24:35.7) and George Rickett was 15th (24:43.3). All three garnered All-Region honors for finishing inside of the top 35
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Men's Cross Country Travels to Michigan for Great Lakes Regional Championship
November 11, 2022The Quaker men head into regional championship week ranked fourth in the Great Lakes.
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Men's Cross Country Takes Third at OAC Championships, Highest Finish in Program History
October 29, 2022The third-place finish in the program's highest finish at the conference meet since joining the conference prior to the 2000 season.
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Men's Cross Country Head to New Concord for OAC Championships
October 27, 2022The men's cross country team heads into conference weekend with the highest regional and national ranking in school history.
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Men's Cross Country Goes 1-2-3, Wins JennaStrong Fall Classic for Second Consecutive Year
October 14, 2022Simon Heys, George Rickett and Noah Tobin went 1-2-3 on Friday evening.
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Men's Cross Country To Host 9th Annual JennaStrong Fall Classic on Friday
October 12, 2022The eight-kilometer race will start early eveningn at 5:15 p.m.
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Nationally Ranked! Men's Cross Country Cracks USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll for First Time
October 06, 2022Fresh off of its top four regional ranking earlier this week, the Wilmington College men's cross country team has achieved a national ranking for the first time in program history, checking in at No. 26 in the most recent United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Coaches' Poll.
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Men's Cross Country Moves Up Five Spots, Earns Highest Regional Ranking in School History
October 04, 2022The Wilmington College men's cross country team has achieved its highest regional ranking in school history as the Fightin' Quakers appeared fourth in the Great Lakes Regional rankings that the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released on Tuesday.
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Men's Cross Country Places Eighth at Pre-Nationals Meet
October 01, 2022The Wilmington College men's cross country team had three individuals turn in top 25 finishes as the team placed eighth at the Pre-Nationals Meet hosted by Olivet College on Saturday.
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Men's Cross Country Travels to Michigan for DIII Pre-Nationals
September 30, 2022The men's cross country team will head to pre-nationals after ranking in the top-10 in the Great Lakes Region.
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Simon Heys Adds Another OAC Runner of the Week to His Resume
September 19, 2022Simon Heys has won OAC runner of the week for the second time this season.
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Men's Cross Country Places Eighth at All-Ohio
September 16, 2022The men's cross country team places sixth at the All-Ohio Championships.
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Men's Cross Country Clashes at All-Ohio
September 15, 2022The men's cross country team heads to Cedarville for the All-Ohio Championships.
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Men's Cross Country Checks in at Sixth in the Great Lakes Regional Rankings
September 14, 2022The men's cross country team ranks sixth in the first regional rankings of the season.
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Noah Tobin Claims Victory as Men's Cross Country Places Second at Tiffelberg Open
September 09, 2022The Wilmington College men's cross country team places second at the Tiffelberg Open.
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Noah Tobin Receives OAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week Award
September 09, 2022Noah Tobin receives OAC honors after winning at the Tiffelberg Open.
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Men's Cross Country Faces off at Tiffelberg Open
September 08, 2022The Quakers head into week 2 in Tiffin after a great season-opener.
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Simon Heys Named OAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
September 06, 2022Wilmington College men's cross country junior Simon Heys has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
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Simon Heys Takes the Victory as Men's Cross-Country Claims Fifth to Open the Season
September 02, 2022Simon Heys came out in front for the Quakers as the team comes in fifth place at the Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic to start the season.
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Men's Cross Country Opens 2022 Season in Fairborn on Friday
September 01, 2022The Wilmington College men's cross-country team opens the 2022 season at the Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic in Fairborn, Ohio.
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Men's Cross Country To Open 2022 Campaign Regionally Ranked
August 24, 2022The Wilmington College men's cross country team will open its 2022 campaign as a regionally-ranked team as the Fightin' Quakers check in at No. 8 in the Great Lakes Region, according to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
