Story by David Wahl III
CEDARVILLE, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's cross country team took eight-place out of 29 teams at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships hosted by Cedarville University on Friday evening. The Fightin' Quakers were second as a team among Division III schools, only behind Otterbein University who placed third. Walsh University came away with the win scoring 61 points.
The WC contingent uad had a trio of runners finish in the top-36 with Simon Heys leading the way with a third-place finish in 24:22. After a hot race last week, Noah Tobin lowered his personal best in the 8,000-meter run with a 16th-place time of 24:53. George Rickett rounded out the trio with a 36th-place finishing time of 25:26. Eric Reynolds and Tate Yoder finished off the scoring for the squad.
Wilmington will have a week off before heading to Lansing, Michigan, for Pre-Nationals.
