AKRON, Ohio – Wilmington College freshman Katie Hughes led the Fightin' Quakers performance at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships hosted by Akron University on Saturday.
Hughes, the first Quaker to finish, placed 172nd with a time of 24:53.6. Savannah Rhodes was next to cross the finish line, doing so in 25:27.7 for 208th place.
Next to finish for Wilmington was Allison Helmke and Kelly Rice, completing the six-kilometer course just two spots from one another. Helmke recorded a time of 27:23.5 while Rice tallied a mark of 27:40.8. Kendra Stahl rounded out the Quakers' top five finishers with a time of 27:57.4.
As a team, Wilmington placed 33rd out of 39 teams.
"Today was a tough environment for a young and inexperienced team," Head Coach Ron Combs said. "We are getting better and will see some of the DIII teams we competed against today in a few weeks."
Wilmington will compete again on Friday, Oct. 5 at the Eagle Invitational in Warrenville, Illinois.
