HOLLAND, Michigan — The Marietta College men's and women's cross country teams concluded their seasons at the NCAA Regional meet hosted by Hope College on Saturday (Nov. 12) at Three Fires Golf Club.
John Carroll won the men's team title with 48 points. Case Western Reserve finished second with 65 points, followed by Mount Union (108 points), Otterbein (115) and Calvin (141). The Pioneers placed 38th in the 8,000-meter race.
Jake Cribbet led the Pioneer men finishing the course in a personal record time of 28:19.8. The rest of the Marietta lineup included
Aaron Rohr (Mogadore, Ohio/Field) (31:12.8),
Jack Hehr (Zanesville, Ohio/Tri-Valley) (31:26.6),
Clark Wilson (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) (33:07.1) and
Jason Panas (Saint Clairsville, Ohio/Saint Clairsville) (34:09.2).
In the women's 6,000-meter race, John Carroll took home first place honors with 81 points. Calvin placed second with 106 points, followed by Hope (127 points), Mount Union (147) and Ohio Northern (158). Marietta placed 34th overall.
It was a great day of racing for the Pioneer women as five of Marietta's six runners set new personal record times and the sixth runner turned in her best time of the season.
Kaitlyn Gough (Canal Winchester, Ohio/Bloom Carroll) was Marietta's top finisher completing the course in 24:16.6 and trimming over two minutes off her previous personal best time.
Mackenzie Moran (Tallmadge, Ohio/Tallmadge) was the next Pioneer across the finish line as she posted a season best time of 25:49.7.
Isabelle Poling (Lancaster, Ohio/Bloom Carroll) cut 40-plus seconds off her personal record time finishing in 26:15.1.
Haille Rogers (Anchorage, Alaska/East Lake) bested her personal record time by over a minute and a half crossing the line in 27:14.7.
Kayla Kearns (Preston, Md./Easton) ran a time of 28:35.0, 42 seconds better than her previous best time, while
Hope Adams (Delaware, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) cut nearly two minutes off her personal record time finishing in 30:26.1.
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