Oberlin, Ohio - Junior Kaitlyn Arnold (Jackson, Mich./Northwest) finished 11th out of 244 runners to lead the Alma College women's cross country team to a 14th-place showing at the Inter-Regional Rumble at Oberlin College.
Arnold's time of 21:49.6 was just 49 seconds behind the winner of the race, Lebanon Valley's Kelsey Patrick.
Sophomores Hannah Garn (Charlotte, Mich./Charlotte) and Chelse Van Spronsen (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) were the next finishers for Alma, crossing the line in 22:27 and 23:10 to place 74th and 89th, respectively.
In the men's race, the Scots finished 26th overall. Senior Adam Sanchez (Alma, Mich./Alma) paced Alma with a time of 25:23 to finish 60th, while freshman Anthony Pizzo (Madison Heights, Mich./Clawson) placed 152nd with a time of 26:33.
The Scots are off until Saturday, Oct. 31, when they travel to Olivet College to participate in the MIAA Championships.
QUOTES
Head Coach Matt Chovanec
"We ran very well today. We had outstanding races on both sides. People either has personal best or season bests. It was a fast meet, the course was firm, the competition was good and the weather was good. That led us to running very well all the way around. It was a great rehearsal for what we will face at the NCAA regional and we can only hope that we will continue to grow and get better as a team as we get to the championship phase of the season. I can't wait to see what we do there."
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Women's Race
11 - Kaitlyn Arnold - 21:49
74 - Hannah Garn - 22:57
89 - Chelse Van Spronsen - 23:10
106 - Mallory Munderloh - 23:28
172 - Madison Nelson - 24:42
180 - Brooke Vande Polder - 24:53
198 - Paige Pontiuos - 25:27
203 - Anissa Keeler - 25:57
232 - Lauren Kucharczyk - 27:27
237 - Libbey Jones - 27:56
Open - Laura Kelly - 25:32
Open - Alexandra Bieri - 27:35
Men's Race
60 - Adam Sanchez - 25:23
152 - Anthony Pizzo - 26:33
195 - Charlie Clark - 27:06
201 - Justin Jones - 27:19
216 - Jamey Paron - 27:40
226 - Scott Calvin - 27:56
244 - Jeff Schicker - 28;35
249 - Ryan Weaver - 28:47
267 - Nick Fox - 29:58
