Men's and Women's XC Win Wittenberg Invitational Behind Gray and Rodeheffer
The Tigers scored well as a team on both-sides, finishing first in both team categories, as well as producing first place finishers in Alexis Gray, and Charles Rodeheffer.
September 10, 2016
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Wittenberg Cross Country held their lone home meet of the year at Snyder Park on Saturday morning. On a beautiful day, the Tigers did not disappoint the many students and supporters that were in attendance. The Tigers scored well as a team on both-sides, finishing first in both team categories, as well as producing first place finishers in Alexis Gray, and Charles Rodeheffer. This is the second weekend in a row that both Tiger programs have shown well, as the young programs held their own in a deep field a week ago at the Rich Davis Flyer 5K held by the University of Dayton.
WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS
- Gray continued to impress in her young Tiger career, as the freshman took home first place with a run of 19:42.76.
- Lorin Conti finished third overall with a run of 20:26.89.
- Rounding out the top four for the Tigers was Katherine Phillips, who turned in a performance of 20:36.44.
- Paige Narcisco and Erin Hord rounded out the top ten for the Tigers, finishing sixth and seventh with times of 20:39.85 and 21:06.50
MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS
- Rodeheffer's first place time for Wittenberg was a blazing 16:39.60, with teammate Jon Osman coming in a close second at 16:52.10.
- Jersson Pachar chased down his teammates for a third place finish at 17:43.17 after returning from injury.
- Senior Ethan Raines locked down a sixth place finish for the Tigers at 18:14.63, while Evan Schreiber rounded out the top ten for the Tigers in eighth place with a run of 18:50.79.
FROM THE COACH
- "This was a solid, quality meet for us when it comes to team effort. I feel that we are starting to close the gap and becoming more and more competitive, but what I really like the most is the leadership and energy," said Coach Penney.
UP NEXT
- Both programs return to action on September 17 at the Otterbein Invitational in Westerville, Ohio.
