TFRRS RESULTS
KENOSHA, Wis. - USTFCCCA Division II No. 5 Cedarville continued its standout season with a runner-up finish in the Midwest Regional at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course.
As a top three finisher, the Lady Jackets earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Championship and a return trip to Kenosha on November 22.
Emily Walsh led the charge with a sixth-place finish in 21:04.0 over the 6,000-meter course.
Aubrey Hayes crossed in 16th (21:29.9), followed closely by
Alyson Enns (19th, 21:38.6),
Corinne Lynch (21st, 21:42.7), and
Savannah Golding (25th, 21:49.2).
The Top 25 finishers in the meet achieve All-Midwest Region recognition.
Caroline Hamilton (37th, 22:09.0) and
Hannah Hartenburg (47th, 22:22.2) provided key depth in the race that totaled 198 competitors.
Grand Valley State repeated as region champion with 25 points. Cedarville totaled 87 points and Lewis was third with 90.
Quotable: Aubrey Hayes
"I was very excited for our second place finish and I think that has really helped in our confidence in thinking about nationals in two weeks! We know it will be a hard fight to reach our goals at nationals but this race was a great display of all of our hard work all season and nationals is what we have been fighting for all season.
"This is arguably the best team we have ever had and we want to capitalize on that. It will take us having some incredible races but our teammates and Coach Bo have confidence in us. If we can go into nationals with confidence and a desire to fight as a team I think that we will position ourselves the best that we can and at the end of the day, we know the Lord will give us strength for exactly what we need."
Stinger Notes:
- The Lady Jackets sported a total time of 1:47:44 with an average of 21:32.
- Golding and Lynch earned all-region recognition for the third time and Walsh picked up her second honor.
- It's the second time that CU has had five all-region selections (2022).
- Cedarville finished as the region runner-up for the fourth time in program history (2016, 2022, 2023, 2025).
- The Jackets head to the NCAA Division II Championship for the sixth time overall.
