RESULTS (PDF) | TFRRS RESULTS
KENOSHA, Wis. - Cedarville finished 16th at the Wisconsin-Parkside Invite at the Wayne E. Dannehl National Cross Country Course.
The meet featured 220 total runners and several nationally-ranked programs in the 24-team field.
J.J. Varner paced the Yellow Jackets in 62nd place with a time of 26:00.9 for the 8,000 meters. He was followed by
Trevor Billingsley (82nd, 26:18.9) and
Joey Merrill (86th, 26:24.6).
Rounding out the scoring were
Jonathan Christopher (108th, 26:43.3) and
Ezekiel Rice (122nd, 26:52.8).
Jeremiah Hetrick (145th, 27:17.6) and
Jeremy Snyder (152nd, 27:23.3) completed the top seven.
Colorado Mines, ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division II, won the team title while No. 3 Adams State was the runner-up. No. 6 ranked Lee placed third.
Quotable: Head Coach Paul Orchard
"It wasn't a great day for us. Certainly not having Joey (Carroll) in there makes a difference. However, we got to see the course where the region meet will be and that was the main reason we came up here. These guys needed to know what it felt like and then be better prepared to attack it the next time out."
Five Facts:
- All-G-MAC runner Joey Carroll did not compete due to illness.
- Varner led the Jackets for the first time this fall.
- Seven Cedarville athletes finished within 1:23 of each other.
- Four of the Top 10 teams in the USTFCCCA Division II poll participated.
- The meet was a preview of the course that will host the Midwest Regional (Nov. 8) and NCAA Division II Championships (Nov. 22).
Next up for the Yellow Jackets is the Wilmington Classic on October 17.
