GREENSBORO, N.C. --- For the second
straight year, Bridgewater College put its stamp on both races at
the ODAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships as the
Eagles corralled both titles on a rainy, windy, cold day in
Greensboro. BC's Kaylee Kubisiak repeated as the women's
individual champion, while Washington and Lee University's Ian
McDonald secured the men's crown. Both were named ODAC
Runners of the Year.
Full Meet Results
Kubisiak was joined by her head coach, Brian Flynn, and men's
first year runner Trey Gibson as Eagle award winners. Flynn
was tabbed the ODAC Coach of the Year on both the men's and women's
sides and Gibson took home ODAC Men's Rookie of the Year accolades
as the top first year finisher. Eastern Mennonite University
athletes captured the remaining three honors. Kat Lehman
earned ODAC Women's Rookie of the Year status, while Jacob Landis
and Hannah Chappell-Dick took home the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance
Scholar-Athlete Awards in a vote of the league's sports information
directors.
Three Eagles placed inside the top-six in the women's race, all
earning All-ODAC First Team honors. Kubisiak led the charge
with a time of 23:35.6 on the rain-soaked six-kilometer course on
Guilford College's campus. Teammates Zanny Ludtke (24:33.3)
and Makenzie MacDonald (24:54.2) placed fourth and sixth,
respectively. Emily Mellman (25:39.2) and Lauren Johnson
(25:40.6) completed BC's scoring five, leading the Eagles to a
13-point victory over second place EMU, 42-to-55.
Other women's runners earning first time honors include EMU's duo
of Chappell-Dick (2nd; 23:45.1) and Lehman (3rd; 24:10.8), Caity
Ashley (5th; 24:33.3) from Roanoke College, and Liz Wade (24:54.2)
from Virginia Wesleyan College.
Bridgewater's men's crown can be attributed to its top seven
runners earning All-ODAC First or Second Team honors, leading the
Eagles to 37 points, 26 tallies clear of EMU (63) in second after
the eight kilometer run. Luke Sohl (5th; 26:48.8), Matt
Denlinger (6th; 26:51.9) and Keith Thomas (26:52.3) picked up first
team laurels, while Gibson (8th; 26:54.8), Tim Miller (11th;
27:16.0), Aaron Hill (12th; 27:26.8) and Connor Maguder (13th;
27:32.1) earned second team recognition.
The remaining first team honorees joining McDonald and BC's trio
are Harrison Toney (2nd; 26:27.3) from Roanoke, Ryan Gehman (3rd;
26:28.7) from EMU, and Mac Strehler (4th; 26:44.4) from
W&L.
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any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the
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ODAC Women's Championship - 6K Race | ODAC Men's Championship - 8K Race | |||||
1. Bridgewater | 42 pts. | 1. Bridgewater | 37 pts. | |||
2. Eastern Mennonite | 55 pts. | 2. Eastern Mennonite | 63 pts. | |||
3. Washington and Lee | 83 pts. | 3. Washington and Lee | 68 pts. | |||
4. Roanoke | 88 pts. | 4. Roanoke | 98 pts. | |||
5. Virginia Wesleyan | 142 pts. | 5. Emory & Henry | 141 pts. | |||
6. Shenandoah | 160 pts. | 6. Lynchburg | 177 pts. | |||
7. Emory & Henry | 193 pts. | 7. Virginia Wesleyan | 200 pts. | |||
8. Guilford | 219 pts. | 8. Shenandoah | 255 pts. | |||
9. Randolph | 247 pts. | 9. Guilford | 278 pts. | |||
10. Lynchburg | 280 pts. | 10. Hampden-Sydney | 280 pts. | |||
11. Randolph | 308 pts. | |||||
All-ODAC First Team - Women | All-ODAC First Team - Men | |||||
Kaylee Kubisiak | BC | 23:35.6 | Ian McDonald | W&L | 26:20.2 | |
Hannah Chappell-Dick | EMU | 23:45.1 | Harrison Toney | RC | 26:27.3 | |
Kat Lehman | EMU | 24:10.8 | Ryan Gehman | EMU | 26:28.7 | |
Zanny Ludtke | BC | 24:16.7 | Mac Strehler | W&L | 26:44.4 | |
Caity Ashley | RC | 24:33.3 | Luke Sohl | BC | 26:48.8 | |
Makenzie McDonald | BC | 24:41.5 | Matt Denlinger | BC | 26:51.9 | |
Liz Wade | VWC | 24:54.2 | Keith Thomas | BC | 26:52.3 | |
All-ODAC Second Team - Women | All-ODAC Second Team - Men | |||||
Kerri Dalton | RC | 24:58.3 | Trey Gibson | BC | 26:54.8 | |
Dorothy Earner | SU | 25:07.8 | Levi Warring | W&L | 27:03.7 | |
Meg Greene | E&H | 25:13.6 | Jacob Landis | EMU | 27:14.5 | |
Rachel Steffen | W&L | 25:15.2 | Tim Miller | BC | 27:16.0 | |
Casey Mackintosh | W&L | 25:23.0 | Aaron Hill | BC | 27:26.8 | |
Jolee Paden | EMU | 25:28.9 | Connor Maguder | BC | 27:32.1 | |
Alana Babington | W&L | 25:32.4 | Alec Thibodeaux | EMU | 27:37.8 | |
Women's Runner of the Year | Men's Runner of the Year | |||||
Kaylee Kubisiak, BC | Ian McDonald, W&L | |||||
Women's Coach of the Year | Men's Coach of the Year | |||||
Brian Flynn, BC | Brian Flynn, BC | |||||
Women's Rookie of the Year | Men's Rookie of the Year | |||||
Kat Lehman, EMU | Trey Gibson, BC | |||||
Women's ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete | Men's ODAC/Farm
Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete |
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Hannah Chappell-Dick, EMU | Jacob Landis, EMU |