Complete Men's & Women's Results (PDF)

Williamstown, Massachusetts - Joanna Johnson won her second race of the season this afternoon at the Purple Valley Classic, hosted by Williams College.

The junior from Chico, California, toured the 6000-meter course in 22:12 to claim top honors. First-year Sara Terashima led a tightly bunched scoring pack for the Yeowomen with a 22nd place finish in 23:25. Seniors Clara Shaw and Cordelia Revells crossed the line in 28th and 33rd place, while first-year Kristina Witcher grabbed 35th overall. The second through fifth runners for Oberlin finished within 34 second of each other, leading to 111 points and a fourth place team finish. Johns Hopkins won the team title with 29 points.

“I thought our women competed very well,” Head Coach Ray Appenheimer said. “We knocked off some good teams today in a high quality environment.”

The Yeomen were paced by first-year Eric Line's 27th place effort. The Dover, Delaware product ran 26:51 over the 8000-meter course. Sophomore Stephen Williams was close behind in 26:55, good for 34th overall. Sophomore David Cogswell led the second scoring pack for Oberlin with a 39th place finish (27:23), followed by sophomore Ben Schild (41st, 27:29) and junior Justin Warner (45th, 27:36). The men placed seventh as a team with 177 points. University of Massachusetts-Lowell won the event with 38 points.

“Our men mixed it up with a very good field,” Appenheimer said. “I'm proud of the way they competed and think we can improve over the course of the season.”

Both Oberlin squads are back in action next week. The All-Ohio Championships take place in Delaware on Friday, October 2.