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Cross Country Shines at Wooster Twilight Challenge

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Men's Cross Country | 11/4/2022 8:05:00 PM

Wooster, Ohio- In their final competition of the regular season, the Oberlin College men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Wooster to compete in the non-team scored Wooster Twilight 5k Challenge.
 
Marisa Tayal led the Yeowomen's 5k efforts with a time of 20:48.2 to finish in 13th. Not far behind came a plethora of Crimson and Gold in Tessa Lauen (21:23.3), Camila Ciembroniewicz (21:29.0), Caleigh Lyons (21:32.9), and Natalie Hickerson (21:35.3). First-year Ella Wozek finished just a few seconds later with a time of 22:13.3 before Serafina Yan rounded out the Yeowomen harriers at 23:58.1.
 
In the men's 5k, Johnny Ragsdale earned the top finish for Oberlin with a time of 15:49.26 to finish third overall. Charlie Endres and Danny Markey finished right behind at 15:55.2 and 16:04.1 to round out the top five. Keeping it close, Jesse Herdman (16:29.6) came in at ninth before Jerry Achtermann and Liam Newman finished in 16:44.5 and 16:57.2, respectively. Chase Sortor rounded out the Oberlin lineup with a personal-best time of 18:21.3.
 
Running unattached was XC alum and Volunteer Assistant Coach, Anna Scott '22 who finished second overall with a time of 18:35.5.
 
The Oberlin cross country teams now look to showcase their talents at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships next Saturday, November 12.
 
Fans can watch all the home matches live online. Home contests can be accessed on a TV through the official Oberlin College Sports Network app on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV.
 
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