Skip Ad
1 of 15
Ethan Dowdy, H-SC Ethan Dowdy, H-SC
Jaelan Mathews, BC Jaelan Mathews, BC
Elijah Swett, H-SC Elijah Swett, H-SC
Cassidy Morrison, SU Cassidy Morrison, SU
Hannah Smith, VWU Hannah Smith, VWU
Taylor Swann, SU Taylor Swann, SU
Vivi Vasquez, WLU Vivi Vasquez, WLU
Chris Wiley, LYN Chris Wiley, LYN
Ashlynn Mitcham, FC Ashlynn Mitcham, FC
Adam Braithwaite, RMC Adam Braithwaite, RMC
Rylee Asiello, BC Rylee Asiello, BC
Chasen Hunt, LYN Chasen Hunt, LYN
Kayla Werner, LYN Kayla Werner, LYN
Will Braxton, WLU Will Braxton, WLU
Lilly Hall, RMC Lilly Hall, RMC

Cross Country

ODAC Cross Country Report: Week 4

The Week Four schedule for ODAC cross country included just three meets that featured conference runners, but two included strong competition across all three NCAA divisions. Lynchburg and Washington and Lee both entered their men's programs – ranked fifth and 29th in Division III, respectively – in the highly competitive John McNichols Invitational at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind., site of this year's NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship races. Lynchburg also entered men's and women's runners in the adidas XC Challenge in Cary, N.C., which also included diverse fields of multi-divisional talent. The Hornets women's team is ranked fifth in the country. Guilford's men's and women's programs competed in the Yeti Invitational hosted in Shelby, N.C.

ODAC Top Times Reports: MXC | WXC

  • KAYLA WERNER | LYNCHBURG | JR. | FOREST, VA.
    Werner, a junior from Forest, Va., picks up her second ODAC weekly award of the season after a strong outing at the adidas XC Challenge hosted at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. Werner posted the ODAC's best five-kilometer time of the season on the way to a 10th-place showing as the highest non-Division I finisher in the 163-runner field. She used a pace of 5:30.7 per-mile to post a 17:07.6 5K time.

    The nationally fifth-ranked Hornets finished seventh overall in the 14-team table with 209 points, besting several Division I and II programs.

  • CHASEN HUNT | LYNCHBURG | JR. | FOREST, VA.
    Hunt, a junior from Forest, Va., earned a top-10 showing in a highly competitive field of 467 runners at the John McNichols Invitational hosted at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind., the site of the upcoming NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship races. Hunt posted the ODAC's fastest eight-kilometer time of the season at 24:37.5 powered by a sub-5:00 per-mile pace (4:57.2).

    The nationally fifth-ranked Hornets finished ninth overall and seventh among Division III programs with 330 points in the 34-team table.

MEETODAC SCHOOLFINISHTOP INDIVIDUALFINISHTIME
adidas XC Challenge (5K)Lynchburg7th (209 pts)Kayla Werner10th17:07.6
Yeti Invitational (5K)GuilfordN/APiper Campbell10th23:37.7
MEETODAC SCHOOLFINISHTOP INDIVIDUALFINISHTIME
adidas XC Challenge (6K)Lynchburg11th (317 pts)Dylan McGraw67th19:20.17
John McNichols Invitational (8K)Lynchburg9th (330 pts)Chasen Hunt10th24:37.50
 Washington and Lee14th (384 pts)Robert Cooper29th25:00.20
Yeti Invitational (8K)Guilford6th (126 pts)Kendel Lowe22nd34:29.00
Chasen Hunt
Kayla Werner