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ODAC Cross Country Report: Week 7

ODAC cross country runners had a heavy week of competition as they competed in the final meets on the league schedule ahead of the 2026 ODAC Cross Country Championships in two weeks. They certainly showed they are ready to roll after seeing the results from three meets that included conference athletes.

  • Aubrey Shenk Invitational (Men: 8K | Women: 6K)
    • Meet Results
    • Competing Programs: Batten, Shenandoah
    • ODAC Men's Best: Brayden Shotwell, SU – 37th at 25:43.5 (5:10.5 pace)
    • ODAC Women's Best: Ester Zar, BATN – 2nd at 21:05.4 (5:39.4 pace)
  • Connecticut College Invitational (Men: 8K | Women: 5K)
    • Meet Results
    • Competing Programs: Lynchburg (men), Washington and Lee (women)
    • ODAC Men's Best: Ty Blair, LYN – 17th at 24:37.5 (4:57.2 pace)
    • ODAC Women's Best: Olivia Warr, WLU – 10th at 21:09.9 (5:40.6 pace)
  • South Region Showdown (Men: 8K | Women: 6K)
    • Meet Results
    • Competing Programs: Averett, Bridgewater, EMU, Hampden-Sydney, Hollins, Lynchburg, Randolph, Roanoke, Sweet Briar, Washington and Lee
    • ODAC Men's Best: Jackson Kodenski, WLU – 5th at 25:20.3 (5:05.8 pace)
    • ODAC Women's Best: Adelynn Carpenter, LYN – 7th at 22:41.5 (6:05.2 pace)


ODAC Top Times Reports

  • ESTER ZAR | BATTEN UNIVERSITY
    Zar, a sophomore from Jonkoping, Sweden, continued her strong season with a runner-up finish at the Aubrey Shenk Invitational hosted by Gettysburg College as her final tune-up before the ODAC Cross Country Championships in two weeks. In a multi-divisional field of 452 runners, Zar stopped the watches second with a time of 21:05.4 as her second-fastest 6K time of the season. She used a 5:29.4 per-mile pace to cross the line 17.2 seconds behind race-winner Carter Brotherton from Johns Hopkins University.

    Batten finished 11th out of 46 teams with 353 points.

  • TY BLAIR | UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG
    Blair, a junior from Purcellville, Va., turned in a top-20 showing at the well-attended Connecticut College Invitational hosted by Conn College as his final tune-up in preparation for the ODAC Cross Country Championships in two weeks. Blair placed 17th out of 241 runners with a time of 24:37.5. He used a pace of 4:57.2 per-mile to register the second-fastest 8K time in the ODAC this year and a season-best time for Lynchburg.

    Lynchburg finished ninth in the 26-team table with 246 points.

Ester Zar
Ty Blair