CROSS CROUNTRY WEEKLY REVIEW: Season Concludes with Region Meet

BY SCOTT MORRISON

The Lancers finished their 2007 Cross Country season over the weekend at the NAIA Region Three meet.

With the addition of a couple of new runners that had just completed their soccer season, the Lancers were able to qualify as a team for the first time this season.

Given this, the Lancers finished in 16th place out of eighteen teams. They best runners ran a combined 1:53.38.

Sophomore Megan O’Grady was the most outstanding runner for the Lancers. She finished in 40th place with a 19:57.12.

Finishing in 110th position was junior Jessica Albers. She finished the race with a 21:15.53.

Both O’Grady and Albers posted career bests in the meet.

Junior Theresa Condon was right behind Albers in 123rd place with a 22:53.32. Stephanie Schultz finished in 130th place with a 23:17.47.

Senior Laura Condon, Abby Hunhoff, Ashley Solem, and Britteny Williams all finished with in :45 seconds of each other.

None of the Lancers will advance to the NAIA national meet.

“We are very happy for the way we were able to run, not only this meet, but the entire season,” Lancer coach Randy Fischer said. “All we can do now is to improve over the off-season.”