MEN'S RESULTS | WOMEN'S RESULTS
BRIDGEWATER, Virginia -- The Ferrum College men's and women's cross country teams competed at the 2021 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships Saturday, October 30, hosted by Bridgewater College.
THE BASICS
University of Lynchburg grabbed the men's team crown with 22 points, earning three top-5 finishes. Washington and Lee University was second with a distant 45 points, and Roanoke College was third at 119. Ferrum was last in the nine-team field with 246 points.
The Hornets' Max Sparks won the individual title, covering the 8K course in a time of 26:28.3. Ferrum's top finisher was Tysen Gotschi, who finished 54th in a field of 90 runners in 29:34.8.
Lynchburg made the day a sweep by taking the women's title Saturday as well. The Hornets closed the day with 26 points, beating Washington and Lee, which had 33 points. Eastern Mennonite University was third at 111. The Panthers finished 10th in a field of 11 teams with 281 points.
Kelsey Lagunas from Lynchburg won the women's individual crown, posting a 23:28.8 over the 6K course. Ferrum's top finisher was Erin Reynolds, who was 51st of 91 runners, covering the course in 28:23.8.
MEN'S TEAM SCORES
1. Lynchburg 22; 2. Washington and Lee 45; 3. Roanoke 119; 4, Easter Mennonite 132; 5. Bridgewater 136; 6. Randolph 150; 7. Shenandoah 165; 8. Hampden-Sydney 224; 9. Ferrum 246
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES
1. Lynchburg 26; 2. Washington and Lee 33; 3. Eastern Mennonite 111; 4. Shenandoah 112; 5. Bridgewater 119; 6. Roanoke 152; 7. Sweet Briar 218; 8. Virginia Wesleyan 234; 9. Hollins 251; 10. Ferrum 281; 1. Randolph 296
FERRUM FIVE
Men: 54. Tysen Gotschi; 63. Domonique Veney; 73. Kevin Tate; 79. Elliot Howard; 80. Noah Swaney; 90. Greyson Crouch
Women: 51. Erin Reynolds; 57. Genesis Pineiro; 81. Jordan Hairston; 83. Abigail McGovern; 91. Escarlen Vasquez
BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Very proud of of our young men and women, they worked hard all year. Every one of our women PR'd in the past couple meets. I really wish our men were a little healthier going into the ODAC Championships. We have been battling some injuries the past few weeks, and that hampered the performance of some of our guys. I'm proud of how hard they worked and appreciate some of them being 'team guys' and gutting it out this weekend despite not being anywhere close to 100%." --Head Coach Mark White
NEXT UP
White's men and women closed out the season with Saturday's ODAC Championships.
