The College of Wooster cross country teams hosted their annual Twilight 5K at Papp Stadium on Friday, competing against Case Western Reserve University, Oberlin College and several unattached runners in a non-scoring meet.
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The women ran first asÂ
Stella Anderson led the Scots posting a time of 19:42.9 for fourth best. It was another personal best for the first-year.
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The time to beat came from unattached runnerÂ
Becky Nussbaum, who ran a 17:41.
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Wooster then claimed the sixth through 11th finishes, led by first-yearÂ
Eloise Gravel's personal best time of 19:47.5. Next in line wasÂ
Elise Wheeler (19:53.1 - PR),Â
Reeve Helvoigt (19:57.4),Â
Eilidh Horn (20:11.1),Â
Sophie Krummick (20:23.3) andÂ
Molly Noesen-Bosscher (20:39.6 - PR). SeniorÂ
Naomi Kaczor (21:22.9) rounded out the top 15 with a personal best time as well.
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On the men's side, juniorÂ
Basil Keck was surrounded by the white uniforms of Case Western Reserve for most the race and still put up a personal best in fourth place at 15:59.9. Case took seven of the top 10 spots while Wooster took the other three.
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Two more 5K personal bests joined Keck in the top 10. SophomoreÂ
Max Kollhoff came in seventh with a time of 16:18, and juniorÂ
Grant Mentzer ran a 16:23.5 for 10th.Â
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JuniorÂ
Andrew Rombach put in a 12th place finish at 16:30.7 (PR), whileÂ
Reese Johnson returned, running unattached with a time of 17:03.3 for 16th.
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Wooster then took the next three slots to round out their positions in the top 20 behindÂ
Nick Schade (17:03.4),Â
Owen Neville (17:08.8 – PR) andÂ
Tyler Frye (17:15.3).
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Next, Wooster will take the week to prepare for the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 14.