Cross Country

SIXTH-PLACE FINISH FOR TIGERS AT ODAC CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

GREENSBORO, NC (October 29, 2005)—Hampden-Sydney’s cross country team recorded its fifth top-six finish of the season Saturday as the harriers finished sixth at the ODAC Cross-Country Championships at Hagen Stone Park.  Sophomore Matt Moore (Midlothian, VA/Clover Hill) led the way for the Tigers with a 19th-place individual finish with a personal season best time of 28:19. 

 

Moore was followed by Tiger freshmen Drew Tatom (Lynchburg, VA/E.C. Glass) who finished 34th at 29:40, while sophomore Pete Crowe (Boalsburg, PA/State College Area) finished 37th  with a time of 30:10. Junior Phil Tobleman (Wytheville, VA/George Wythe) finished the race right on the heels of Crowe with a time of 30:11.

 

Also making good time was freshman George Heeschen (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle) at 30:35 in 43rd place, senior John Warren at 32:52 in 53rd and junior Mike Rutkowski at 32:53 in 54th place.

 

Washington and Lee University clinched the ODAC title with a score of 26 as seven of the Generals finished in the top 22 runners, including three of the top five finishers.  Washington & Lee was led by meet-winner Nathan Johnson who finished with a time of 26:05. It was his second straight ODAC Championship individual title.

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