By: Casey Kropka
Cedarville, Oh.—Mount Union men's cross country team finished 7
th at the All-Ohio Championships Friday afternoon in Cedarville, Oh.
Mount Union competed without its top three runners today but was led by junior
Logan Brown (Springfield / Northeastern) and freshman
Curtis Joppeck (New London) led the Purple Raiders finishing 33rd and 36th with times of 27:48.6 and 27:56.7 respectively.
Freshmen Nick Wong (Akron / Hoban) and
Alex Reese (Geneva) finished 54th and 56th overall with times of 28:53.7 and 29:00.9.
Rounding out the scoring was senior
Marcus Ryder (Mercer, Pa.) in a time of 29:41.2 placing 65th.
Next up for Mount Union is the Pre-National meet on Saturday, October 2nd in Louisville, Kentucky hosted by Spalding University.
Team Scores
- John Carroll 31, 2. Otterbein 53, 3. Case Western Reserve 56, 4. Ohio Northern 117, 5. Wilmington (Ohio) 150, 6. Wittenberg 209, 7. Mount Union 227, 8. Wooster 231, 9. Heidelberg 240, 10. Ohio Wesleyan 276, 11. Marietta 324, 12. Muskingum 333, 13. Defiance 414
Mount Union Individuals
33.
Logan Brown 27:48.6, 35.
Curtis Joppeck 27:56.7, 54. Nick Wong 28:53.7, 56.
Alex Reese 29:00.9, 65.
Marcus Ryder 29:41.2, 69.
Brian Chaffee 29:57.6, 76.
Justin Arnold 31:03.4, 78.
Blake Abbott 31:11.7, 90. Jack Willet 32:35.6
