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Recap from Louisville

The Beavers hit the road to Louisville, KY for the Louisville Classic featuring teams from all over the country. Despite the long road trip the Beavers came resdy to roll and saw numerous amounts of PR and season best performances.

The women kicked things off and set the momentum fornthe day as they finished 23rd as a team and averaged 48 seconds faster collectively compared to 2 weeks ago. Leading the way was Junior Sara Smith who continues her strong junior campaign finishing 18th in the race woth a time of 23:18. Up next for the Beavers was Freshmen Bethany Day who made her 6k debut this weekend to a time of 29:10. Finishing 3rd for the Beavers was Sophomore Josie Bruns who had a big PR running 29:24 shaving 38 seconds from her PR. Freshmen Callie New stepped up as the 4th runner and finshed in 29:52 shaving nearly 2 minutes from her time 2 weeks ago. Rounding out the scoring 5 was Freshmen Caitlyn Stiner who also had a PR running 30:36. The pack of Freshmen Kirra Heavilin, Addison Hull, and Junior Kamryn McDonald was not far off finishing just 15 seconds from Stiner.

The Men took the line next and not to be outdone in tune to finishing 27th as a team and saw and average of 1:40 faster than 2 weeks ago. Freshmen Ray Lewis once again led the way finishing in a time of 27:42 which was nearly a minute faster then 2 weeks ago. Junior Grant Beasley had a great rebound race finishing with a time of 29:32. Freshmen Nye Bradbee was on the heels of Beasley finishing just behind with a time of 29:40 with over a minute PR. Senior Micah Dodson was up next finishing with a time of 31:32 for a nearly 90 second season best. Freshmen Eli Spring rounded out the scoring squad with a big PR of 32:55 which was an over 90 second Improvement. Freshmen Kaden McMaster wasnt too far behind having the biggest PR on the day dropping over 2 and a half minutes with a time of 33:36.

The Beavers have 2 weeks before they are back in action at Oberlin in the last meet before the HCAC Championships.

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13 days ago

IT'S MEET DAY!! The Beavers hit the road to Louisville, KY for the Louisville Classic featuring some nationally ranked competition.

Race times: 11am Women's 6k I 11:30 Men's 8k

Live Results link can be found in our story

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Road Trip weekend...

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All-Ohio Recap

The Beavers travelled to Cedarville for the All-Ohio Classic for the first full distance races of the season. This race featured schools from all over the state and featured schools from all divisons.

Kicking off the night was the Women's team who finished 21st of of 24 teams overall and 12th of 13th from Division 3. Leading the way was Junior Sara Smith who ran 24:11 besting her time from last year on this course by nearly a minute and finished 67th overall and 24th among D3 athletes. Next across the line was Sophomore Josie Bruns who crossed the line in 30:02 just missing her PR from last season. Freshman Caitlyn Stiner was too far behind traversing the course in a time of 30:45 for her debut race. Rounding out the rest of the scoring squad was the pack of Freshmen Addison Hull, Kirra Heavilin, Callie New, and Junior Kam McDonald showing a great pack mentality finishing with a 7 seconds of one another.

The Men's 8k was up next with most of the squad making their debut in the event. The men finished 22nd of 24 including 14th among D3 schools. Freshman Ray Lewis led the way with a time of 28:40. Fellow Freshman Nye Bradbee was next across the line with a time of 30:53. Junior Grant Beasley was the 3 man after a nearly 2 year hiatus from this distance amd finished with a time of 31:45. Senior Micah Dodson was up next with a time of 33:11. Freshman Eli Spring rounded out the scoring squad in a time of 34:19. Freshman Kaden Master was the 6 man with a time of 36:11

With the first full races of the season under our belt the team now had 2 weeks to prepare for the Louisville Classic which will feature 7 of the 10 HCAC schools.

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IT'S MEET DAY!! The Beavers hit the road for the first full races of the season when they head to Cedarville for the All-Ohio Classic.

6pm Women's 6k I 6:40 Men's 8k

Live Results link will be in our story

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Gearing up for our first 6k/8k this week

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Meet Results from Lasts Nights Meet:

The Beavers kicked off their season on their home turf in the Beaver Dam Invite. In a summer like day with the heat, the Beavers showed their toughness and grit as they battled every step of the way in the races.

Leading off the night was the Women's squad in the 5k race where they finished 6th as a team. Leading the way was Junior Sara Smith who crossed the line in 20:43. Next across the line in their collegiate debut was Freshmen Bethany Day finishing in 22:28 just missing her high school PR. Up next was the duo of Sophomore Josie Bruns and Freshmen Caitlyn Stiner who pushed each other every step of the way into crossing the line together in 25:02. Freshmen Callie New rounded out the top 5 with a time of 25:28. Rounding out the scoring 7 was Freshmen Kirra Heavilin with a time of 25:54 and Junior Kam McDonald with a time of 26:08.

The Men were up next in the 6k races where they finished 7th as a team. Leading the way for the Men was Freshmen Ray Lewis who finished in 20:17. Fellow Freshmen Nye Bradbee was up next crossing the line in 21:58. Making his return for the Beavers was Junior Grant Beasley who finished in 23:04. Senior Micah Dodson was up next finishing his last home meet in a time of 24:43. Freshmen Eli Spring was right on his heels with a time of 25:11 to round out the scoring 5. Freshmen Kaden McMaster rounded out the squad with a time of 27:28

The Beavers will now have 2 weeks before their next meet at All-Ohio hosted by Cedarville University.

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It’s race day! Run fast Beavers!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💜🦫🔥 taken in Bluffton University by @blufftonxctf

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IT'S MEET DAY!! The squad is back in action tonight for our Annual Beaver Dam Invite. No place like home to start off our season

Womens 5k is at 6pm
Men's 6k is at 6:40pm

Come support or follow along with the live results in our Story

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Just about that time....

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Meet our head cross country coach, Connor Gulick!🏃‍♂️ taken in Bluffton University by @blufftonxctf

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2 months ago

Come Support the Cross Country crew as they take on their first race action of the season in our annual Intersquad Time Trial. Race will go off at 8pm at Salzman stadium. Swipe for the rosters

Comment which team you think will take home the win.

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