OLIVET, Mich. - It was a ‘perfect’ night for the Trine University men’s and women’s cross country teams as they swept their dual meet with Olivet College as both teams scored a perfect 15 points, taking the top five spots in both races.
Senior Matt Burgess (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) led the Thunder men to victory as he finished the 5K course in 17:06. Fellow senior Corbin Buckler (Marion, Ind./Eastbrook) finished 30 seconds back in second place in a time of 17:40. Trine placed the next three runners well ahead of the closest Comet runner as freshman Michael Greenwell (Canton, Ohio/Glen Oak) placed third with a time of 17:55, sophomore Sam Gray (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger) finished fourth with a time of 18:01 and another sophomore in Brandon Long (Markle, Ind./Norwell) rounded out the top five completing the course in 18:20. The men’s squad would go on to take 11 of the top 15 spots in the race.
On the women’s side, Trine took home the top seven places and eight of the top 10 spots. Freshman Gabbie Bates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia) led the way for the Thunder finishing a full minute ahead of anyone else on the course in a time of 19:57. Senior Annalisa Krug (Battle Creek, Mich./Pennfield) finished second, completing the race in a time of 21:02. Finishing in third was freshman Ariel McCoy (Garrett, Ind./Garrett) with a time of 21:14. In fourth was sophomore Kelly Scholer (Muncie, Ind./Yorktown) and rounding out the top five was freshman Courtney Forsythe (West Mansfield, Ohio/Benjamin Logan) finishing in times of 21:32 and 22:10 respectively.
Trine will next compete at the Knight Invitational hosted by Calvin College on September 8 beginning at 10:00 a.m.