ALEXANDRIA, Ind. - The Trine University cross country teams closed out their season at the NCAA Division III Great Lake Regionals as the men placed 26th with 658 points while the women were 18th with 511 points.
Hosted by Anderson University at the Yule Golf Course, Calvin won the men’s team title with 36 points as William Jones of Franciscan (Ohio) won the individual title in a time of 24:26.16. The men’s race consisted of 256 runners from 38 teams throughout Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky. Senior Matt Burgess (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) led Trine with a 75th place finish, completing the 8k course in a time of 26:40.17. In 91st was junior Michael Hammond (Columbia City, Ind./Bellmont), finishing the race in a time of 26:53.37. Senior Corbin Buckler (Marion, Ind./Eastbrook) finished his final race at Trine in 135th with a time of 27:32.98. Junior Ethan Fry (Westfield, Ind./Westfield) and freshman Cody Mart (Channahon, Ill./Minooka Community) rounded out the team scoring for the Thunder, finishing just a second apart. Fry finished 182nd with a time of 28:20.34 while Mart was 184th and came in with a time of 28:21.69.
On the women’s side, another conference opponent in Hope won the team title with 91 points. Alison Steinbrunner of Ohio Northern took the top individual honors, winning in a time of 21:00.31. The Thunder finished just four points ahead of conference rival Saint Mary’s as 234 racers competed for 36 teams. Freshman Ariel McCoy (Garrett, Ind./Garrett) led the Thunder for the first time this season, finishing in 57th place with a time of 23:31.16. Fellow freshman Gabbie Bates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia) finished the 6k course in a time of 24:20.24 to place 97th. Just seconds behind was senior Annalisa Krug (Battle Creek, Mich./Pennfield) placing 105th in her final collegiate race with a time of 24:28.00. Sophomore Kelly Scholer (Muncie, Ind./Yorktown) came across the finish line in a time of 24:33.11 to place 110th. Freshman Courtney Forsythe (West Mansfield, Ohio/Benjamin Logan) rounded out the team scoring for the Thunder with a 159th place finish, wrapping up the season in a time of 25:41.25.
The 18th place finish for the women’s team is highest they’ve finished at a regional meet since becoming an NCAA member school.
