Eagle Women Fourth, Men Fifth At Wilmington To End Regular Season

Finishing out the 2022 regular season Friday (Oct. 14) at the Jenna Strong Fall Classic at Wilmington, Ashland University's women's cross country team took fourth place in a 16-team field, and the Eagle men finished fifth in the 24-team race.
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• The women's 5K saw the Eagles end with 139 team points – trailing only Thomas More (49), Wright State (81) and Mount Vernon Nazarene (107).
• Junior McKenna Woodruff paced the AU women's effort by crossing the finish line in 20:11.2 and finishing 17^th individually. Freshman Jade Neal was next in 26^th place (20:40.6), senior Emma Hinkle was 30^th (20:51.6), freshman Brenna Heinzerling placed 45^th (21:15.8), and sophomore Emilie Lemon was 49^th (21:20.2).
• In the men's 8K, AU finished with 225 team points – behind just Wilmington (67), unattached Miami of Ohio (80), Cedarville (163), and Mount Vernon Nazarene (165).
• Senior Nick Ponzi was the pacesetter for the Eagle men, finishing in 26:27.8 and in 25^th place. Freshman Michael Snopik was 32^nd in 26:46.1, junior Konnor Ray was 44^th in 27:07.0, senior Joel Pospisil took 66^th in 27:31.4, and freshman Braeden Geist was 72^nd in 27:39.6.

 
UP NEXT
Ashland's men and women will compete at the 2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships on Nov. 5 at Findlay.