Youngstown State University
Horizon League Cross Country Championships
Men Win Horizon League Title; Cole First Women’s Champion in YSU History
10/29/2022 2:49:00 PM | Cross Country
Rochester, Mich. - Highlighted by the men earning the Horizon League title and Morgan Cole finding the top of the podium for the women, the Youngstown State men's and women's cross country programs had an incredible performance at the Horizon League Cross Country Championships at the Oakland Cross Country Course in Rochester, Mich.
Cole is the first woman in YSU history to earn the Horizon League Cross Country Title. She finished 30 seconds ahead of the competition with a time of 21:25.5 in the women's 6k.
The men finished three in the top five to win the Horizon League title for the first time since 2018. Senior Chase Easterling led the Penguins with a runner-up performance, clocking a 24:45.3 in the men's 8k, just over a second behind the winner from Oakland, Yami Albrecht. Junior Ryan Meadows was just behind Easterling, finishing third with a time of 24:46.7. Junior Hunter Christopher was less than a second behind Meadows, running a 24:47.1 for fourth place.
Junior Tyler Clark also finished in the top 10, clocking a 25:12.4 to finish ninth. Junior Ty Coon rounded out the scoring bunch in 11th place with a time of 25:21.3. After, sophomore Keegan Barnette finished 16th, running a time of 25:34.4. The next Penguin finisher was sophomore Thomas Caputo in 18th with a time of 25:43.6. The men finished with 29 points overall, 25 points ahead of the runner-up, IUPUI.
In the women's 6k, sophomore Carly Hall finished in the top top 10 and was the next Penguin to cross the line after Cole. She ran a time of 22:16.8 to finish eighth. Senior Mackenzie Scott clocked a 22:51.3 en route to a 21st-place performance. Junior Aiamyia Dudley finished in 28th place with a time of 23:10.2. Freshman Molly Hopple rounded out the scoring bunch for the women, clocking a 23:11.16.
Junior Maria Dellimuti was the next Guin to cross the line in 41st, clocking a 23:56.4. Just behind Dellimuti was sophomore Alayna Cuevas finishing 42nd with a time of 23:56.6.
Overall, the women placed third in the Horizon League with 87 points, just one point behind the runner-up, Oakland, with 86. Milwaukee finished first as a team with 47 points.
Final Scores
Men
1. Youngstown State – 29
2. IUPUI – 54
3. Purdue Fort Wayne – 111
4. Oakland – 115
5. Milwaukee – 153
6. Northern Kentucky – 156
7. Robert Morris – 181
8. Green Bay – 206
9. Wright State – 225
10. Detroit Mercy – 252
Women
1. Milwaukee – 47
2. Oakland – 86
3. Youngstown State – 87
4. IUPUI – 120
5. Purdue Fort Wayne – 135
6. Detroit Mercy – 168
7. Northern Kentucky – 186
8. Green Bay – 187
9. Wright State – 195
10. Robert Morris – 257
11. Cleveland State – 329
Women's All-League First Team Morgan Cole, Youngstown State Allison Sherman, Detroit Mercy Meg Swietlik, Milwaukee Cailin Kinas, Milwaukee Ellie Cates, IUPUI Brooke Neal, Purdue Fort Wayne Grace Nolan, Oakland
Men's All-League First Team Yami Albrecht, Oakland Chase Easterling, Youngstown State Ryan Meadows, Youngstown State Hunter Christopher, Youngstown State Grant Moon, IUPUI Trevor Wenzel, Milwaukee Eric Petersen, IUPUI
Women's All-League Second Team Carly Hall, Youngstown State Kelsey Radobicky, Green Bay Anelise Egge, Milwaukee Alicia Neumeier, Wright State Megan Cole, Northern Kentucky Madison Fry, IUPUI Emily Burns, Milwaukee
Men's All-League Second Team
Nicholas Perkins, IUPUI
Tyler Clark, Youngstown State
Andrew Whitinger, Purdue Fort Wayne
Ty Coon, Youngstown State
Kyle Mastin, Northern Kentucky
Skyler Vavro, RMU
Max Pettit, Wright State
YSU will head to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Friday, November 11 in Terra Haute, Ind. The women's 6k is slated to begin at 10 a.m. followed the men's 10k at 11 a.m.
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