| << Front page | Sports | September 28, 2007 |
Yeowomen Cross Country Ranked 28th in National Poll
Over the last two years, winning
has been part of the Oberlin
College women�s cross country team�s
modus operandi. On September 27, the
Yeowomen were ranked within the top
30 teams of Division III cross-country,
coming in at 28th.
�I�m so excited,� said junior Nicole Ouellet. �We were ranked last year but that was in mid-October and was lower than 28th.�
The ranking is well-deserved as last year the lady harriers came away with the North Coast Athletic Conference title and this year they seem to be on pace to repeat for the title and excel past their seventhplace finish in last year�s Great Lakes Regional race.
Strong performances over the last few weeks by seniors Marie Barnett and Alison Doniger, juniors Nicole Ouellet and Maddy Davis-Hayes, sophomores Piper Niehaus and Clara Shaw and first-year standouts Joanna Johnson, Erica Grohol and Julia Bebee have pushed the Yeowomen into a dim but slowly growing national spotlight.
�When I was tying up my shoes to run this summer in Russia I kept thinking to myself that I am doing this for my team, we are going to Nationals this year,� Ouellet stated.
The next chance for the Yeowomen to show their class and prove their rank correct as well as build on it will be on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Roy Griak Invitational where other nationally ranked teams Carleton College (34), North Central (33), St. Thomas College (24), St. Olaf College (18), University of Wisconsin � Platteville (16), University of Wisconsin � LaCrosse (13), University of Wisconsin � Eau Claire (9) and Luther College (4) will run. The Yeomen too will participate in the men�s event.
Having rested his top runners for both the Yeomen and Yeowomen during the Otterbein Invitational, Coach Ray Appenheimer will have a completely healthy and well-rested squad for the event.
During the Invitational, the Yeowomen took sixth out of 16 teams while the men finished 14th of 16. Senior Alex Petek spearheaded the Yeowomen assault along with junior Elizabeth Fabis, finishing in 30th and 31st, respectively. For the Yeomen, senior Andrew Pike led the way, finishing in 73rd.
Saturday will prove to be an incredible opportunity for both the Yeomen and Yeowomen to compete against the nation�s best Division III schools while at the same time showing them that Oberlin cross-country is a force that will grace the top ranked teams in the nation for years to come.
�I�m so excited,� said junior Nicole Ouellet. �We were ranked last year but that was in mid-October and was lower than 28th.�
The ranking is well-deserved as last year the lady harriers came away with the North Coast Athletic Conference title and this year they seem to be on pace to repeat for the title and excel past their seventhplace finish in last year�s Great Lakes Regional race.
Strong performances over the last few weeks by seniors Marie Barnett and Alison Doniger, juniors Nicole Ouellet and Maddy Davis-Hayes, sophomores Piper Niehaus and Clara Shaw and first-year standouts Joanna Johnson, Erica Grohol and Julia Bebee have pushed the Yeowomen into a dim but slowly growing national spotlight.
�When I was tying up my shoes to run this summer in Russia I kept thinking to myself that I am doing this for my team, we are going to Nationals this year,� Ouellet stated.
The next chance for the Yeowomen to show their class and prove their rank correct as well as build on it will be on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Roy Griak Invitational where other nationally ranked teams Carleton College (34), North Central (33), St. Thomas College (24), St. Olaf College (18), University of Wisconsin � Platteville (16), University of Wisconsin � LaCrosse (13), University of Wisconsin � Eau Claire (9) and Luther College (4) will run. The Yeomen too will participate in the men�s event.
Having rested his top runners for both the Yeomen and Yeowomen during the Otterbein Invitational, Coach Ray Appenheimer will have a completely healthy and well-rested squad for the event.
During the Invitational, the Yeowomen took sixth out of 16 teams while the men finished 14th of 16. Senior Alex Petek spearheaded the Yeowomen assault along with junior Elizabeth Fabis, finishing in 30th and 31st, respectively. For the Yeomen, senior Andrew Pike led the way, finishing in 73rd.
Saturday will prove to be an incredible opportunity for both the Yeomen and Yeowomen to compete against the nation�s best Division III schools while at the same time showing them that Oberlin cross-country is a force that will grace the top ranked teams in the nation for years to come.
About us
Subscriptions
Advertising