Midland, Mich. - The University of Findlay men and women's cross country teams opened up their 2025 season on Saturday, Sep. 6 at the Northwood Invitational.  The Oilers get their campaign started in a big way, with both teams finishing in first place.  
 
Along with both squads getting the victory, the women's team made a statement.  They would hold control of the first six spots on the podium in the women's 5K.
 
Notable Results
 
Men's Four Mile
1. Asher Long (20:09.00)
3. Elijah Hadler (20:36.60)
4. Jaxen Durfey (20:38.60)
7. George Barker (20:50.40)
8. Alex Albers (20:52.40)
9. Zach Wiedeman (20:52.70)
10 Landon Armstrong (20:55.50)
 
Women's 5K   
1. Lauren Sattler (18:20.30)
2. Josilyn Welch (18:22.90)
3. Sarah Reinhart (18:26.60)
4. Claire Bachman (18:34.10)
5. Olivia Fenbert (18:44.00)
6. Jenna Ramsey (19:05.50)
8. Bella Treglia (19:27.90)
 
Quote From Head Coach Eric Wymer
Today was a lot of fun! I was really pleased with how both squads executed the race plan.  We wanted to make the trip up to Northwood to preview the course since they'll be hosting the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) championship in October.  So the main focus was on working together and getting familiar with the course.  We had a lot of great performances across the board with some new faces stepping up.  This year we're just focusing on us and being the best version of ourselves, that's all we can control.  I'm really excited about where we're at at this point of the season and looking forward to what's to come!
 
The Oilers will be back in action on Friday, Sep. 12 for the Warrior Challenge.  The event will take place at Willow Metropark in New Boston, Mich., beginning at 5 pm.