Tiffin, Ohio - Both the men's and women's University of Findlay cross country teams competed on Saturday, November 7, at the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Championships. It was a historic day for the Oilers, as the men's team captured its first conference championship in program history. The men also had six runners earn All-G-MAC honors. On the women's side, two runners received All-G-MAC recognition, helping Findlay secure a fourth-place team finish.

Men
Leading the way for the Oilers was junior Benjamin Hall, who claimed a second-place finish to earn first team All-G-MAC honors. Hall crossed the finish line with a personal-best time of 24:05.2, moving him into second place in the program record books for the 8K.

Also recording personal-best times and earning first team recognition were Asher Long and Ty Rosengarten, who finished fifth and seventh, respectively. Long now ranks third in program history with a time of 24:13.2, while Rosengarten moved into fourth with a mark of 24:17.9.

Erik Nygaard and Billy Dennison rounded out the Oilers' top-20 finishers. Nygaard clocked a time of 24:33.5 to place 11th, while Dennison finished 13th with a time of 24:39.0. Both runners earned second team All-G-MAC honors.

2. Benjamin Hall - 24:05.2
5. Asher Long - 24:13.2
7. Ty Rosengarten - 24:17.9
11. Erik Nygaard - 24:33.5
13. Billy Dennison - 24:39.0
37. Elijah Hadler - 25:22.8
42. Luke Ellerbrock - 25:27.4
48. Harrison Stokes - 25:38.2
52. Landon Armstrong - 25:44.7
57. Christian Reindle - 25:50.8
67. Anthony Moorman - 25:59.0
75. Brayden Cleveland - 26:13.5
82. TJ Budic - 26:25.9
83. Jaxen Durfey - 26:27.5
101. Xavier Griffiths - 26:54.1
108. Nathan Strahm - 27:05.6
118. Cordel Runkle - 27:15.6
123. Carter Finley - 27:22,0
153. Luke Hootman - 28:45.7

Women
Lauren Sattler led the way on the women's side, coming in fourth place and earning first team honors with a time of 21:49.0.

Joining Sattler with all-conference honors was Elyza Long, who earned second team recognition with a time of 22:53.8.

4. Lauren Sattler - 21:49.0
21. Elyza Long - 22:53.8
22. Natalie Gutman - 22:54.8
24. Olivia Fenbert - 22:57.9
25. Ella Webster - 23:09.1
28. Addison Caudill - 23:14.2
29. Clair Rodgers - 23:14.5
34. Josilyn Welch - 23:23.5
35. Jenna Ramsey - 23:23.8
53. Sydney Long - 23:58.8
67. Mia Amador - 24:33.4
73. Tessa Fine - 24:44.1
76. Taylor Wiegand - 24:59.2
89. Lilly Schiefer - 25:25.7
93. Emma Bushroe - 25:47.6
102. Falyn Doss - 26:08.7

Quote from Head Coach Eric Wymer:

"Today was special. Something that has been 8 years in the making. Since I started here in 2018 this has been the goal. Year after year, we've had guys buy in and lay the foundation. This program wouldn't be where it is without every guy who has ever been on this team. I'm really proud of the group that competed today, they've bought in and represented the program well."

"I'm really proud of our women. I know it wasn't what we wanted but they put themselves out there and went for it. I'd rather go for it and come up short rather than not give yourself a shot. That shows a lot of courage and that's why I know we have better days ahead."

The Oilers will be back in action on Saturday, November 21 for the NCAA Midwest Regional in Kenosha, Wisconsin.