Fort Wayne, Ind. – The University of Findlay men's and women's cross country teams competed on Saturday, Sep. 19, running at the Rumble in the Fort hosted by Purdue Fort Wayne. Both the Oilers' women and men picked up dominating team victories at the event.
The races were pushed back a couple of hours due to lighting in the area, and for that reason the men's race was shortened to a 6k instead of the scheduled 8k.
Junior Lauren Sattler picked up the individual win, taking first in the 6k race with a time of 21:48.0. Sattler set the pace early with a 3:28.1 split at the 1K mark before crossing 3K at 10:49.2 and 5.4K at 19:47.2. Freshman Elyza Long took sixth with a time of 22:34.6 which now places her as the 17th fastest individual in program history in the 6k, while senior Ella Webster finished ninth (22:42.9) to round out top-ten finishers in the race. Sophomore Olivia Fenbert took 11th with a time of 22:50.8, freshman Clair Rodgers finished 12th (22:56.3), and freshman Natalie Gutman finished 14th (23:07.8).
On the men's side, junior Asher Long led the way with an 18:25.1 in the 6k to capture the individual title. Long crossed the 1K mark at 2:54.9 and 3K at 9:06.2 before pacing through 5.4K in 16:41.7. Sophomore Ty Rosengarten finished second with a time of 18:31.3, while sophomore Benjamin Hall placed fourth in 18:34.5. Also in the top ten were sophomore Billy Dennison in ninth (18:54.0) and freshman Tony Moorman in tenth (18:55.6), with junior Luke Ellerbrock finishing 11th (18:56.1).
WOMEN
1 - Lauren Sattler 21:48.0
6 - Elyza Long 22:34.6
9 - Ella Webster 22:42.9
11 - Olivia Fenbert 22:50.8
12 - Clair Rodgers 22:56.3
14 - Natalie Gutman 23:07.8
18 - Jenna Ramsey 23:17.0
24 - Sydney Long 23:41.0
25 - Taylor Wiegand 23:43.2
27 - Anna Heren 23:53.2
38 - Falyn Doss 24:39.5
41 - Tessa Fine 25:16.0
46 - Lilly Schiefer 26:32.4
MEN
1 - Asher Long 18:25.1
2 - Ty Rosengarten 18:31.3
4 - Benjamin Hall 18:34.5
9 - Billy Dennison 18:54.0
10 - Tony Moorman 18:55.6
11 - Luke Ellerbrock 18:56.1
15 - Elijah Hadler 19:08.6
17 - Zach Wiedeman 19:12.4
18 - Lincoln Wilson 19:12.6
20 - Landon Armstrong 19:27.8
25 - Jaxen Durfey 19:48.8
26 - Jake Reindle 19:50.2
30 - Xavier Griffiths 19:55.7
34 - Nathan Strahm 20:08.9
37 - Cordel Runkle 20:13.1
38 - TJ Budic 20:15.6
42 - Luke Hootman 20:25.0
49 - Carter Finley 20:53.6
The Oilers are back on the course at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. on Friday, Oct. 2.
