Cross country teams finish 28th and 32nd at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

POWELL, Ohio – The Olivet College men's and women's cross country teams concluded their seasons today with 28th and 32nd-place finishes at the 2017 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University and ran at Liberty Park in Powell, Ohio.

FOR THE COMET MEN (8K RUN)

• Olivet totaled 738 points, just one point behind Wittenberg (Ohio) University.
• Senior Bruce Baker placed 81st of 238 runners with a time of 27:11.9.
• Junior Brad Thomas completed the race in 28:03.00.
• Junior Mark Smith had a time of 28:17.7.
• Freshman Jaden Costa ran the race in 29:02.6.
• Sophomore James Thurman finished in 30:01.7.
• Freshman Dewan Hawthorne recorded a time of 31:08.6.

FOR THE COMET WOMEN (6K RUN)

• Olivet totaled 957 points.
• Senior Nicole Zerfas was the first Comet to cross the finish line with a time of 26:17.6.
• Freshman Morgan Greenman was next at 26:33.6.
• Seniors Nicole Gilbert and Abigail Gaines ran their final collegiate race in 27:23.1 and 27:48.9, respectively.
• Freshman Maisie Baker had a time of 27:59.0.
• Junior Jessica Taylor posted a time of 28:15.6.