The Basics:

Race: 2019 ODAC Cross Country Championships
Length: Women's 6K | Men's 8K
Location: Salem, Va. | Green Hill Park

The Lead: The Roanoke Men's and Women's Cross Country competed at the 2019 Old Dominion Athletic conference (ODAC) Championships on Saturday. The women finished 5^th with the men coming home 4^th in the 12 team field.

Men Highlights

• RC would secure 124 points and finish in a total time of 2:13:23, an average of 26:41 per runner. The Maroons finished 20 points out of the top three, trailing Virginia Wesleyan and completing the 8K course one minute ahead of the Royals of Eastern Mennonite.
• Peter Smith paced the Maroon men with a time of 26:03.8, just out-finishing teammate Chamberlain Zulauf by just .2 of a second. For his efforts, Smith was named to the All-ODAC Second Team by virtue of his 14^th place finish.
• Another pair of teammates would finish back-to-back, 33^rd and 34^th, when Tyler Barrett crossed the line just 1.3 seconds ahead of Nathaniel Willis.
• Rounding out the five scorers for RC would be Josh Fretwell (27:22.0), collecting 36 points.

Women's Highlights:

• The Roanoke women would also compete in a 12 team field, finishing 5^th with 161 points. The Maroons would secure the top five placement by virtue of their total time of 2:06:28, three and a half minutes clear of Bridgewater College.
• RC would see a pair of runners claim top 25 points with Lauren Brown (23) and Emma Maras (25). Brown posted a time of 24:37.0 and Maras finished the 6K track in 24:53.6.
• With a time of 25:16.9, Hannah Koepfinger was the third runner for RC and Ashley Brown would round out the top four.

Up next: Roanoke will travel to the travel to Memphis for the NCAA South/Southeast Regional meet on November 16^th.