Men 3rd and Women 6th at ODAC Championships
Posted: Oct 30, 2021
The Basics
Event: 2021 ODAC Cross Country Championships (Bridgewater College)
Location: Bridgewater, Va.
The Lead: The Roanoke College men's and women's cross-country teams competed at the 2021 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championships on Saturday morning. The women competed at a distance of 6K over the course in Bridgewater while the men challenged the 8K layout. The Maroon women (152) finished sixth with the men (119) earning a third-place finish at the conference championship meet.
Women's Highlights:
- Lynchburg (26) paced the 11-team field with Washington and Lee (33) finishing runner-up and Eastern Mennonite (111) claiming third.
- Zoe Dunlap posted a final time of 26:17.3 to be the highest finisher for the RC women, 28th in the field of 91 runners.
- Lauren Brown picked up 24th place points with her 31st place effort in 26:27.8.
- Rounding out the top three for RC would be Hannah Koepfinger with a time of 27:19.9 and Ashley Brown would come in with a 27:53.9.
Men's Highlights:
- The men finished third behind the champions from Lynchburg (22) and the runner-up Generals of Washington and Lee (45).
- Just missing a top five finish would be Chamberlain Zulauf (6th) in a time of 26:50.5.
- Peter Smith took 13th in the field of 90 with a final time of 27:14.2.
- In third for the Maroons was Cooper Neeble (28:02.5), finishing 21st overall. Rounding out the top four for RC would be Andrew Deel clocking in at 29:36.8.
Up Next: Roanoke will look to send runners to the NCAA Regional meet on Saturday, November 13th.
