Scot Harriers Not in Action Again Until Sept. 27

Mark DeWine

Continuing its every-other-week competition schedule, The College of Wooster men’s and women’s cross country teams will not participate in a meet this weekend. The Fighting Scots are carrying on their training regimen, of course, and next participate at the Otterbein Invitational Saturday, Sept. 27.

Last Week: On Sept. 13, Wooster’s harriers ran very well in soggy conditions, as the Scot men’s team won the 1st annual Ric Sayre Invitational, hosted by Walsh University in nearby Canton, Ohio, and the women came in third in the four-team field.

With five runners in the top-10 individually, Wooster tallied 27 points in the men’s 8K event, edging the runner-up, Walsh (30), while also running were John Carroll University (84), and Ohio Dominican University (111). Senior Mark DeWine (Cedarville, Ohio / Bishop O’Connell – Va.) paced the Scots, finishing second overall with a time of 26:33, just 13 seconds behind Walsh’s Mike Groholy (26:20). Right behind DeWine was junior Terry Workman (Hillsboro, Ohio / Greenfield McClain) in third (26:38), while freshman Micah Caunter (Mayfield Village, Ohio / Mayfield) crossed fifth (27:34), junior Rick Workman (Hillsboro, Ohio / Greenfield McClain) seventh (27:51), and freshman Ethan Rudawsky (Wooster, Ohio / Wooster) 10th (28:09).

On the women’s side, John Carroll won the team title with 31 points, followed by Walsh (36), Wooster (67), and Ohio Dominican (124). The Scots were led once again by sophomore Suzanne Capehart (Herndon, Va. / Oakton), as she covered the 5K race in 20:09, good for sixth-place overall. Freshman Sarah Appleton (Portsmouth, Ohio / Notre Dame) was eighth (20:17), sophomore Chelsea Fisher (Metuchen, N.J. / Metuchen) took 19th (21:16), senior Becca Thomas (Elyria, Ohio / Elyria) placed 24th (21:45), and sophomore Jessica Yarmosky (Pittsfield, Mass. / Monument Mountain) came in 26th (21:58) to complete Wooster’s scoring.