AU Teams Run Well at All-Ohio Meet
October 10, 2003

Both Ashland University cross country teams had strong showings Friday (Oct. 10) at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships held at the Methodist Theological School in Delaware, OH.

The Eagle men placed fourth overall and first among NCAA Division II/NAIA entrants. The Eagles finished with 183 points. First place went to Kent State (49) and Cincinnati (59) was the runnerup. Youngstown State (127) secured third place with the Eagles in fourth and Ohio State (209) in fifth.

Senior Joe Soehnlen had AU’s best finish. He crossed the finish line in 11th place (26:35.9). Junior Nate Iler was close behind in 14th place (26:41.0). Kent State took the top two spots in the race. Junior Matt Cornwell won in 25:49.4 and senior Pete Weisz was second in 25:58.8.

The AU women were 10th in the final team standings with 312 points. That placed them second among NCAA Division II/NAIA teams. Miami won the team title with 58 points and Ohio State (65) claimed the runnerup spot. Akron (99) was third, Kent State (118) fourth and Cincinnati (197) was fifth.

Ashland’s top time was turned in by sophomore Lisa Nell. She covered the 5K course in 19:33.0. Sophomore Jessica Fleming was 49th in 19:38.5 and junior Sherri Trent was 53rd in 19:44.2.

Andrea Kremer of Miami won the women’s race in 17:46.4. She was sixth a year ago. Kristin Wrede of Miami (18:07.5) was the runnerup.

The men’s field included 37 teams and 243 runners and the women’s race featured 39 teams and 269 runners.