3rd of 30 at All-Ohio Classic

Sophomore Zoe Ward (Columbus/Worthington Christian) finished 12th among individuals to lead Ohio Wesleyan at the All-Ohio Classic meet, hosted by Cedarville University on Friday in Cedarville.

Cedarville won the meet with 37 points to 109 for Tiffin.  Ohio Wesleyan was third with 134 points, followed by Ohio Northern (151), Case Reserve (178), Franciscan (215), Wright State (218), Malone (235), and Mount Vernon Nazarene (243).  Cleveland State rounded out the top 10 teams with a total of 246 points, followed by Otterbein (307), Ashland (334), Shawnee State (352), Ursuline (357), Rio Grande (395), Wooster (484), Muskingum (495), Kenyon (500), and Heidelberg (566).  Marietta completed the top 20 teams with a score of 574, followed by Ohio Dominican (577), Wilmington (587), Lake Erie (640), Capital (660), and Central State (776).  Cuyahoga Community College, Xavier, Bluffton, Lorain County Community College, and Mount St. Joseph did not compile team scores.

Ohio Wesleyan captured the All-Ohio Division III title, finishing with a score of 60 points to 62 for Ohio Northern.  The Bishops placed 5 runners among the top 18 Division III finishers to win their first Division III All-Ohio title since 1982.

Faith Duncan of Wilmington won the race, completing the 6000-meter course in 21:17.6, more than 24 seconds ahead of Cedarville's Corinne Lynch.

Ward finished 12th in 23:02.6.

Sophomore Sophie Cotts (Granville) finished 25th in 23:46.8, sophomore Allison Dietz (Newark) was 30th in 23:55.8, junior McKenna Downing (Pleasant Hill/Newton Local) finished 31st in 23:57.4, and sophomore Elsa Hoam (Fredericktown) rounded out the Ohio Wesleyan scoring, finishing 46th in 24:23.9.

Freshman Ella Chomic (Westerville/Columbus School for Girls) was 74th in 24:55.1 and senior Ashley Beatty (Delaware/Buckeye Valley) placed 103rd in 25:36.4. 

Final Results