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2004 News Releases

All Releases Written by: Ryan Maurer
Director of Sports Information
E-Mail: rmaurer@wittenberg.edu

November 19, 2004

Sarah Yehle

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams concluded the 2004 season at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Championships hosted by Alma College on Saturday, Nov. 13. The Tiger men finished 27th and the Tiger women placed 25th.

The men were led freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North) , who crossed the finish line in 131st place in a time of 27:33. He led the Tigers in all seven meets during the 2004 season.

Junior Chris Petrik (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) finished 145th in 27:53, freshman David Wallingford (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue) placed 159th in 28:20, freshman Shawn Hils (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood) took 160th in 28:22 and freshman Jon Dewald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) rounded out the scorers with a 190th-place finish in 30:15. Six of the seven Tiger runners in the meet were freshmen.

The women were paced by sophomore Sarah Yehle (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette) , who reached the tape in 145th place with a time of 25:29. Freshman Mary Beth Lintz (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont) was 151st in 25:55, freshman Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood) took 162nd in 26:37, junior Megan O'Neil (Carroll, Ohio/Bloom-Carroll) placed 164th in 26:45 and sophomore Meredith Deitsch (Edgerton, Ohio/Edgerton) rounded out the scorers with a time of 26:53, good for 165th. Like the men, the Tiger women were dominated by underclassmen, with six of the seven runners in the regional meet slated to return in 2005.

Next: Season Complete

November 11, 2004

Mike Echols

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams will put the wraps on the 2004 season at the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional meet hosted by Alma College on Saturday. If any Tiger runners are able to substantially drop their times this weekend and qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship meet, they would advance to race at Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Nov. 20. Just one athlete in Wittenberg history has reached the national meet - Abi Gerstle in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

In the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet on Oct. 30 at Allegheny, the Tiger men finished ninth out of 10 teams and the Tiger women came in eighth out of nine teams. For the men, freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North) led the way with a 28th-place with a time of 28.54. Junior Chris Petrik (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) captured 47th in 29:45, freshman Shawn Hils (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood) took 57th in 30:55, freshman Jon Dewald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) chipped in with 60th in 31:49 and freshman David Wallingford (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue) rounded out the scorers with a time of 31:53, good for 61st place.

For the women, freshman Mary Beth Lintz (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont) paced the Tigers once again, putting her atop the team's finishers in all but one race this season. She took 48th place in 26:54. Freshman Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood) took 50th in 27:11, sophomore Sarah Yehle (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette) finished 51st in 28:03, sophomore Meredith Deitsch (Edgerton, Ohio/Edgerton) wound up 52nd in 28:03 and junior Megan O'Neil (Carroll, Ohio/Bloom-Carroll) rounded out the scorers with a time of 28:11, good for 54th.

Next: 11/13 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Hosted by Alma

October 29, 2004

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams concluded the regular season portion of the 2004 schedule on Oct. 16 at Ohio Northern. They start the final segment of the season with tomorrow's North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet, which is hosted by Allegheny this year.

The season wraps up for most runners with the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Championships at Alma College on Nov. 13. The national championship meet is Nov. 20 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Next: 10/30 at NCAC Championships
Hosted by Allegheny

October 22, 2004

Sarah Yehle

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams have concluded the regular season portion of the 2004 schedule, and they are now hard at work heading into the home stretch of the season. That stretch starts next Saturday at the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet, which is hosted by Allegheny this year.

On Oct. 8, the Tiger men and women both finished 16th in the All-Ohio Championships at Ohio Wesleyan University. The men were led by freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North), who finished 75th in a time of 30:04, and freshman Shawn Hils (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood), who took 86th place in 30:46.3. Rounding out the men's scorers were freshman David Wallingford (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue) in 87th in 30:46.9, freshman Mike Wismer (Avon, Ohio/Avon) in 101st in 32:02 and junior Chris Petrik (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) in 105th in 32:36. The women were paced by freshman Mary Beth Lintz (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont), who claimed 78th place in a time of 22:07. She was backed by sophomore Sarah Yehle (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette) in 89th in 22:40, freshman Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood) in 92nd in 22:59, sophomore Jessica McClish (Shelby, Ohio/Shelby) in 94th in 23:04 and junior Megan O'Neil (Carroll, Ohio/Bloom-Carroll) in 100th in 23:49.

In the regular season wrap-up at Ohio Northern last Saturday, the Tigers placed seventh of nine teams on the men's side and seventh of eight on the women's. Echols had a personal-best time of 27:44 as he took 29th place, tops on the team. He was followed by Petrik in 43rd in 28:45, Wallingford in 44th in 29:02, Wismer in 48th in 29:31 and Hils in 50th in 29:39. The women were paced again by Lintz with a personal-best time of 25:45, good for 27th place. Yehle in 39th in 26:53, Goble in 41st in 27:11, O'Neil in 45th in 27:31 and McClish in 48th in 28:07 were next in line for the Tigers.

Next: 10/30 at NCAC Championships Hosted by Allegheny

October 8, 2004

David Wallingford

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams finished strong at the Earlham Invitational last weekend, taking sixth and of 11 and eighth of 10 respectively. The competition was very strong in the meet, including several of the North Coast Athletic Conference teams the Tigers will be facing against this week at the All-Ohio Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan and at the conference championship meet at Allegheny on Oct. 30.

The Tiger men scorers were led for the third straight meet by Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North), who finished 15th in the eight-kilometer race with a time of 28:11. He was followed by freshman David Wallingford (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue) in 34th in 29:04, junior Chris Petrik (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) in 37th in 29:21, freshman Mike Wismer (Avon, Ohio/Avon) in 42nd in 29:34.00 and freshman Shawn Hils (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood) in 50th in 30:03. In addition, freshman Jon Dewald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) wound up 51st in 30:06.

The Tiger women were paced for the second straight meet by freshman Mary Beth Lintz (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont), who finished 31st in the five-kilometer race in 21:19. She was followed by freshman Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood) in 44th in 22:20, sophomore Sarah Yehle (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette) in 45th in 22:04, sophomore Jessica McClish (Shelby, Ohio/Shelby) in 53rd in 22:28 and junior Megan O'Neil (Carroll, Ohio/Bloom-Carroll) in 56th in 22:41. In addition, sophomore Meredith Deitsch (Edgerton, Ohio/Edgerton) just missed scoring for the team with a 57th place finish in 22:42.

Next: 10/8 at All-Ohio Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan

October 1, 2004

Mary Beth Lintz

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams may be extremely young, but they are turning in some solid performances in the early going of the 2004 season. Last weekend at the Maroon Invitational at Roanoke College, the Tiger men finished third out of nine teams and the Tiger women placed fifth out of eight teams.

Both teams were led by individuals who had fine performances. For the men, the leader for a second straight meet was freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North), who placed sixth out of 66 runners with a time of 29:27. He was followed by freshman David Wallingford (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue) in 14th place in 30:02, freshman Mike Wismer (Avon, Ohio/Avon) in 16th in 30:29, freshman Shawn Hils (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood) in 17th in 30:35 and freshman Jon Dewald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) in 22nd in 31:08.

For the women, the top finishers were also mostly freshmen, starting with Mary Beth Lintz (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont), who placed 14th in 21:29. Also finishing in the top 35 and scoring points toward the team total were sophomore Sarah Yehle (West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette) in 22nd in 22:25, freshman Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood) in 23rd in 22:33, sophomore Meredith Deitsch (Edgerton, Ohio/Edgerton) in 32nd in 23:19 and senior Lindsay Veit (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East) in 35th in 23:29.

The Tigers are back on the course this weekend at the Earlham Invitational.

Next: 10/2 at Earlham Invitational

September 24, 2004

Mike Echols

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams have gotten just one meet in so far this season, thanks to flooding rains that soaked Marietta, Ohio, last weekend. In that one meet, Wittenberg's young teams posted quite a few strong times while leading the team to first-place finishes in the Wittenberg Invitational on Sept. 11.

In both events, Wittenberg defeated Ohio Valley College and a club team representing Ohio Dominican University. For the men, freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North) was the first Tigers finisher in a time of 29:03. Freshman David Wallingford (Bellevue, Ohio/Bellevue) and junior Chris Petrik (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) also broke the 30-minute mark as Wittenberg captured the top seven places in the race.

On the women's side, a pair of freshmen led the Tigers and also finished with sub-22 minute times. Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood) and Mary Beth Lintz (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont) were third and fourth in times of 21:30.97 and 21:37.67, respectively.

After the unexpected week off, the Tigers are on the road this week at Roanoke College in Virginia.

Next: 9/25 at Roanoke Maroon Inv.

September 9, 2004

Wittenberg Cross Country Teams Host 2004 Invitational Meet Saturday at John Bryan State Park
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University men's and women's cross country teams open their 2004 season with the annual Wittenberg Invitational Saturday morning at John Bryan State Park in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Three schools - Ohio Valley College, Ohio Dominican University and Wittenberg - are scheduled to compete in the event, which starts with the men's race at 10:30 a.m. and concludes with the women's race at 11:15 a.m. Read More ...

August 20, 2004

Allegheny Tops Men's And Women's Preseason Picks As North Coast Readies For Running Of 21st Season
CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the second consecutive year, Allegheny swept the top spots in the annual preseason balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference men's and women's cross country coaches, conducted via email. Read More ...

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