The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Cross Country team attended the first annual Ric Sayre Invitational that was hosted by Walsh University. Despite the rainy conditions, the men’s team finished in first while the women’s team placed third.
Four teams compete in the men’s field. The Fighting Scots finished five runners in the top 10 for a total of 27 points. Close behind Wooster was Walsh, who finished second with 30 points. The two other schools that competed in the Invitational were John Carroll University, finishing with 84 points, and Ohio Dominican University, who ended up finishing with 111 points.
For Wooster, Mark DeWine ’09 led the way and finished second in the meet overall. DeWine finished with a time of 26:33 on the 8K course. Terry Workman ’10 and Rick Workman ’10 both had top 10 finishes, finishing in third (26:38) and seventh (27:51) respectively. Also making it in the top ten were first-years Micah Caunter, who finished fifth with a time of 27:34 and Ethan Rudawsky, who finished in 10th with a time of 28:09.
For the women, John Carroll placed first with 31 points. In second was Walsh with 36 points followed by Wooster with 67 points. Rounding out the last place in the competition was Ohio Dominican with 124 points.
The women’s team was lead by Suzanne Capehart ’11, who finished 6th overall with a time of 20:09 on the 5K course. This was the highest finish of the day for the Fighting Scots. First-year Sarah Appleton ’12 also finished in the top 10 with a time of 20:17, putting her into eighth place. The next meet the cross country team will be competing in is the Otterbein Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 27.