Oct. 4, 2008

Louisville, Ky. (Saturday, October 4, 2008) - The Redhawks men’s and women’s cross country teams competed today in Louisville, Ky. at the Greater Louisville Classic. The men’s team finished 11^th in the 8K Gold division while the women’s team captured 15^th in the 5K Gold division.

Senior Brandon Karcher was the team leader for the Redhawks men. He finished 23^rd with a time of 24:37.01.  Nathan Shipley placed 58^th with a time of 25:15.98. Following Shipley were Dustin Davis (68^th - 25:21.54) and Chris Loseman (96^th - 25:39.38) who finished in the top 100.

On the women’s side, Juli Koenegstein posted a time of 18:19.67, a new season best for the leading Redhawk senior. She finished 35^th overall. Teammate Monica Noble was the number two runner for the Southeast women. She finished 77^th overall with a time of 18:50.41. Finishing up in the top 100 were Redhawks runners Linnea Woldtvedt (80^th – 18:52.09) and Amy Warren (95^th – 19:02.89)

The Redhwaks Cross Country Teams will have the next week off to prepare for the Redhawks Classic on Friday October 17 starting at 5:00 p.m.