CEDARVILLE, Ohio – The Otterbein University cross country teams competed Friday afternoon at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Challenge, hosted by Cedarville University. The meet featured a wide range of competition, with Division I, II, III, and NAIA programs all in attendance. The men's squad placed 8th of 24 teams with the women's team finishing in 14th of 24 teams. 

Mitch Green led the men's team with a final time of 26:12.7 to claim 29th place in a field of 420 runners. Brady Pugh passed the finish line just five runners later at 26:17.4. Coming in at 46th place, Tucker See clocked a time of 26:31.4. 

Cameron Burke and Corey Rafferty rounded out the Cardinals top five runners with times of 26:40.3 and 26:53.3, respectively. 

With times of 27:00.0 and 27:22.7, Charlie Rundio and Caleb Rafferty were the next Cardinals to cross the finish line. 

Henry Barnes (27:34.9), Brannon Moser (27:39.4), Aidan Castillo (27:46.4) and Dylan Szepiela (27:59.3) finished shortly thereafter for Otterbein.

Gavin Forbes (28:28.9), Spencer Grace (28:30.1), Easton Miller (29:12.1), James Vasselo (29:33.5) and Xavier Campbell (29:56.9) rounded out the field for the men. 

The women's team was paced by Sarah Scarborough, who placed 35th with a time of 23:37.6 in a field of 324 runners. Kate Thormeier followed next for the Cardinals with a race time of 24:44.8. Claire Speakman followed closely behind, registering a 24:49.8 effort. 

Grace Blonde ran a 25:20.4 to finish next for Otterbein and was followed by freshman Violet Gies who clocked in at 25:22.1. 

Rounding out the Otterbein competitors were Kiersten Knell (25:41.8), Abby Kobs (25:56.6), Gigi Leiter (26:09.6), Kennedy Helton (26:16.4) and Taylor Rockwell (26:37.4). 

The Cardinals will regroup after a week off, getting back to action on Friday, October 2, where they will hit the road to compete in the OWU Invitational.