Oct. 13 , 2006

AC women’s runners take first at Alma Invitational, men finish 3rd

ALMA, Mich.—The Adrian College women’s cross country team took first at the Alma Invitational on Friday, while the men’s squad took third.

Chelsey Berlin paced the Adrian women’s runners, finishing second place with a time of 20:11. Kelsey Miller was next with a time of 20:49, good for fourth place.Laura Farnsell came in eighth place at 21:16. In 10th and 12th place respectively, were Liesle Travis and Andrea Fickenscher, with times of 21:26 and 21:56. In 34th place was Jeanine Carpenter who ran a 24:22.

For the men, Bob Palmer finished second, running a 26:55 in the 5K. Jacob Green ran 28:14 for 14th place, while Neal Mossing finished 19th with a time of 28:30. Joseph Hart and Brian Rider finished back-to-back in 24th and 25th place at 28:40 and 28:45, respectively. Bryan Cicerchi ended in 29th place with a time of 28:58.

The Adrian College runners will next travel back to Alma College on Oct. 25 for the MIAA Championships starting at 11 a.m.