The cross country team had a good showing at the Otterbein Invitational, its biggest event of the 2009 season thus far, with the women taking third place of 14 teams and the men placing sixth in the field of 16 teams.
The women scored 104 points, placing behind only meet champion DePauw Universtiy (29) and host Otterbein College (69).† The third place finish positioned the Scots far ahead of rival Wittenberg University, who finished eighth with 192 points.
DePauw placed in the top four spots of the womenís event in their winning effort.
Leading the way for the Scots was Sarah Appleton í12, who finished eighth overall on the 6 km course with a time of 23:37.4, followed closely behind by Colleen OíNeil í13, who placed 11th at 23:53.3.† OíNeil earned NCAC Runner of the Week honors for her performance.† Rounding out the rest of the top five for the Scots were Chelsea Fisher í11 (26th at 24:57.6), Erin Plews-Ogan í13 (27th at 24:58.4) and Suzanne Capehart (32nd at 25:12.7).
In the menís event, the Scots totaled 185 points, with Mt. Union College taking home the crown with 59 points.† On the plus side, the Scot men, like the women, placed ahead of Wittenberg, which finished 15th with 455 points.
Terry Workman í10 led the Fighting Scot men with an 18th place finish in a time of 26:54.† This finished earned him NCAC Runner of the Week honors, helping Wooster sweep the awards for the week.† Finishing five seconds and six spots behind Terry was his twin brother Rik Workman í10 (26:59).† The remaining scorers for the Scots were Micah Caunter í12 (59th in 27:59.1), Jack Anderson í12 (72nd in 28:26) and Ethan Rudawsky í12 (73rd in 28:27.7).
The Scots are off until Oct. 2, where they will participate in the All-Ohio Championships.† This event, which will have students from all NCAA divisions as well as the NAIA, will be held at Ohio Wesleyan University.