Manchester Men Repeat as HCAC Cross Country Champions
Meet Results (click here)
VERSAILLES, KY – Manchester College’s men’s cross country team captured their second consecutive Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship on October 30. The Spartans claimed five of the top 12 individual places en route to posting a score of 39 at the meet held at Falling Springs Park in Versailles, Kentucky.
Franklin College senior Kevin Martin (Mitchell, Ind.) won the individual title for the first time in his career. Martin finished the 8K course on Saturday afternoon in a time of 25:48.05. His effort was five seconds faster than second-place finisher Tyler Kreipke (Zionsville, Ind.) of Rose-Hulman. Martin was named HCAC Most Valuable Runner for his performance.
Kreipke joined Martin on the All-HCAC team which is awarded to the top 12 finishers. Manchester placed five runners on the team Saturday, including Braden Nelson (Angola, Ind.), Curtis Kent (Angola, Ind.), Chris LaFree (South Bend, Ind.), Cole Jackson (Logansport, Ind.), and Alec Womboldt (DeWitt, Mich.).
Curtis Kent of Manchester was also named the HCAC Freshman of the Year. He was the top finishing freshman at the meet placing sixth overall with a time of 26:04.65.
Finishing in second place in the team standings was Franklin with a score of 46. Anderson placed third with a score of 81 and was followed by Rose-Hulman (83) in fourth position. Defiance (139), Earlham (199), Hanover (214), Mount St. Joseph (284), and Transylvania (286) rounded out the team standings. Bluffton competed in the meet but did not post a team score.
Earlham’s Jacob Naegeli (Trout Creek, Mont.), Anderson’s Kirk Saunders (Bloomington, Ill.), Franklin’s Kris Sandlin (Scottsburg, Ind.) and Jacob Hojnacki (La Porte, Ind.), and Defiance’s Justin Perkins (Sherwood, Ohio) were also named to the All-HCAC team.
Manchester head coach Brian Cashdollar was named HCAC Coach of the Year for his efforts in leading the Spartans to the conference title.
Team Scores
|
School |
Total |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
*6 |
*7 |
|
Manchester |
39 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
25 |
29 |
|
Franklin |
46 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
22 |
|
Anderson |
81 |
5 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
24 |
31 |
32 |
|
Rose-Hulman |
83 |
2 |
13 |
19 |
23 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
|
Defiance |
132 |
12 |
21 |
30 |
33 |
36 |
38 |
45 |
|
Earlham |
182 |
4 |
35 |
42 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
|
Hanover |
197 |
34 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
43 |
44 |
48 |
|
Mount St. Joseph |
259 |
37 |
49 |
56 |
57 |
60 |
-- |
-- |
|
Transylvania |
260 |
46 |
47 |
54 |
55 |
58 |
59 |
-- |
|
Bluffton |
NTS |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
All-Conference
|
Place |
Name |
School |
Time |
|
1 |
Kevin Martin |
Franklin |
25:48.05 |
|
2 |
Tyler Kreipke |
Rose-Hulman |
25:53.40 |
|
3 |
Braden Nelson |
Manchester |
25:59.50 |
|
4 |
Jacob Naegeli |
Earlham |
26:03.04 |
|
5 |
Kirk Saunders |
Anderson |
26:03.98 |
|
6 |
Curtis Kent |
Manchester |
26:04.65 |
|
7 |
Kris Sandlin |
Franklin |
26:34.09 |
|
8 |
Jacob Hojnacki |
Franklin |
26:34.37 |
|
9 |
Chris Lafree |
Manchester |
26:39.97 |
|
10 |
Cole Jackson |
Manchester |
26:44.67 |
|
11 |
Alec Womboldt |
Manchester |
26:50.34 |
|
12 |
Justin Perkins |
Defiance |
26:55.10 |
Honorable Mention All-Conference
|
Place |
Name |
School |
Time |
|
13 |
Andrew Thompson |
Rose-Hulman |
26:59.43 |
|
14 |
Jacob Crow |
Franklin |
27:04.03 |
|
15 |
Jake Wyatt |
Anderson |
27:05.16 |
|
16 |
Jay Druba |
Franklin |
27:06.93 |
|
17 |
Eric Linn |
Anderson |
27:13.12 |
|
18 |
Brandon Litz |
Franklin |
27:16.86 |
|
19 |
Michael Gerhardt |
Rose-Hulman |
27:21.36 |
|
20 |
Emby Duncan |
Anderson |
27:22.69 |
MVP: Kevin Martin, Franklin College
Freshman of the Year: Curtis Kent, Manchester College
Coach of the Year: Brian Cashdollar, Manchester College
