Men's Cross Country
Men's Cross Country Summary & Results - Sat, Nov 7, 2009
Bethel College Pilots: 7
MCC Championship
Game Summary
Bethel College Cross Country broke into the postseason today as they joined the other eight Mid—Central Conference schools who gathered at The Plex for a competitive race hosted by St. Francis University. It was a warm day for a November meet and the Bethel Pilots showed up ready to run. While overall, the course race times were not fast (some areas of the course were a bit wet), the competitive spirit was present amidst the conference schools. There were long straights, challenging each runner’s focus, and a section of trails that added variety.
Sophomore Harrison Fausey continually moved up and leads BC with a finishing time of 27:54, while Sophomore Austin O’Connor also stayed in the top 30 for his time of 28:16 as BC’s second. Junior Raymond Duttweiler pressed into his time of 29:14 with fortitude as BC’s third, and Freshman Adam Crawford and Senior Jared Mead brought in fourth and fifth with times of 29:30 and 29:39.
Coach Storlie commented, “This year’s Seniors have been very strong in leadership and work—ethic and are leaving a great legacy for the Bethel of the future! …Today held a lot of sentiment as they seized the day of their last CC Conference race together! I am really impressed with the people that they are.”
Both the Men’s and Women’s sides gathered for prayer at the completion of their races, reflecting a special unity and perspective that the motivation for their racing would always be to bring glory to God! Next week the Pilots are looking forward to racing the NCCAA meet in Cedarville, OH.
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