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By Garrett Gess<\/a> · Contributing Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Freshman Colsen Frank and senior Audrey Karwowski are runners to watch this cross country season. \u2014 GCC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Grove City cross country team competed at Allegheny College\u2019s Ben Mourer Memorial Classic last Saturday with the men\u2019s team placing fourth and women\u2019s team placing fifth out of 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a fifth-place finish at PACs last season, the men\u2019s cross-country team ranked second in the PAC preseason poll behind rival Geneva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This season\u2019s team has a unique combination of youth and experience, with 10 freshman and eight seniors out of 23 total rostered runners. Seniors Caleb Hawke, Luke Roberts, Michael Singley and freshman Colsen Frank were listed as the runners to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Wolverines men\u2019s cross-country program has a storied history, winning 20-straight PAC championships from 1990 to 2009, the team has won one since that stretch in 2017. However, this year\u2019s group could very well be the best since that 2017 run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Saturday, Frank and Roberts both delivered top-10 performances to lead the team to a fourth-place finish out of 18 teams. Frank led Grove City, finishing fifth overall with a time of 27:24, while Roberts followed closely in seventh at 27:31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singley crossed in 23rd place at 28:16 and freshman Kaiden Williams finished 34th in 28:33. Freshman Tyler Davis secured 38th place at 28:37, senior Caleb Hawke took 53rd at 29:05 and junior Eli Miller had 68th place with a time of 29:23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wolverines placed closely behind Geneva and Slippery Rock, who tied for second behind Baldwin Wallace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a second-place finish at PAC last season, the women\u2019s cross-country team ranked second in the PAC preseason poll narrowly behind Allegheny, and narrowly above Geneva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grove City is looking to reload after saying goodbye to an impressive senior squad, including Lydia Bennett, Ella Lyle, Grace Smith, Virginia Williams and Julia Bauer, all of whom placed in the top 25 at PACs last season, with Bennett placing first. Senior Audrey Karwowski, along with sophomores Julianna Lindberg and Abigail Nelson, were listed as the runners to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grove City women\u2019s cross-country program has been dominant, winning 27 straight PAC championships from 1989 to 2015, in addition to a 2023 championship. Last season, the Wolverines started the season heavily favored to win the PAC title but were overtaken by Allegheny at PACs. With the Gators favored this season, the Wolverines are looking to spoil Allegheny\u2019s hopeful repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s team totaled 144 points to rank second among D-III programs at the meet and fifth overall. Slippery Rock won the event while Saint Francis secured second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grove City placed three runners inside the top 35. Audrey Karwowski led the way, claiming 14th overall in 25:12. She was followed by sophomore Rebekah Burger, who finished 29th in 26:13, and Julianna Lindberg, who secured 32nd in 26:21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abigail Nelson contributed a 41st-place performance with a time of 26:46. Freshman Erika Doolittle crossed 59th in 27:19, while fellow freshman Lydia Wheaton followed in 67th at 27:48. Freshman Ali Parish closed with a 73rd-place effort of 27:51.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Wolverine squads will return to competition next Friday, Oct. 3, at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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