{"id":2680,"date":"2026-09-18T00:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:41:30","slug":"cross-country-dominates-at-westminster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/09\/18\/cross-country-dominates-at-westminster\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross country dominates at Westminster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Eli Hatfield \u00b7 Contributing Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colsen Frank came in first at the Fisher Invitational, with the men\u2019s team placing second. Cayla Lawrence also placed first, and the women\u2019s team placed first overall. (Jon Holtz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Grove City College cross country teams opened their seasons with an overwhelming victory for the women and a close second for the men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teams competed at the Westminster College meet Sept. 4. Despite the muggy conditions, both teams competed well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course was 5,000 meters long and around Westminster\u2019s Brittain Lake. Seventy-five men and 76 women competed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The women\u2019s team scored only 22 points, and senior runner Cayla Lawrence finished first with a time of 19:34.6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshman Josie Jones finished with a time of 19:40.5, junior Rebekah Burger had a time of 19:59.8 and junior Juliana Lindberg completed the race with a time of 20:57.3. The three of them took second, third and fifth place, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, sophomore Erika Doolittle finished in 21:29.7, good for 11th, junior Abigail Nelson took 16th with a time of 21:40.6, sophomore Lydia Wheaton finished 19th with a time of 21:59.1 and junior Maggie Mollenauer crossed the finish line at 21:59.9, coming in 20th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe women had a very strong meet overall; they took control of the race early and persevered well to maintain it,\u201d Grove City cross country coach Paul Collier said. \u201cHopefully, we can keep this going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The men\u2019s team also performed exceptionally well, taking second and scoring 37 points. Sophomore Colsen Frank took first overall with a time of 16:16.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also placing in the top ten were sophomore Kaiden Williams, who earned seventh place with a time of 17:01.3, and Carson Witt, who came in eighth with a time of 17:03.3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshman Isaac Burt finished in 17:10.5, which earned him 11th, sophomore Tyler Davis finished 12th with a time of 17:12.8, sophomore Same Elston earned 13th with a time of 17:18.7 and senior James Yoho came in 14th with a time of 17:19.6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe men’s team had a strong opener. I got to see a clearer picture of where we are, as well,\u201d Collier said. \u201cNow, with some small tactical tweaks, I think we can take a strong step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at the rest of the season, Collier believes the teams are in a strong position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy hope is they\u2019re encouraged by this early result and excited to see where they can go from here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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