Cleveland, OH - Geneva′s cross country teams got their season′s underway on Saturday on a wet track. Both the men′s and women′s teams competed against opponents from NCAA Division′s I through III. On the men′s side, the Golden Tornadoes finished in eighth place out of 12 teams, while the women′s team fared much better. Geneva′s women brought home a third place finish out of 14 competing schools.
In men′s action, Andrew Foxenberg led Geneva with a 14th place overall finish with a time of 27:13 on the 8K course. Teammate John Perkins was Geneva′s next best finisher in 49th place in a time of 28:25.
On the women′s side, Dee Koutsourais, Geneva′s only senior, finished 10th overall in a time of 19:43 on the 5K course. Beth Bartolomeo was 12th in 19:45, while Rebecca VanRegenmorter came home in 23rd place with a final time of 20:02. Geneva′s women place a total of six runners in the top 50.
| Following are the finishes and times of Geneva′s men and women: | |
| Men: | Women: |
| Andrew Foxenberg (14) 27:13 | Dee Koutsourais (10) 19:42 |
| John Perkins (49) 28:25 | Beth Bartolomeo (12) 19:43 |
| Phil Falk (53) 28:34 | Rebecca VanRegenmorter (23) 20:02 |
| Josh Falk (60) 28:56 | Susan Fletcher (32) 20:20 |
| John Heft (84) 29:54 | Sara Morrison (37) 20:30 |
| Jeremy Honhold (103) 30:35 | Marsha Miller (46) 20:58 |
| David Terenzoni (113) 30:58 | Nicole Okerlund (81) 22:07 |
| Matthew Gessner (141) 33:47 | Deborah Sweigert (109) 22:57 |
| Kim Slater (139) 25:02 | |
| Caitlin Vickery (140) 25:15 | |