Photo Credit: Derrick Blyberg, Purdue Northwest

Posted: Oct 08, 2021

CHAMPLIN LEADS THE NO 13 TIGERS IN THE BETHEL XC INVITATIONAL

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 13 Olivet Nazarene University women's cross country team raced in the Bethel XC Invitational at the St. Patrick's County Park on a rain-soaked Friday afternoon. The Tigers placed ninth out of 15 teams, with 241 points.

Elise Champlin led the Tigers and was the lone ONU runner to place in the top-40. Champlin finished in 38^th place and ran a time of 20:34.80. Following Champlin was Lauren Smith, who finished in 43^rd place and ran a time of 20:51.20. Lindsay DiazDeLeon followed Smith crossing the finish line in 54^th place with a time of 21:10.90. Mackenzie Park and Amelia Murray followed and finishing in 63^rd and 65^th, respectively.

Below are the full results for your Tiger runners:

Runner	Time	Place
Elise Champlin	20:34.80	38^th
Lauren Smith	20:51.20	43^rd
Lindsey DiazDeLeon	21:10.90	54^th
Mackenzie Park	21:23.30	63^rd
Amelia Murray	21:25.80	65^th
Tori Orton	21:42.00	73^rd
Kathryn Swanson	21:51.70	78^th
Grace White	21:55.40	79^th
Thaliya Martinez	21:59.60	84^th
Naomi Dahlquist	22:10.60	91^st
Emily Diaz	22:37.30	109^th
Abby McVey	27:04.80	164^th

WHAT'S NEXT?

The No. 13 Tigers travel to Grand Rapids, Mich. for the NAIA Great Lakes Invitational hosted by Aquinas College on Saturday, October 23^rd at 9 a.m.

--ONU—

*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edu