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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Doug Roorbach, Sports Information Director 585.567.9556

Women Take Win, Men Finish Third at Harry F. Anderson Cross Country Invitational 

Rochester, N.Y.- The women's cross country team placed first out of 15 teams and the men placed third out of 14 teams at the 2007 Harry F. Anderson Cross Country Invitational held at Roberts Wesleyan College today.

Highlander Dan Ballard finally picked up his first race win of the season with a run of 26:02.8. Ballard has finished second in the last three events that the men's team has competed in this season. The men's team placed their next six runners all within the 27th minute mark of the race setting a blistering pack run time.

The women's team placed two runners in the top five today with Kattie Fadden (above right) finishing third with a run of 19:02.8 and only seven seconds behind her, Rachel Rhodes (above left) who finished in fifth place with a run of 19:09.5.  The women's team bested the field today placing all runners within the top thirty, opening the possibility to break into the national rankings this week.

The Highlanders recorded 17 PR's today and will be back in action next week for the Highlander Fall Classic on October 20 at Houghton College. This will be the final warm up event before the American Mideast Conference Championships at Walsh University on November 3.

Top 5 Men's Teams                                Top 5 Women's Teams

1. Ithaca College 30                              1. Houghton College 73

2. Penn Behrend 68                               2. Mercyhurst College 94

3. Houghton College 72                          3. Roberts Wesleyan 95 
4 Mercyhurst College 124                       4. Alfred University 95
5. Alfred University 143                          5. Gannon University 102

 

Houghton College has deep and solid roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play and in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and unique emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference for the Kingdom on campus, in Allegany County, in the Northeast and around the world.  Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door for Houghton to be a leader, both in the Northeast and nationally, in character education. Through hands-on, innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and student-athletes are working together to change the culture of sport and to change our culture through sport.