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BAY CITY, Mich. - Ashland University sophomore Brian Baum (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington) and Ohio Dominican University sophomore Tara Walker (Lewis Center, Ohio) have been chosen as the Men's & Women's Cross Country "Runners of the Week", respectively.
GLIAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week:
Brian Baum
Ashland University
(Sophomore, Alliance, Ohio/Marlington)
Ashland University sophomore Brian Baum finished first overall
at the Wilmington Invitational last Saturday (Oct. 13). Baum
completed the 5K course in 24:56.26. AU finished first in a
field of 34 teams.
2012 Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week: (9/13) Justin Eilerman - UF, (9/18) Jimmy Maloney - WS, (9/25) Brandon Kampstra, (10/1) Andrew Trust, (10/9) Joshua Mirth - HC, (10/18) Brian Baum - AU.
GLIAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week:
Tara Walker
Ohio Dominican University
(Sophomore, Lewis Center, Ohio)
For the second time this season, Ohio Dominican University
sophomore Tara Walker (Lewis Center, Ohio) broke her own school
record with a time of 18:17.50 Friday at the Wilmington
Invitational. Walker finished fifth out of 340 runners, with an
average mile time of 5:53.3. It was her third top-five finish in a
meet this season, and this is the second time she has been awarded
the GLIAC Runner of the Week, the only Panther cross country
athlete to earn the award.
2012 Women's Cross Country Runners of the
Week: (9/13) Kelcie Severson - GV, (9/18) Tara
Walker - OD, (9/25) Mallory Celeya, (10/1) Jessica Janecke, (10/9)
Amanda Brewer - WS, (10/18) Tara Walker - OD.