CEDARVILLE, Ohio - September 15, 2023 - The All-Ohio Intercollegiate Challenge featured over 800 student-athletes on Friday evening at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course, a grass course that includes rolling hills. There were 464 men running an 8-kilometer race before 343 women ran a 6-kilometer race.

Both Hiram teams made their presence felt at an event that included runners from all levels of college competition.

Women's Recap (6K)

The women's team finished 28th in the overall standings and 13th among Division III teams at the event. The Terriers had six student-athletes in the race, highlighted by freshman Elaine Guyette with a team-best time of 26:35.6 (7:07.8/mile, 234th overall). Guyette was making her collegiate debut.

Following Guyette was Lexi Doerflinger (26:40:0), Kylie Moser (27:45.7), Kearan Barnett (27:54.3), Megan Swain (30:23.8) and Trezure Bates (34:06.7). Barnett is the team's senior leader, while the rest of the group is in their first year.

The results further a strong start to the 2023 season for Hiram, as it placed 6th out of 8 teams – and 3rd out of 5 Division III teams – at the Westminster Fisher Invite just two weeks ago. The team will recuperate and hit the course again on Friday, September 29 at the Tomcat Rumble in Greenville, PA.

Men's Recap (8K)

Freshman Nathan Cooper, who was the lone Terriers representative at the race, was the star of the show on Friday. He finished with a time of 29:49.8 (6:00.1/mile), which ranked 332nd in the field of 464 runners.

Cooper was coming off a 22nd-place finish at the Westminster Fisher Invite, which featured 58 runners. The freshman hails from Genoa Area High School in Genoa, Ohio.

Cooper and the rest of the team will continue competition at the Tomcat Rumble in two weeks.