Sophomore Emily Richards named OAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
September 8, 2015
By Tim Glon
ADA — Sophomore Emily Richards was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for her efforts at the Bluffton 5k Invitational on Friday.
Richards won the race in 19:20, finishing first out of 56 runners over the 5,000-meter course.
The Polar Bears (4-0) won the 5-team meet with 29 points, Tiffin was second with 67 points, Bluffton was third with 74 points, Lourdes was fourth with 131 points and Ohio Christian was fifth with 155 points.
A team of ONU alumni finished with 80 points and would have been fourth in the meet.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday at the Calvin (Mich.) Knight Invitational.