Sophomore Emily Richards named OAC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
September 14, 2015
By: Ashley Birchmeier
ADA — Sophomore Emily Richards was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week for her efforts at the Calvin (Mich.) Invitational Saturday.
The sophomore wins her second consecutive OAC Runner of the Week honor.
Richards finished ninth of 319 runners with a new career best time of 18:35.0 over the 5,000-meter course.
The Polar Bears (21-7 overall) finished 8th of 25 teams, Aquinas (Mich.) won the event with 78 points, No. 8 Calvin (Mich.) was second with 115 points and No. 9 Hope (Mich.) finished third with 123 points.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Saturday as they travel to Rochester (N.Y.) for the Rochester Invitational.