Nearly 50 people huddled together in the barn at Hayden Park on Saturday morning. Pouring rain and lightning bolts shooed athletes and spectators off the course, but this didn’t deter the women’s cross country team’s energetic spirit. As they endured the 30-minute weather delay, the Hillsdale women’s cross country team showcased skills other than running:...
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Chargers improve times in Louisville
Nice weather, tough competition, and a flat course is just what the Hillsdale College Chargers needed to feel fast and improve their times, and that’s just what they found on Saturday at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. Hillsdale competed in the Gold Division 5 kilometer race, which consisted of more than 200 runners,...
Humes leads pack of 412 runners at Greater Louisville Classic
Junior Joey Humes surged late to take first place in the Greater Louisville Classic and helped propel the men’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish last Saturday. Humes ran the 8 kilometers in 24 minutes and 17 seconds, breaking the previous G-MAC record. Humes and Dominic Patacsil from Wabash College broke away from the...
Chargers to run Cross Country in Greater Louisville Classic
After the first two races of the season, the Hillsdale Chargers moved from unranked to eighth in the Midwest Regional polls. The Chargers hope to continue their ascent this Saturday at the Greater Louisville Classic, racing in Blue Division at 10:45 a.m. Their success surprises even themselves, according to junior Eric Poth. “It’s kind of...
Chargers to run in Greater Louisville Classic
The Greater Louisville Classic is “one of the most highly attended college and high school cross country events in the United States,” according to its website. On Saturday,, the women’s cross country team will be traveling to Kentucky to run in the highly anticipated meet, racing in its second 5k of the season. They will...