B-W: B-W Men’s Cross Country Team Places 19th at NCAA DIII Great Lakes Regional

Zach Szablewski (Tiffin/ Calvert) was
B-W's top finisher.

BEREA, OHIO – The Baldwin-Wallace College men’s cross country team placed 19^th of 36 teams competing at the 2009 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional this afternoon (Saturday, November 14) in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Sophomore Zach Szablewski (Tiffin/ Calvert) was the first Yellow Jacket to cross the finish line. He placed 60^th overall of 248 runners with a time of 27:18.39 on the eight-kilometer course.

Also scoring for B-W, junior Brian Gibbons (Rocky River) was 76^th overall in 27:33.39, senior Brian Campbell (Berea) was 89^th in 27:39.24, sophomore Tom Wilkin (Powell/ Olentangy Liberty) was 114^th in 28:04.55, and senior Mark Buhoveckey (Brunswick/ Parma Padua Franciscan) was 121^st in 28:08.30.

Also competing for the Jackets, senior James Eberts (North Canton/ Hoover) was 131^st at 28:15.62 and freshman Kenneth Janosko (Mentor) was 166^th at 28:55.03.

B-W will serve as the host institution for DIII Nationals next Saturday (Nov. 21) at Highland Park Golf Course in Highland Hills. For more information on the event or to volunteer, please visit the championship Web site at: http://www.bw.edu/athletics/09ccnationals/

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