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November 21, 2001 -
Gerstle
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Junior Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont), the first female
runner in school history to ever qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship
Meet a year ago, made a return trip to the biggest meet of the year last
week. Running amongest a loaded, 213-athlete field at Augustana College in
Rock Island, Ill., Gerstle improved upon her 2000 finish, crossing the line
in 108th place with a time of 18:37, which was less than two second behind
her personal best time recorded a week earlier at the Great Lakes Regional
Championship Meet.
The fine NCAA finish capped an outstanding season for the junior
co-captain. Gerstle became the first Wittenberg runner to win an individual
North Coast Athletic Conference championship, and she followed that with
a strong finish and personal best time at the regional meet. She led the
Tigers in every meet in which she competed this season.
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Next: Season Complete
November 14, 2001 -
Gerstle
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Weide
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Hyde
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Dewald
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All season, the Wittenberg cross country team has been paced by junior
Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont), the first female runner in
school history to ever qualify for the NCAA Division III championship meet
a year ago. Two weeks after becoming the first Tiger runner to win an individual
NCAC title, Gerstle bettered her personal best time to finish 9th overall
at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet at Kalamazoo College with a time
of 18:35. |
| Gerstle's finish earned her the fourth individual qualifying slot and
led the Tigers to a 17th-place finish in the 33-team field. The NCAA Division
III championship meet is scheduled for Nov. 17 at Augustana College in
Rock Island, Ill.
Gerstle was followed by senior Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead),
who had a strong run of her own, just two seconds off her personal best.
Weide, who made All-NCAC for the first time in her career in 2001, finished
35th in a time of 19:17.
The other Wittenberg runner who turned in a personal best time and a
top-100 finish was freshman Vanessa Tilton (Camden, Ohio/Twin Valley
South), who turned in a 19:45, good for 64th.
On the men's side, Wittenberg wound up 24th in a 32-team field. Junior
Nick Dewald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) topped the team with a time of
27:22, good for 66th place overall. Senior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central),
who led the team in every event during the regular season, was next with
a 114th place finish in 28:14.
Next: 11/17 @ NCAA Division III
Championship Meet
Hosted by Augustana College |
November 6, 2001 -
Gerstle and Weide |
The Tigers may not have taken part in any competition over the weekend, but they remained busy. Just a few short days remain before the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet at Kalamazoo College.
For most of the hundreds of runners taking part in the men's and women's competitions, the regional meet will be one last hurrah in the 2001 season. The Tigers, in particular junior Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont) and senior Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead), have high hopes of making a strong impression at the meet and possibly moving on to the NCAA Division III National Championship meet on Nov. 17 at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.
Gerstle is trying to make the national meet for the second straight year after she became the first Tiger runner to win an individual NCAC title and Runner of the Year honors. Gerstle, who was the first Wittenberg runner to make the NCAA meet a year ago, crossed the finish line at the Oct. 27 NCAC meet in 19:09.45, more than seven seconds faster than anyone else in the field. |
Weide turned in a career-best seventh in a time of 19:41 at the NCAC meet. That finish was good for first-team All-NCAC honors, the first time Weide has earned such an award in cross country after taking home second-team honors the last two years.
On the men's side, senior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central) leads a team that must lower its times significantly to qualify for the national meet. The tri-captain has paced the Tigers in every meet this season.
October 30, 2001 -
Abi Gerstle |
All season, junior co-captain Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont) has paced the Tiger women's team to strong finish after strong finish. On Saturday at the NCAC Cross Country Championship Meet, Gerstle was at her best, becoming the first Tiger runner to win the individual title and earning Runner of the Year honors in the process.
Gerstle crossed the finish line in 19:09.45, more than seven seconds faster than anyone else in the field.
Gerstle's first-place finish led the Tigers to fifth place in the meet overall. Her outstanding finish was backed by the efforts of senior co-captain Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead), who was a career-best seventh in a time of 19:41. That finish was good for first-team All-NCAC honors, the first time Weide has earned such an award in cross country after taking home second-team honors the last two years. |
On the men's side, senior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central) led the team again, this time finishing 21st in a time of 27:33, which was good for honorable mention All-NCAC honors. Hyde's finish was the brightest spot for the Tigers, who wound eighth in the 10-team field.
October 24, 2001 -
Abi Gerstle |
Nick Dewald |
The Tigers didn't compete last week, instead taking advantage of some downtime to prepare for the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference Championships on Oct. 27 at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind.
On the women's side, Wittenberg is led by junior co-captain Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont), an All-NCAC cross country and track athlete a year ago who is attempting to become the first Wittenberg runner to qualify for the national meet twice in her career. Gerstle, the top finisher in last year's meet who is returning to the field in 2001, has been followed closely by senior co-captain Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead), a second-team All-NCAC qualifier a year ago. Freshman Vanessa Tilton (Camden, Ohio/Twin Valley South) and sophomore Becky Barnes (Williamsport, Ohio/Williamsport) have consistently run strong behind Gerstle and Weide. |
On the men's side, senior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central) has led the team all season and is in search of his first all-conference finish this weekend. Junior Nick Dewald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior) is the Tigers' top returning runner after he made second-team All-NCAC in 2000. Also in the Tigers' top five this year have been senior Luke Clarkson (Bascom, Ohio/Hopewell-Louden), senior Scott Huntoon (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) and sophomore Tim Damopoulous (Grove City, Ohio/Grove City).
October 16, 2001 -
In probably the best performance of the still-young 2001 cross country season, the Wittenberg
Abi Gerstle
Dave Hyde
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Sarah Weide
Nick Dewald
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Things just keep getting better for the Tigers on the cross country courses, and at just the right time, too. The women's team finished second at the Manchester Invitational on Saturday, while the men's team enjoyed its finest finish of the season, a fourth. Both fields included nine teams.
On the women's side, Wittenberg its usual outstanding performance from junior co-captain Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont). Gerstle, an All-NCAC cross country and track athlete a year ago who is attempting to become the first Wittenberg runner to qualify for the national meet twice in her career, posted one of her best times of the season - 19:22. That was good for the first blue ribbon of the 2001 season for a Wittenberg runner.
Gerstle was followed closely by senior co-captain Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead), who was third in a time of 19:45. She was followed by freshman Vanessa Tilton (Camden, Ohio/Twin Valley South), who was 13th in 20:42, sophomore Becky Barnes (Williamsport, Ohio/Williamsport), who was 25th in 21:24, and freshman Sarah Haley (Grove City, Ohio/Grove City), who was 29th in 21:41. |
On the men's side, senior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central) led the team for a fourth straight meet, this time crossing the finish line in seventh placein a time of 27:58. He was followed by junior Nick Dewald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior), who was 11th in 28:18, senior Luke Clarkson (Bascom, Ohio/Hopewell-Louden), who was 26th in 29:23, senior Scott Huntoon (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor), who was 30th in 29:40, and sophomore Tim Damopoulous (Grove City, Ohio/Grove City), who was 34th in 29:49.
October 9, 2001 -
In probably the best performance of the still-young 2001 cross country season, the Wittenberg Tiger women's team finished nineth among 19 Division III schools competing in the annual All-Ohio Championships last Friday at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware.
As usual, Wittenberg got another outstanding performance from junior co-captain Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont). Gerstle, a All-NCAC cross country and track athlete a year ago who is attempting to become the first Wittenberg runner to qualify for the national meet twice in her career, posted an NCAC-best finish of of fourth in Division III with a time of 19:42.9. She was followed closely by senior co-captain Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead), who was the second NCAC woman to cross the finish line. Her time of 20:03, which was good for ninth in Division III and 40th overall earned her NCAC Athlete of the Week honors.
On the men's side, senior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central) led the team for a third straight meet, this time crossing the finish line in 39th place among Division III runners. All five Wittenberg runners finished among the top 82 competitors in the meet, propelling the Tigers to a 12th place finish among 18 Division III teams.
October 2, 2001 -
Wittenberg got another outstanding performance from junior co-captain Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont) at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational in Chicago last weekend. Gerstle, last week's NCAC Runner of the Week, was one of the top Division III finishers in a field that numbered nearly 300, posting a 37th place finish with a time of 19:13.
Gerstle's strong finish powered Wittenberg to 25th as a team in a field of 41 teams.
On the men's side, senior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central) ran the course in 28:06, good for a 145th place finish. As a team, the Tiger men wound up 28th in a field of 38 teams.
September 26, 2001-
The Wittenberg cross country teams ran well in the Friendship Invitational at Cedarville University on Saturday, led by junior Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont), who had her best race of the still-young season. Wittenberg's first women's cross country national qualifier a year ago, Gerstle led the Tiger team to an eighth-place finish (best among Division III schools in the field) by finishing eighth with a season-best time of 19:18, which earned her NCAC Runner of the Week honors.
Gerstle was joined in the top 10 by senior Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead), who was ninth with a time of 19:19. The field included more than 150 runners.On the men's side, senior Dave Hyde (Naperville, Ill./Central) paced the Tigers with a 28th-place finish. The Tigers finished 11th in the event.
September 12, 2001-
The Wittenberg cross country program has not competed since Sept. 1, when the Tiger teams both ran third in the University of Dayton Invitational. Senior Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead) was the Tigers' top finisher in sixth place individually.
Wittenberg heads back to the course this weekend at Cedarville. That meet kicks off a busy month of action that will culminate with the NCAC and Great Lakes Regional meets Oct. 27 and Nov. 10 respectively.
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