Cross Country

The Malone University men’s and women’s cross country teams, both led by head coach Jack Hazen, are again currently ranked in the top ten nationally in the NAIA as the teams head into the AMC meet and the NCCAA and NAIA national championship meets. The men’s squad continues to hold the impressive top ranking in the country while the women’s team is currently ranked #5. The men’s team recently captured their second straight All-Ohio title, among a 42- team field, and eighth in the program’s history while the women finished in sixth place. In addition, Nik Schweikert (Sr., Beavercreek H.S.) captured the individual title in a time of 25:18 after fi nishing second overall at last year’s meet in 25:20. The Pioneer women were paced by Kalie Hauenstein (Jr., Ashland H.S.) who finished 18th in 18:46.