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Erik Schelkun

Women's Cross Country

#UDWXC TO COMPETE FOR 2016 ALL-OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP

Flyers Will Race Against 48 Teams In All-Ohio Championship This Friday

The University of Dayton women's cross country team will be traveling to Cedarville University this Friday to compete in the All-Ohio Championship 6K race. The race is set to take place at 2 p.m.at the Elvin R. King Cross Country Course.

The race will had a free live video stream, weather permitting.

There will be 48 teams competing with competitors from top universities in Ohio such as NCAA Division I opponents: Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Dayton (ranked 13th in the Great Lakes Region), Miami (ranked 15th in the Great Lakes Region), Ohio, Ohio State (ranked fifth in the Great Lakes Region), Wright State and Xavier. 

Last year the Flyers took third place overall in the All-Ohio, following Ohio University and Miami (Ohio). Junior Emily Leonard finished second out of 129 runners with a 6K time of 21:17.85 which broke the course record by more than 23 seconds.  Sophomore Taylor Vernot and junior Grace McDonald followed with times of 22:01.80 and 22:37.73), respectively.

The Flyers have gained momentum from their weekend of races at Notre Dame's National Catholic Invitational in South Bend, Ind. and the Friendship Invitational at Cedarville two weeks ago; the Friendship ran on the same course as the All-Ohio Championship. 

Feel free to use #AllOhioXC in social media communication.
 
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Players Mentioned

Emily Leonard

Emily Leonard

Junior
Grace McDonald

Grace McDonald

Junior
Taylor Vernot

Taylor Vernot

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Emily Leonard

Emily Leonard

Junior
Grace McDonald

Grace McDonald

Junior
Taylor Vernot

Taylor Vernot

Sophomore