FINDLAY, Ohio -- The 2022 Great Midwest Cross Country Championship meet was held at Hillcrest Golf Club on Saturday. 

In the women's 6k race Malone University finished in fifth place out of the thirteen teams competing. In the men's race the Pioneers came home in seventh place out of twelve teams. 

Individually, Rylee Yocum finished the 6k event in 19th with a time of 22:37.7 and Max Gucker finished the 8k event in 21st with a time of 25:35.2. Both of those performances earned Yocum and Gucker spots on the Great Midwest All-Conference Second Team. 

Sophomore Noah Blaz, a Data Analytics and Sport Management major with a 4.0 GPA from Doylestown, Ohio, earned the Great Midwest Elite 26 Award. The Elite 26 Award recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete at the conference championship level in his or her sport while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or peer. 

MALONE RESULTS
Women

Name	Overall Finish	Time
Rylee Yocum	19th	22:37.7
Kendall Anenson	23rd	22:57.5
Sabrina McClain	28th	23:15.6
Ella Pumneo	43rd	23:45.8
Kylee Gray	48th	23:57.5
Anna Gregg	50th	24:02.8
Samantha Hier	56th	24:22.8
Jenna Cassidy	76th	24:54.8
Kristin Yeager	84th	25:21.7
Trinitie Woolace	87th	25:44.6
Meghan Boggess	94th	25:57.8
Kinsey Knoch	99th	26:11.7

Men

Name	Overall Finish	Time
Max Gucker	21st	25:35.2
Lane Goble	43rd	26:27.4
Jordyn Dillavou	47th	26:32.2
Daniel Frase	56th	26:50.8
Chase Balko	62nd	27:00.9
Hayden Schmidt	63rd	27:02.2
Gabe Shilling	66th	27:07.3
Tucker Markko	69th	27:15.5
Manamanya Opiew	71st	27:17.2
Mason Ackley	82nd	27:36.3
Tyler Twining	88th	28:00.8
Noah Blaz	93rd	28:07.9
Brennan Perdue	96th	28:19.1
Preston Jackson	97th	28:26.3
Graham Scott	101st	28:34.8
Derek Sexton	117th	29:40.9
Eric Dehmer	124th	30:07.4
Josiah Hicks	127th	30:21.2
Jacob Cureton	129th	30:45.8

WHAT'S NEXT
Malone heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin on November 19 for the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional.

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