OBERLIN, Ohio & MOUNT BERRY, Ga. -- Covenant cross country competed in two separate meets this past weekend, with one squad traveling to Ohio for the Oberlin Interregional Rumble and the other squad competing in the Berry XC Meeting. In total, the Scots had 19 of 32 athletes set new PRs and 7 more ran season best times.

OBERLIN INTERREGIONAL RUMBLE

In Ohio, the women's squad opened the day strongly with a sixth place finish, led by Sarah Vannoy, who finished 5th overall and set a new PR with a 22:55. The rest of the top five women also had standout performances, all setting PRs.

Evangelia Berry ran 23:50 for a 29th place finish, and the freshmen trio of Ella Potoshnick (45th, 24:12), Evie Fikkert (64th, 24:29), and Talia Carrillo (81st, 24:53) helped to seal the deal on another solid finish. 

Additionally, Kenzi Stapleton (92nd, 25:15), Emerson Tillery (109th, 25:40), and Aida Okie (116th, 25:54) all ran season best times.

The men's team placed 11th overall, led by some outstanding performances by their freshmen who accounted for four of the Scots top five. Hudson Casto was the first finisher,continuing his strong freshman campaign with a PR of 26:29 and a 16th place finish.

Not too far behind Casto was Caleb Koerber, who finished with a 26:44 and a 23rd place finish. Aidan DeVries placed 75th overall and finished with a time of 27:39. Nate Headley (81st, 27:44) and Sam Richards (96th, 28:00) both hit massive PRs to close the deal on the Scots' first interregional meet under Coach Kaczinski.

BERRY XC MEETING

The athletes who did not travel to Ohio competed at the Berry XC Meeting against several local teams and conference opponents. Pack running was the highlight for the women's side at this meet, as they landed fifth overall.

The top five spread was an astonishingly low 15 seconds, showing the depth of the squad as a whole on the way to a 5th place finish. The women were led by senior Claire Mellott, who ran a season best time of 26:48 and a 34th place finish.

Freshman Hanna Forrest finished right with Mellott, running a PR time of 26:48 and a 35th place finish. Cora Zecher finished 36th in 26:58, while Penelope Bosma ran a personal best of 27:01 to finish 37th.

Abbie Apicella notched a personal best with a time of 27:03 to finish 38th, and Leah Russ rounded out the finishers for the Scots with a season best time of 27:54.

The men placed sixth overall, led by the brother duo of Chandler Lines (39th, 28:22), and Grayson Lines, who ran a huge PR of 28:30 for a 42nd place finish. Ken Foos (54th, 29:08) and David Nicolau (56th, 29:16) both ran PRs, while Jacob Howington ran a season best of 29:22 for a 59th place finish to put the cap on a 60 second team spread.

Andor Agustsson ran a PR time of 29:43 for a 68th place finish, with Jack Woodham close behind in 70th with a time of 29:44 to round out the top seven. Sophomore Anthony Davis (75th, 30:18), and freshman Silas Crowe (83rd, 30:47) both ran PR times showing the incredible depth that the Scots have built.

UP NEXT

The Scots travel back to John Hunt Park in Huntsville for the 2026 CCS Conference Championship Meet on October 30th.

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