Off and Running: Tri-C Cross Country Places Second in Season-Opening Meet

Roster filled with freshman runners looks to continue team’s history of success

Different runners, same results for the women’s cross country team at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C^®).

A Challengers squad featuring seven freshman runners placed second at the season-opening Buffalo State Daniel Walker Invitational. The meet took place Sept. 1 at Beaver Island State Park in New York.

Hope Brown finished fourth to lead Tri-C’s rookie runners. Two other Challengers — Emily Zimmerman and Hannah Heath — placed in the Top 10.

Eden Amador-Gorby (13^th) and Sierra Taylor (14^th) completed the scoring for the College.

Tri-C’s cross country team has qualified for nationals the past 17 years while building a reputation as one of the nation’s strongest programs. The team finished 19^th in the country last year.

For more information on the team, visit www.tri-c.edu/athletics.

September 04, 2018

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu