Buckeyes Capture Team Titles to Open Season

Friday, September 1

Dayton, Ohio

6:45 PM

Ohio State

Wright State Mike Baumer XC Invitational

Buckeyes at Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic hosted by Wright State

Buckeyes Capture Team Titles to Open Season

9/1/2023 8:24:00 PM | General, Women's Cross Country

Mike Baumer XC Classic Full Results Photo Gallery

Engel leads Buckeyes with first-place individual finish

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's and women's cross country teams swept the team titles at the Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic hosted by Wright State at Fairborn Community Park in Fairborn, Ohio, Friday evening, in their first competition of the season. Led by women's race winner Addie Engel, all five Buckeye counters for both the men and women placed in the Top 11 of the 5k events.

Women's Results | Men's Results

Quoting Buckeye head coach Sara Mason Vergote
"Overall, I'm happy with how both the men and women raced today. It was a good opportunity to get the feel of racing again and I'm incredibly optimistic about the direction both teams are moving."

The No. 16 Buckeye Women at the Mike Baumer XC Classic
Addie Engel was the women's champion for the second year in a row. In all, the Buckeye women had five of the Top 8 finishers and nine in the Top 20. Daniella Santos was third, followed by Aniya Mosley in fourth. Akemi Von Scherr and Gia Napoleon were seventh and eighth, respectively, to close out the Buckeye counters, with all five posting personal bests, and Annie Allen and Sydney Paul also ran PRs. Freshmen Lilly Eckels, Zoee Lehman and Olivia Oiler marked their collegiate debuts and senior Amelia Figler ran her first cross country race for the Buckeyes.

The Buckeye Men at the Mike Baumer XC Classic
The Top 5 Buckeye men all placed in the Top 11. Zubin Jha led the way with a third-place finish. Kevin Agnew was sixth, Keegan Freyhof seventh, Colby Adams ninth and freshman Liam Shaughnessy, in his first collegiate race, was 11th. Freshman Will McGraw also made his collegiate debut and sophomore transfer Zach Beneteau ran his first race in the Scarlet and Gray. Jha, Adams, Giovanni Copploe and Keegan Souhan all improved their times from last year's season-opening 5K, which had been the personal best for each. Returnees Agnew and Freyhof were racing a cross country 5k for the first time.

Up Next
Both the men and women will head to Madison, Wis., for the Badger Classic next Saturday. The men's 8k is set for an 11:30 a.m. ET start, with the women's 5k to follow at 12:10 p.m. ET.

Wisconsin will also host the Big Ten Championships Oct. 17 and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships Nov. 10.

Mike Baumer Cross Country Classic
Fairborn, Ohio | Sept. 1, 2023

Women's Results (5K)
Team: 1st/10 (23 points)
1. Addie Engel (16:58.1)
3. Daniella Santos (17:30.5)
4. Aniya Mosley (17:34.6)
7. Akemi Von Scherr (17:40.5)
8. Gia Napoleon (17:58.0)

11. Annie Allen (18:09.7)
12. Zoee Lehman (18:10.7)
13. Olivia Oiler (18:11.4)
19. Sydney Paul (18:30.6)
30. Lilly Eckels (18:57.7)
32. Amelia Figler (19:00.9)

Men's Results (5K)
Team: 1st/15 (36 points)
3. Zubin Jha (14:52.0)
6. Kevin Agnew (14:54.9)
7. Keegan Freyhof (14:59.5)
9. Colby Adams (15:02.2)
11. Liam Shaughnessy (15:03.7)

21. Keegan Souhan (15:10.9)
29. Zach Beneteau (15:19.8)
30. Kaleb Martin (15:23.3)
31. Giovanni Copploe (15:23.7)
37. Will McGraw (15:29.6)
48. John Cuozzo (15:40.7)