CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Franciscan University of Steubenville's top cross country team runners competed Friday afternoon at the All-Ohio Championship, running against Division I, II, and III teams. The men's team finished 25^th out of 45 teams, while the women placed 29^th out of a total of 47 teams.

"This was a good meet," said head coach Daniel Kuebler. "We're getting stronger as a team, and our top runners are getting even better. They each competed extremely well, and their progress this season is clearly visible."

The top seven runners from the men and women's team were well-rested, not competing in the previous meet, the St. Vincent Invitational.

The top male runner for the Barons was Bill Jones. Jones finished fifth overall in the 8K out of 310 total runners, with a time of 25:15.75. Jones was the first Division III runner, out of a total of 147, to finish.

Next for the Barons was Jack Kaiser, running 27:29.87 to finish 145^th overall and 46^th out of the Division III runners. Kevin LeRoy finished with a time of 27:34.03, placing 150^th overall, and 48^th in Division III. Joey Schlueter ran a 28:22.61 and finished 205^th overall. Newcomer Morgan Gilcrest placed 222^nd overall with a time of 28:46.39.

The Lady Barons had to compete against a total of 317 other female runners in the 5,000 meter race, 150 of which were also Division III. The first Lady Baron to finish was Nicole Krajewski with a time of 18:51.85. Krajewski placed 38^th overall and was the 5^th Division III female to finish. Theresa Evans came in 164^th overall with a time of 20:24.29, and finished 66^th for Division III runners.

Sara Mueller came in 189^th overall with a time of 20:24.29, and sophomore Molly Chambers finished in 20:50.38, placing 194^th. Claire Bach also finished strong with a 22:07.50 time and coming in 254^th overall.

The cross country team has another meet tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 1, in Greensburg, Pa. Those runners on the team who did not compete at today's All-Ohio Championship will run tomorrow morning at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Invitational.