OBERLIN, Ohio- The Franciscan men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Oberlin to compete in the Intra-Regional Rumble; their last meet before Conference Championships. Baron runner Bill Jones won the race, with a personal best time, while women's team finished fifteenth out of thirty and the men finished twenty-second out of thirty-two.

Although their times and placement as a team was very important, the Barons took this weekend to check out their competition, and get a better understanding of where they stand for the AMCC Championships on October 27.

"Our hardest competition today was Penn State-Behrend, whom the men beat but the women lost to" head coach Daniel Kuebler said. "We're looking forward to seeing them again at Championships, along with other competitive schools."

Jones ran a race best time of 23:31, beating his personal record by about 45 seconds, and setting the new FUS record for the 8k.

With great weather and a fast, flat course, the Barons experienced their best races of the year. Kuebler said that almost every Franciscan team member broke their personal record.

The top three runners for the women were junior Nichole Krajewski, and seniors Theresa Evans and Sarah Mueller.

The Barons will spend the next two weeks preparing for AMCC Championships. Resting and not over-doing the workouts will be key for their success.

"Conference Championships will be a totally different type of race," Kuebler said. "The competition will be tough, but we know what we have to do in the upcoming weeks."

The Barons will compete at Mt. Aloysius on October, 27 for the Championships, and again on November 10 for the NCAA DIII Great Lakes Regional Meet.