Meet Information
Race: Mike Baumer XC Classic - 5K
Location: Dayton, Ohio

Race Highlights
On a hot Friday evening, the Baron teams began their cross country seasons at Wright State's Mike Baumer XC Classic.  Cooper Valancius was first for the Barons, placing 22nd with a time of 16:01.2. Next was Maxwell Bruns with a time of 16:34.7 to get 44th place. After Bruns was Micah Bragg (16:38.4) and Oliver Schartner (16:53.3) who placed 49th and 56th. Seamus Sommers rounded out the scoring with a time of 17:17, who placed fifth out of nine teams.

Over on the women's side, Emily Maag placed 38th overall with a time of 19:44.6, with Lauren Dosch finishing five spots later in 19:58.1. Anna Steimle ran it in 20:03 to place 46th, and freshmen Clare Bruce and Hannah Sheets were fourth and fifth for the team (times of 20:16.1 and 20:22.7, respectively). Overall, the team placed seventh out of 13 complete teams

Baron Top Finishers by Overall Finish (Men)
22nd Cooper Valancius                   16:01.2
44th Maxwell Bruns                   16:34.7
49th Micah Bragg                     16:38.4
56th Oliver Schartner                16:53.3
66th Seamus Sommers             17:17

Baron Top Finishers by Overall Finish (Women)
38th Emily Maag                   19:44.6
43rd Lauren Dosch                   19:58.1
46th Anna Steimle                     20:03
55th Clare Bruce                20:16.1
61st Hannah Sheets             20:22.7

Up Next
Franciscan will return to action a week from tomorrow, at Bethany College on Saturday, September 12th. It will be a great chance to tell where the Barons teams stand amongst their other conference teams. 

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