The Emory men’s and women’s cross country teams came through with fine performances at Oberlin College’s Inter-Regional Rumble on Saturday.

The men’s squad recorded an 11^th-place finish out of 34 teams, finishing with 281 points.  Taking home the No. 1 spot was No. 7-ranked Geneseo State with 96 points while No. 29 Oneonta claimed runner-up honors with 126 points.  No. 30 Carnegie Mellon (151 pts.), John Carroll (165 pts.) and Mount Union (193 pts.) rounded out the top five.  Senior Tyler Cooke led the Emory effort, posting a time of 26:22 that placed 41^st out of 278 runners.  Cooke was one of three Eagles to finish among the top 50 with senior Alex Fleischhacker (26:24, 45^th) and junior Lukas Mees (26:28, 46^th) included in that group.  Sophomore Grant Murphy was the next Emory entry to appear on the score sheet, coming through with a season-best effort of 26:35 that was good for 57^th position.   Rounding out the team’s scorers was freshman Jordan Flowers at 27:07 that ranked 98^th in the field (92^nd scoring spot).

The 27^th-ranked women's side finished seventh out of 40 teams, totaling 256 points.  No. 5 Geneseo State took home the team title with 54 points while No. 12 Oneonta was second with 125 points.  Host and No. 7 Oberlin claimed the No. 3 spot (148 pts.), followed by Case Western (204 pts.) and No. 11 Mount Union (213 pts.). For the fourth straight meet, senior Tamara Surtees finished as the Eagles’ top performer, clocking a 6K time of 22:37 that was good for 12^th place out 341 runners.  Junior Marissa Gogniat was the squad’s No. 2 runner to cross the finish line with her showing of 23:12 good for 32^nd place.  Senior Elise Viox recorded a season-best time of 23:47 that placed her in the 63 slot while senior Stephanie Crane (23:57, 73^rd) and freshman Gabrielle Rudolph (24:05, 80^th) accounted for the team’s other point scorers.

The Eagles return to action on Nov. 1 when they venture to St. Louis to compete in the University Athletic Association Championships.