Pendola helps BW Cross Country teams place at OAC Championships
DELAWARE – The Baldwin Wallace University men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished sixth at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Capital University at Columbus State Community College.
The BW men finished sixth of 10 teams with 170 points. Ohio Northern University was the champion for the second straight year with 29 points. The Yellow Jacket women finished sixth of 10 teams with 166 points. Otterbein University was the champion with 46 points.
The women’s team was led by sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference runner Kelly Brennan (Akron/Walsh Jesuit), who earned her second straight All-OAC accolade, placed 13th of 125 runners in a 22:43.0. Freshman Bella Pendola (Warsaw/River View) finished 24th in a time of 23:34.4. Freshman Claire Makowski (Bethel Park, Pa.) placed 46th in a time of 24:21.2. Sophomore Hannah Fredriksen (Hamburg, N.Y.) took 47th in a season-best time of 24:21.8. Freshman Hannah Nagy (Belmont/Linsly) was 69th in a time of 25:03.4
