Men’s Cross Country

Stephan Sets the Pace in Blue Knights' Final Fall Race

Andy Stephan ran the 6th fastest 8K in school history at the Wilmington Fall Classic.WILMINGTON, Ohio (October 16, 2009) - The Urbana University men's cross country team ran their final race of the 2009 season on Friday at Ohio Wilmington University's Fall Classic.  In a record-setting field of 265 runners, the Blue Knights were led by sophomore Andy Stephan's 28:54.  Stephan's time is the 6th fastest in school history.  After his first season as a Blue Knight, Stephan (pictured) now owns 4 of the top 6 times in the school's 2-year cross country history.  He also owns the fastest 5K time in school history.  He finished in 115th place overall, averaging an incredible 5:48 per mile in the 8K race.

Finishing right behind Stephan was sophomore runner Eddie Erion.  Erion ran a 29:19, which was good for the 8th fastest time in school history.  In Erion's 2 years at Urbana, he owns 6 of the top 10 times at Urbana.  He finished in 131st at Wilmington.  Stephan and Erion finished 1-2 for the Blue Knights at every race this season.

Rounding out the teams' times were sophomore Jeremy Danner (34:11), senior Andrew Hoban (34:21), sophomore Josh Sexton (34:36), and sophomore Andrew Morrow (37:10).  Danner, Hoban and Sexton all averaged under 7 minutes per mile during the 8K race.  The Blue Knights finished in 24th place out of 26 teams.  Their 2009 season is now complete.  [Full Race Results]