Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams Compete at NEWMAC Championship

The Wheaton College men's and women's cross country teams took part in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship on Saturday in Boston's Franklin Park, as the men turned in a sixth-place finish and the women were eighth. Junior Nick Kacher (Waltham, MA/Waltham) was the first Lyon to finish, taking 22nd, while classmate Colin Fahey (Waltham, MA/Weston) came in 47th. Freshmen Michael Richard (Chicopee, MA/Holyoke Catholic) and Karl Mader (Northfield, MN/Northfield) were 65th and 69th, respectively. Sophomore Rachel Scavera (North Bend, OR/North Bend) paced the women in 30th, senior Katie Pratt (Litchfield, CT/Litchfield) took 47th, while sophomore Taylor Wills (Kinderhook, NY/Ichabod Crane) and freshman Lindsay Petrenchik (Chagrin Falls, OH/Chagrin Falls) came in 58th and 59th, respectively.