While the HCAC conference cross country championship witnessed the women's team having a banner day, the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship saw the men's squad claim the most applause.
The Bluffton University harriers went in to the HCAC cross country championships with many goals, both individually as well as collectively as teams. Many were realized, a few even greatly exceeded during two hotly contested championship races.
The Inter-Regional Rumble hosted by Oberlin College traditionally lives up to its name with tough collegiate cross country across fields from five or six NCAA regions. This year's edition was no exception.
In fine fall conditions, the Bluffton men's and women's cross country teams competed in the All-Ohio Championship meet at Cedarville University, the annual coming together of all the colleges and universities of all divisions across the state of Ohio on Friday, Sept. 29.
The Bluffton University men's and women's cross country teams trekked to Clinton Heights Golf Course for the "Tiffelberg Open" cross country invitational.
Dakota Frost (Edgerton/Hicksville) has been named the HCAC Male Runner of the Week following his outstanding performance at the NCAA Pre-Regional on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.