Cross Country Faces The Field At The George Oja Invitational

10/17/2026 10:06:00 PM

Independence, Ore. – Senior Jack Rousseau ran a personal best of 25 minutes, 15.1 seconds to lead the Whitman College men's cross country team at the George Oja Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17. Linfield hosted the 8,000-meter race at Oak Knoll Golf Course.

On the women's side, Freshman Lilly Audette ran a personal best of 23 minutes, 55.7 seconds to lead the women's cross country team in its 6,000-meter race
Rousseau finished 70th overall. Thirteen of the 14 Blues set either a season or personal best, and 10 of those were lifetime bests.

Junior Quinny Stuart and sophomore Alex Yee came in close behind Rousseau. Stuart placed 112th with a personal best of 25:50.7, and Yee took 114th with a personal best of 25:51.5, finishing less than a second back of Stuart.

Sophomore Turner Crockett finished 161st in 26:18.6. Sophomore Theo Lydgate rounded out Whitman's top five in 170th with a personal best of 26:23.9.

Sophomore Sam Emert (26:36.7) and freshman Austin McCroan (26:45.2) both ran personal bests to finish 194th and 211th. That completed the Blues' top seven.

Freshmen Roman Everett (26:55.4) and River Durben (27:11.3) also posted personal bests, as did junior Jackson Garrison (28:49.8) and sophomore Ben Schubach (29:54.9). Senior David Craine (27:20.4), sophomore Micah Knight (28:40.2) and junior Toren Christensen (28:46.2) each ran a season best.

Leading Whitman in the women's competition, Audette placed 136th overall. Ten of the 13 Blues set either a season or personal best, and seven of those were lifetime bests.
Whitman's top five finished within 30.8 seconds of each other. Junior Lily Kamila was second for the Blues, placing 145th with a personal best of 24:07.4. Senior Brenna Mack followed in 152nd with a personal best of 24:16.1.

Sophomore Lucy Luepker set a personal best of 24:25.4 to finish 159th. Junior Emme Rousseau came in one place and 1.1 seconds later, finishing 160th with a season best of 24:26.5.

First year Grace Berkhausen placed 173rd with a personal best of 24:38.8. Senior Hilda Kosgei finished 185th with a season best of 24:49.5, completing Whitman's top seven.

Sophomore Lucia Shiffler ran a personal best of 24:55.1 to place 194th, one-tenth of a second ahead of junior Ella Harrington (24:55.2). Freshman Reni Dadhia also ran a personal best (25:27.8), and sophomore Amelia Wadsworth posted a season best (26:07.6). Sophomore Allie Fredrickson (26:08.8) and freshman Emery Sharp (26:52.6) also finished for the Blues.

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