The Xavier women’s and men’s cross country teams came back into Cincinnati after racing in the Atlantic 10 Championships Saturday in Philadelphia, Pa.
Juniors Tom Ohlman and Clare Fischer took A-10 All-Conference honors while placing in the top-10 finishes for the Xavier Musketeers.
The men and women both took 10th place.
Clare Fischer finished 9th overall with a time of 18:05.4 in the 5K, which earned her a spot on the Xavier recordboards.
She became the 10th fastest runner in Xavier history. Saturday marked the third top-10 finish of the season.
Four juniors finished under the 19-minute mark out of the top five women finishers.
The juniors included Abby Fischer who was 29th overall with a time of 18:44.8, Jessica Albers placed 34th with a time of 18:53.4 and her classmate Anna Ahlrichs trailed behind placing 36th with a time of 18:55.0 which marked her best time. Sophomore Chelsea Hoffmaster placed 42nd. These results ultimately kept the top-5 finishers 25 points out of 3rd place.
Other finishers from Xavier included Audrey Ramos (80th) with a time of 19:37.2, Senior Kaitlin Price (86th) with a time of 19:45.1 and Calesse Cardosi (93rd) with a time of 19.53.4.
Freshmen Victoria Ciotti finished 115th with a time of 22:44.5 and Sarah Mazzei finished 116th with a time of 22:49.1 in the first A-10 Championships of their Xavier career.
Tom Ohlman led the men with a time of 25:53.2 to secure the 4th overall and once again placed in the top-10 for his second career all-conference season, his fifth this season.
Senior Ben Foley placed second for the Musketeers as he flew past a Dayton runner and two Hawks from St. Joseph. He finished 39th with a time of 26:42.3.
Hank Geer, senior captain, finished 47th with a time of 26:47.1 while junior Spencer Lietchty snuck into the top-5 for the third straight placing 71st with a time of 27:24.0. Austin Winter made his A-10 championship debut with a time of 27:51.3.
Connor Bucholz finished right behind Winter with a time of 27:55.2, placing 92nd overall, and sophomore Corey Zielinksi followed with a time of 28:06.6, placing 102nd overall.
Juniors Chris Hanson (109th) had a time of 28:21.8, Keith Schenkel (111th) had a time of 28:23.8, and Nick Kobunski (118th) with a time of 28:40.1.
The Xavier Musketeers are on the road in two weeks with eight runners a side as they travel to Madison, Wis. to take part in the NCAA Regionals.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025