Cross country teams split

Published 1:54 am Wednesday, October 15, 2008

By Staff
BUCHANAN – The Buchanan girls' cross country team defeated visiting Edwardsburg Monday afternoon in a Lakeland Conference clash 26-29.
Torrie Eger led the way for the Lady Bucks with a first place finish in a time of 20:46.
Buchanan's Elizabeth Hein was second with a time of 22:25, while Ashlyn Pastryk was fourth with a 24:09.
The Lady Eddies grabbed five out of the top 10 places, including a third place effort by Kaitlyn Buzalski (23:01).
Lindsay Ward was fifth (24:32), Jessica Buzalski sixth (24:34) and Kim and Lisa Billings, who were seventh and eighth with times of 24:36 and 24:38 respectively.
The Lady Bucks also had five finishers among the top 10 as Ashley Best was ninth (24:46) and Courtney Adolph 10th (25:12).
Edwardsburg did get a victory in the boys' portion of the meet.
The Eddies defeated the Bucks 24-33.
Rick Reith of Buchanan was the overall winner with a time of 19:22.
Edwardsburg grabbed second place as Pat Reck ran a time of 20:02.
The Bucks' John Kuntz was third with a 20:13, while Zak Eggleston of Edwardsburg was fourth with a 20:37.
The Eddies grabbed the next three places as well with Matt Dericky (21:00), Victor Schultz (21:16) and A.J. Chraplivy (21:50).
The Bucks' Jacob Ferris and Josh Tidey were eighth and ninth with time of 22:03 and 22:19 respectively, while Edwardsburg's Dan Crowell took 10th with a 23:07.
Girls' Team Scores
Buchanan 26,
Edwardsburg 29
Individual Top 10
Torrie Eger (B) 20:46, Elizabeth Hein (B) 22:25, Kaitlyn Buzalski (E) 23:01
Ashlyn Pastryk (B) 24:09, Lindsay Ward (E) 24:32, Jessica Buzalski (E) 24:34, Kim Billings (E) 24:36, Lisa Billings (E) 24:38, Ashley Best (B) 24:46, Courtney Adolph (B) 25:12
Boys' Team Scores
Edwardsburg 24,
Buchanan 33
Individual Top 10
Rick Reith (B) 19:22, Pat Reck (E) 20:02, John Kuntz (B) 20:13, Zak Eggleston (E) 20:37, Matt Dericky (E) 21:00, Victor Schultz (E) 21:16, A.J. Chraplivy (E) 21:50, Jacob Ferris (B) 22:03, Josh Tidey (B) 22:19, Dan Crowell (E) 23:07