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Oakland's Bowman, Valparaiso's Richardson Collect Runner of the Week HonorsPublished by
INDIANAPOLIS -- Oakland sophomore Andrew Bowman (Marlette, Mich.) is the Horizon League Men’s Runner of the Week, while Valparaiso senior Jessica Richardson (Columbus, Ind.) is the Horizon League Women’s Runner of the Week for the week of Sept. 29 - Oct. 5. Bowman and Richardson collect the award for the second time this season, respectively. The Oakland men’s cross country team competed at the Notre Dame Invitational this past Friday. The squad faced 23 other teams, placing 10th overall with 276 points. Bowman led the Golden Grizzlies on the 5-mile course to finish 21st out of 181 fellow competitors. The sophomore crossed the finish line in a time of 24:40.6. The Valparaiso women’s cross country team also participated in the Notre Dame Invitational. There were 27 women’s teams represented while the Crusaders placed 21st overall with 567 points. Richardson led Valparaiso throughout the 5K course to place sixth against 216 other runners. Her time of 16:58.5 set the second-fastest time in Crusader history and beat her personal record by 53 seconds. Oakland returns to competition Friday, October 10th at the Michigan Intercollegiate while Valparaiso takes a short break and joins Oakland in two weeks at the Bradley Invite on October 17th.
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