Isabelle Hoover

Aedan Pettit

CARMEL, Ind. – Sophomore Kayla Bertholf, sophomore Isabelle Hoover, and senior Aedan Pettit earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors at Saturday's NCAC Championships, which was hosted by Wabash College at Northview Church. Wooster's women finished fifth, while the men were ninth.

Hoover earned second-team all-conference honors after posting the 10th-place time of 23:01.7, and her finish was the highest by a Fighting Scot since alumna Kayla Zboran placed ninth at the 2016 conference championships. Bertholf collected honorable mention honors at 23:17.8, which was the 17th-best time in the 90-harrier field.

Sophomore Amirah Yessoufou placed 33rd at 24:06.4, while first-years Abby Rice and Kate Larson rounded out the scorers. Rice crossed at 24:47.2 in her NCAC debut, and that was good for a spot in the top-50, while Larson's 24:55.2 was the 52nd-fastest time on the day.

Pettit crossed 20th at 27:02.79 to earn honorable mention All-NCAC honors. That marked a three-spot improvement for the senior harrier from last year's NCAC Championships.

Sophomore Alexander DeLong was next at 28:23.39, and he finished 56th. First-year Naol Hulufe posted the third-best finish within the team. He was 66th overall at 28:46.28. Senior Miki Rae wasn't far behind at 28:48.18, and that was the 68th-best time in the field. Junior Noah Crane rounded out the scorers with a 70th-place time of 28:52.46.

DePauw University won the men's race with 53 points, while Wabash's Sam Henthorn was the top finisher at 25:42.7. On the women's side, Oberlin College cruised to the title at 36 points and had four finishers in the top 10. Kenyon College's Emma Becker logged the winning time of 21:59.5.

Next, Wooster hosts its annual Twilight 5K Challenge on Friday, November 8 at 7 p.m.