1997 W&L
Men's Cross Country Results
NCAA Division III South/Southeast Regional
November 15, 1997 - Sewanee, Tenn.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Frostburg State 68
2. Washington and Lee 85
3. Emory 94
4. Rhodes 119
5. Trinity 170
6. Sewanee 194
7. Lynchburg 201
8. Centre 203
9. Mary Washington 204
10. Salisbury State 276
11. Mississippi College 292
12. Roanoke 296
13. Catholic 307
14. Bridgewater 383
15. Gallaudet 400
16. McMurray 416
17. Oglethorpe 427
18. Averett 509
TOP W&L FINISHERS: Jason Callen (5th - 26:57), Will Olson (8th - 27:13),
Taylor Shultz (19th - 27:37), Greg Ruthig (26th - 27:52), Darrick Alford
(29th - 27:55)
ODAC Championships
November 8, 1997 - Harrisonburg, Va.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Washington and Lee 24
2. Lynchburg 56
3. Roanoke 87
4. Bridgewater 110
5. Hampden-Sydney 113
Eastern Mennonite 113
Top W&L Finishers: Jason Callen (1st, 27:07), Will Olson (2nd, 27:18),
Alex Taylor (5th, 27:44), Greg Ruthig (6th, 27:48), Darrick Alford (10th,
28:53), Taylor Shultz (11th, 29:00). Callen named ODAC Runner of the
Year. Callen, Olson, Taylor and Ruthig earn All-ODAC honors.
Gettysburg Invitational
October 25, 1997 - Gettysburg, Pa.
TEAM RESULTS:
1. Mt. Union 44
2. Otterbein 97
3. Shippensburg 124
4. Indiana U. of Pa. 152
5. Kutztown 186
6. Millersville 219
7. Walsh 243
8. Gettysburg 284
9. Washington and Lee 296
10. Bloomsburg 298
11. Lock Haven 328
12. Johns Hopkins 367
13. Wheeling Jesuit 370
14. Loyola 381
15. W. Va. Wesleyan 393
16. Haverford 436
17. California (Pa.) 461
18. American 478
19. Stevens State 524
20. Lynchburg 542
21. Clarion 563
22. Allentown 575
23. St. Vincent 608
24. Goucher 617
25. High Point 622
26. Messiah 690
27. Lebanon Valley 695
28. Angel Track Club 739
29. U of Pitt-Bradford 813
30. Lee University 824
31. Shepherd 854
32. Susquehanna 858
33. Elizabethtown 926
34. W. Liberty State 950
35. La Roche 1075
Top W&L Runners: Jason Callen (21st, 25:36.9), Will Olson (28th,
25:49.8), Greg Ruthig (38th, 26:06.6), Alex Taylor (113th, 27:11.6), Darrick
Alford (115th, 27:13.9).
VMI Invitational
October 18, 1997 - Lexington, Va.
Scored as a double dual meet.
JMU "B" 16, Washington and Lee 51; VMI 19, W&L 39
Top W&L Runners: Jason Callen (7th, 27:09), Darrick Alford (14th, 27:48),
Greg Ruthig (17th, 28:03), Taylor Shultz (19th, 28:07), Alex Taylor
(21st, 28:09), Will Olson (23rd, 28:45).
Virginia State Division II-III Championship
October 11, 1997 - Harrisonburg, Va.
1. Washington and Lee, 31
2. Roanoke, 56
3. Lynchburg, 86
4. Mary Washington, 115
5. Christopher Newport, 120
6. Bridgewater, 148
7. Hampden-Sydney, 161
8. Southern Virginia, 237
9. Averett, 259
10. Ferrum, 267
11. Eastern Mennonite, Incomplete
Top W&L Runners: Jason Callen (1st, 26:10), Darrick Alford (2nd, 26:24),
Alex Taylor (8th, 26:55), Greg Ruthig (9th, 26:58), Will Olson (11th,
27:25).
Cortland State Invitational
September 27, 1997 - Cortland, N.Y.
1. St. Lawrence, 81
2. M.I.T., 109
3. Cortland State, 113
4. Ithaca, 153
5. Plattsburgh, 161
6. R.I.T., 184
7. Franklin & Marshall, 201
8. Binghamton, 205
9. Washington & Lee, 210
10. Fredonia, 226
11. Gettysburg, 241
12. Geneseo, 305
13. LeMoyne, 306
14. Houghton, 319
15. Buffalo State, 366
16. Oswego, 387
17. Rochester, 407
Top W&L Runners: Jason Callen (12th, 26:18), Will Olson (15th, 26:26),
Darrick Alford (46th, 27:04), Greg Ruthig (64th, 27:32), Alex Taylor
(73rd, 27:48).
W&L Cross Country Invitational
September 20, 1997 - Lexington, Va.
Washington and Lee 15
Washington and Lee J.V. 44
Southern Virginia 75
Shenandoah 83
W&L Leaders: Greg Ruthig (1st, 29:17), Darrick Alford (2nd, 29:18),
Alex Taylor (3rd, 29:18), Will Olson (4th, 29:18), Jason Callen
(5th, 29:19).
Univ. of Virginia Invitational
Sept. 13, 1997 - Charlottesville, Va.
W&L's men finished seventh of 11 at the University of Virginia
Invitational. W&L was the top Division III team at the meet and
posted wins over two Division I schools, VMI and Richmond. Senior
Will Olson led the Generals with a time of 26:42 over the 8,000
meter course to finish 36th overall and first among the Division III
runners in the meet.
TEAM RESULTS
1) James Madison, 41
2) William & Mary, 44
3) Va. Commonwealth, 91
4) Liberty, 101
5) Virginia, 110
6) Radford, 169
7) W&L, 205
8) VMI, 214
9) Richmond, 249
10) Mary Washington, 287
11) Hampden-Sydney, 345
Norfolk State, Incomplete
Top W&L Runners: Will Olson, 26:42 (36th); Jason Callen, 27:03
(46th), Darrick Alford, 27:09 (49th); Alex Taylor, 27:17 (54th);
Greg Ruthig, 28:40 (83rd).
W&L Cross Country