Aug. 1, 2012
ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland men's and women's cross country teams capped off their 2011 campaign by earning three athletes on the All-Summit League list as Brittni Hutton earned her second straight first team selection after finishing fourth at the league meet. Lia Jones finished 11th at The Summit League Championship to earn her second consecutive all-league honor and Kenny Wall earned a 13th-place finish to grab his second All-Summit League second team selection.
The Golden Grizzlies earned 29 top-10 finishes on the year, highlighted by Jones winning her second Golden Grizzly Open of her career. Oakland will look to improve on their 2011 season as they will host The Summit League Championships for the first time since 2004.
2011 Season Highlights
â-ª Kenny Wall finished in 13th place at The Summit League Championships
â-ª Wall finished second in the Golden Grizzly Open
â-ª Wall earned a sixth-place finish at the IPFW Invitational
â-ª Brandon Griffin earned a 96th place finish at the Great Lakes Regional
â-ª Griffin and Steven Marcinkowski earned top-five finishes at the Golden Grizzly Open
â-ª Griffin finished seventh at the IPFW Invitational
â-ª Brittni Hutton earned her second consecutive All-Summit League selection
â-ª Hutton finished fourth at The Summit League Championships
â-ª Lia Jones finished 11th at The Summit League Championships to earn All-league second team honors, the second consecutive year she earned all-league honors
â-ª Jones won the Golden Grizzly Open with a time of 14:09.4 in the 4K race
â-ª Jones and Hutton finished in the top 100 at the Great Lakes Regional, 55th and 73rd, respectively
â-ª Hutton and Jones finished in the top-20 at the Notre Dame Invitational
MEN's ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE: Kenny Wall (2nd team)
MEN'S ACADEMIC ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE: Justin Battle, Nate Ismond, Calvin Magier, Jake Magier, David Magnotte, Steven Marcinkowski, Anthony Sterzick
MEN'S SUMMIT LEAGUE COMMISSIONER'S LIST: Pat Cassady, David Magnotte, Steven Marcinkowski, Joe Osentoski, Philip Palomino, Kenny Wall, Nathan Ziolko
WOMEN'S ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE: Brittni Hutton (1st team), Lia Jones (2nd team)
WOMEN'S ACADEMIC ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE: Leigh Bravender, Emma Claucherty, Brittni Hutton, Lia Jones, Claire Leigh-Monstevens, Christine Lindsay, Devon Mahieu, Sarah Oren, Jami Rodes
WOMEN'S DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS: Emma Claucherty, Brittni Hutton, Lia Jones, Claire Leigh-Monstevens
WOMEN'S SUMMIT LEAGUE COMMISIONER'S LIST: Melissa Battaglini, Emma Claucherty, Megan Czarnowski, Brittni Hutton, Lia Jones, Christine Lindsay, Sarah Oren, Jami Rodes
