Fairborn, Ohio - What a day for Oakland at the #HLXC Championships this weekend! Both teams showed up and showed out at their biggest meet thus far this season.

The Women's team took home the ultimate victory, placing first and winning the Horizon League Championship. Graduate Student Grace Nolan finished in third place in the women's 6K race with a time of 21:11.42. Senior Maryam Sheena was the other Golden Grizzly to finish in the top ten, placing ninth with a time of 21:33.87. Junior Erin Hegarty placed 15th with a time of 21:54.55 and sophomore Makenna Scott placed 17th, clocking in at 21:59.34.

The Golden Grizzlies had a slew of runners finish in the top 30. Jennifer Ohlsson (23), Brooke Hinkelman (24), and Madeline Richman (26) also were part of the Oakland dominance.

"These women have endured so much both individually and as a group, and those battles and advesity has really modled each of them," said Oakland Head Coach Paul Rice. "I am so proud of them all. We knew we had the deepest squad in the league, and that is what you need to win in this league... It's a special day and I'm very blessed to be on this journey with them all".

The Men's team also rose to the occasion with one of their best performances of the season, placing third in the men's 8K race. Oakland finished with five runners in the top 26, joining IUPUI and Youngstown State as the only teams to hit that mark.

Leading the way for the Golden Grizzlies once again was graduate student Yami Albrecht, who finished third individually with a time of 24:15.01. Also in the top 15 were graduate student Colin Kane who finished sixth with a time of 24:30.33, and sophomore Wesley Hollowell finishing in 12th with a time of 24:43.01. Rounding out the top Oakland runners were sophomore Josiah Magley (25:01.31) and senior Adam Hill (25:04.66) finishing back-to-back in 25th and 26th.

"Our men continue to climb in this league, and a third place finish is what we were shooting for today. To be just 17 points out of second, with how talented those to ptwo teams were, is a really amazing accomplishment. Some of our guys ran their last league championship of their career today and they really laid it on the line for their team. I'm really proud of each and every one of these guys".

This was the perfect culmination to a successful season for both Golden Grizzlies teams, but it's not over yet. Catch both Golden Grizzlies teams at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals for their official final meet of the year on Friday, Nov. 10 in Madison, Wisconsin.