Oxford Emory sweeps GCAA Cross Country; Wilhelm and Park win individual events
Milledgeville – On a day where the weather was near perfect, Oxford Emory's runners were nearly perfect themselves. The Eagles swept the 2022 GCAA/ Region 17 Cross Country Championship with the women winning for the second year in a row. The race was held at Council Farms just outside Milledgeville.
Oxford's Emily Wilhelm won the individual women's 5K (3.1 miles) in 20:32:25.
The Eagles took first place with a team score of 15 points, landing runners in the top six spots while Georgia Military College finished 2nd with 70 points.
In the men's race, Oxford Emory's Timothy Park won the men's 8,000-meter run. Park finished the 8K (5 miles) in 28:08.04.
Oxford Emory won the event finishing 16 points, landing runners in four of the top five spots. Georgia Military College took 2nd with 42 points.
Ella O'Kelley and Tony O'Kelley were each recognized as GCAA Coach of the Year.
The complete results can be seen below.
GCAA All Region teams are based on the top 5 finishers:
Men's 1st Team, All Region 17: Timothy Park, Alex Lucas, Jacob Hillman, Darren Ni, - Oxford Emory; Humberto Rivas-South Georgia State
Women's 1st Team, All Region 17: Emily Wilhelm, Joyce Zhang, Sophia Lee, Halle Wulff, Nancy Puente; -Oxford Emory
NJCAA Region 17 Championship/GCAA Conference Championship - 10/19/2022
Georgia Military College Home Course
Last Completed Event
Event 1 Women 5k Run CC
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Wilhelm, Emily Oxford College 20:32.25 1
2 Zhang, Joyce Oxford College 21:10.64 2
3 Lee, Sophia Oxford College 21:12.69 3
4 Wulff, Halle Oxford College 21:36.20 4
5 Puente, Nancy Oxford College 22:02.35 5
6 Lepley, Madeleine Oxford College 22:09.59 6
7 Smith, Sanaa Georgia Mili 22:37.67 7
8 McMIllan, Katie Abac 23:12.83 8
9 Foggy, Swarkena Georgia Mili 24:13.11 9
10 Howard, Bree South Georgi 24:14.55 10
11 Vallapareddy, Urvi Oxford College 25:00.38 11
12 Tapia, Zulmy South Georgi 25:18.99 12
13 Worsley, Jasmin Central Geor 25:20.12
14 Zupko, Brianna Abac 25:31.47 13
15 Stone, Grace South Georgi 25:41.90 14
16 Adanijo, Haneefat Central Geor 26:03.52
17 Stocks, Courtney Georgia Mili 27:21.50 15
18 Johnson, India Central Geor 27:38.38
19 Hutchins, Jala Central Geor 28:53.61
20 McKeirnan, Kelly Abac 29:04.74 16
21 Delfino, Mary Grace Georgia Mili 29:21.48 17
22 Wright, Brooke Abac 29:25.78 18
23 Pate, Reagan Abac 29:44.15 19
24 Hicks, Felicity South Georgi 33:12.10 20
25 Davis, Sarah South Georgi 33:15.30 21
26 Lee, Miah Georgia Mili 34:37.68 22
27 Jennifer, Chambers Abac 35:37.73 23
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Oxford College 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 11
Total Time: 1:46:34.13
Average: 21:18.83
2 Georgia Military College 70 7 9 15 17 22
Total Time: 2:18:11.44
Average: 27:38.29
3 Abac 74 8 13 16 18 19 23
Total Time: 2:16:58.98
Average: 27:23.80
4 South Georgia College 77 10 12 14 20 21
Total Time: 2:21:42.84
Average: 28:20.57
Event 2 Men 8k Run CC
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Park, Timothy Oxford College 28:08.04 1
2 Lucas, Alex Oxford College 29:16.07 2
3 Hillman, Jacob Oxford College 29:18.91 3
4 NI, Darren Oxford College 29:31.69 4
5 Rivas, Humberto South Georgi 29:53.16
6 Lewis, Gabriel Abac 30:36.40
7 Williams, Brandon Georgia Mili 30:39.60 5
8 Johnson, Andrew Oxford College 31:48.57 6
9 Swails, Stetson South Georgi 32:03.72
10 Hoffman, ZJ Georgia Mili 32:15.85 7
11 Bailey, Mason Abac 32:36.50
12 Temlock, Yonah Oxford College 33:02.34 8
13 Rainey, Aidan Georgia Mili 33:12.60 9
14 Duru, Charles Georgia Mili 33:18.95 10
15 Arzate, Carlos South Georgi 33:51.34
16 Aragon, Diego Georgia Mili 34:11.50 11
17 Parrish, Tucker Abac 34:27.07
18 Pan, Zetao Oxford College 34:32.71 12
19 Rodriguez, Myron Georgia Mili 36:06.72 13
20 Cooper, Zach South Georgi 37:39.50
21 Karman, Reed Oxford College 37:59.64
22 Fargnoli, Benjamin Oxford College 38:19.93
23 Scheaffer, Caleb Georgia Mili 38:37.97 14
24 Wisdom, Rojanni Georgia Mili 46:27.40
25 Thomas, Noah Georgia Mili 46:28.86
Team Scores
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Rank Team Total 1 2 3 4 5 *6 *7 *8 *9
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1 Oxford College 16 1 2 3 4 6 8 12
Total Time: 2:28:03.28
Average: 29:36.66
2 Georgia Military College 42 5 7 9 10 11 13 14
Total Time: 2:43:38.50
Average: 32:43.70