Lady Jackets Show Improvement at All-Ohio Championships

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Defiance College's Ericha Griep, Kate Busto and Erika DeBos each posted a season-best on Friday afternoon, as the Yellow Jackets recorded 1,022 points and a 34th-place finish at the All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championships in Cedarville, Ohio.

Defiance finished 16th among div. III schools, with Kaitlin Switzer placing 76th and leading the Yellow Jackets for the 10th-consecutive race.  

Ericha Griep tallied her fourth-straight second-place finish for Defiance, while improving her personal-record by more than 18 second as she completed the 5k course in 20:52.6. Kate Busto, who finished third for DC for the third-straight week, came in at 21:14.5 to crush her previous personal-record by 28 seconds. DeBos and Kara Suffel rounded out the scoring for DC, placing 102nd and 104th respectively among div. III runner.

The Yellow Jackets will return to action in two weeks, when they head to Wilmington, Ohio to take part in the Wilmington Invitational.