The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College men's cross country team recorded a third-place finish at the Greenville Classic on Saturday.
The Pomeroys had one of their strongest team performances of the fall as they totaled 89 points in the 12-team field. SMWC placed two runners among the top 11 overall finishers and all five scoring runners among the top 30 in the men's 8-kilometer race.
Freshman Chris Boyd raced to a runner-up finish to lead the team with a 25:17.10 finish among a 117 competitors. He was one of only two runners to finish under 26 minutes.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods returns to action next at the Makayla Sherrill Fall Classic in St. Louis. The men's 8K race is scheduled to begin at 12:05 p.m. EDT at Willmore Park. The meet will be hosted by the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis.
The SMWC women's team recorded a fifth-place finish at the Greenville Classic.
Sophomore Brooke Mace finished ninth overall with a time of 19:59.33 with the Pomeroys tallying 126 points.
The Pomeroy women return to action next Saturday in the Makayla Sherrill Fall Classic in St. Louis, Mo. The women's race is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. CT at Willmore Park. The meet will be hosted by the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis.
In other college cross country:
• Rose women 17th, men 27th in Augustana Invitational — At Rock Island, Ill., the Rose-Hulman women's team placed 17th among a field that included six of the top 25 schools in NCAA Division III on Saturday at the Augustana Interregional Invitational.
And the Rose men placed 27th in a field that included seven of the top 25 teams in D-III in the same meet.
Every female runner in Rose's top five ran a personal-best time. Brianna Bittel led the way for the Engineers, posting a 23:58.9 to place 82nd overall.
No. 3-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse won the women's blue race with a team score of 25 points.
All five scorers for the male Engineers ran a personal-best time in the 8k, with Kole Steele leading the way, placing 103rd with a time of 25:39.7.
No. 1-ranked Wartburg won the men's meet with a team score of 64 points.
Both Rose-Hulman squads will head to North Manchester to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championships Oct. 31.
College volleyball
• Illinois State 3, Indiana State 1 — In the ISU Arena, the host Sycamores won the third game to force a fourth game, but the Redbirds prevailed in Missouri Valley Conference action Saturday.
Scores were 25-15, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18 in Illinois State's favor.
Statistical leaders for Indiana State were Kira Holland with 13 kills and 10 digs, Avery Hales with 22 assists, Macy Lengacher with 17 digs and Ella Scott with five blocks.
Holland, a 6-foot-2 senior outside hitter from Medina, Ohio, became the 13th player in Indiana State history to eclipse 1,000 career kills.
Indiana State (7-12 overall, 1-7 MVC) will visit Illinois-Chicago for a match Friday evening.
Illinois State improved its records to 15-4 and 6-2 respectively.
• SMWC 3, KCU 0 — At Knoerle Center, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College completed a three-game sweep of Kentucky Christian University on Friday.
Scores were 25-11, 25-9, 25-16 in the Pomeroys' favor.
The Pomeroys improved to 32-1 overall and remained unbeaten in River States Conference play at 9-0.
Alexa Orozco led the Pomeroys with nine kills, 13 digs, two service aces and a solo block. Leishmarie Virella led the team defensively with a match-high 19 digs and four service aces.
The Pomeroys return to the road next weekend for a pair of River States Conference matches. Play starts at IU Columbus at 7 p.m. Friday before a match at Indiana University Southeast at 1 p.m. Saturday.
• Engineers lose twice — At Lexington, Ky., Rose-Hulman lost to host Transylvania 3-0 and to Covenant 3-1 on Saturday.
Transylvania won the first match 25-17, 25-19, 25-20.
Greta Carlson was the standout for the Engineers with 13 kills, Julia Irmen successfully set up her teammates with 23 assists and Emma Blanton led the defense with 13 digs.
In the second match, Covenant won 24-26, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21.
Carlson led Rose again with 21 kills.
Rose-Hulman (5-14) will return to action Wednesday at Anderson, beginning at 7 p.m.
College men's swimming
• Engineers third — At the Vigo County Aquatic Center, the Rose-Hulman men's swimming and diving team started its season at the Indiana DIII Championships on Saturday, earning a third-place finish with a team score of 690.5 points.
DePauw won with 965.
Rose finished the meet with three event wins and 13 top-three finishes.
Eliot Riem led the divers, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions with scores of 227.10 and 205.80 respectively.
The Engineers' other event victory came from William Ho with a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 52.74 seconds. Ho also earned a second-place finish in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.17 and in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.01.
The Rose-Hulman men's swim-dive team will return home to host Wabash at 7 p.m. Friday.
College women's swimming
• ISU tops Bears — At Columbia, Mo., multiple Sycamores posted new personal-best marks or made appearances on the Indiana State all-time performance list as Indiana State closed out the weekend double-dual meet on Saturday, topping Missouri State 192-161 and falling to host Missouri 259-94.
"I'm really pleased with how we performed this weekend against some very strong competition," said Sycamore coach Josh Christensen.
Grace Cummings recorded her second win in as many days as the sophomore topped the field in the 1000-yard freestyle in 9 minutes, 49.72 seconds, the fifth-fastest swim in school history. She followed up by winning her heat in the 200-yard freestyle to place fourth overall in the field.
Kaleigh Kelley added a top 10 all-time swim in the 50-yard freestyle, Sara Keefe moved into the top five all-time in the 100-yard backstroke, and Eva Nordyke (200 breaststroke, 400 IM) and Lily Glasgow (200 breaststroke) also finished on the Sycamores' all-time top 10 lists in individual events.
• Female Engineers third — At the Vigo County Aquatic Center, the Rose-Hulman women's swimming and diving team started their season at the Indiana DIII championships Saturday.
The Engineers earned a third-place finish with a team score of 450. DePauw won with 963.
Rose finished the meet with one event win and seven top-three finishes.
Allie Buroker was the Engineers' lone event winner, placing first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:09.35. Buroker also earned a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle (25.10).
The women's swimming and diving team will return to action Oct. 31 in the Illinois Wesleyan Invite.
Men's soccer
• Transylvania 3, Rose-Hulman 0 — At the Rose-Hulman Soccer Field, the Engineers lost a tough match Saturday for Senior Day.
The Pioneers opened the scoring with a penalty kick goal in the 17th minute from Cole Varela. Varela added his second goal in the 72nd minute, then Gus Dickman scored the final goal seven minutes later.
Chase Kedzior led the Engineers with four shots, which included two shots on goal.
Rose (6-6-3 overall, 4-2 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) will stay at home to face Earlham at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Transylvania sits atop the HCAC with a record of 5-0-1.
• SMWC 3, Midway 1 — At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ivan Gelado Chavala scored twice, including a second-half insurance goal, while goalkeeper Harry Jackson turned away 10 shots the Pomeroys' River States Conference victory Sunday afternoon at McMahon Field.
The Pomeroys improved to 5-8-2 overall and 2-3 in RSC play, while Midway fell to 7-4-2 overall and 1-3 in conference action.
SMWC plays host to RSC foe IU-Columbus at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Women's soccer
• Indiana State 1, Illinois State 1 — At Normal, Ill., the visiting Sycamores earned a hard-fought 1–1 draw on Sunday afternoon, and collected a valuable road point against one of the Missouri Valley Conference's top teams.
The Sycamores (now 7-2-6 overall, 2-1-3 MVC) matched the Redbirds (9-2-4, 4-1-1) throughout the afternoon and took an early second-half lead against Illinois State's stout defense. After Sycamore goalkeeper Sofie Hansen came up with a key save early in the second half, Indiana State scored in the 63rd minute, when Quinn Urquhart found Madison Ziebarth who registered the goal.
Twenty-one minutes later, the Redbirds tied it on Sosi Dadekian's penalty kick.
• Rose-Hulman 0, Transylvania 0 — At the Rose-Hulman Soccer Field, the Engineers battled the Transylvania Pioneers to a 0-0 draw Saturday on Senior Day.
The Engineers outshot the visitors 11-4. Rose-Hulman thrived on the defensive end, as their defensive line allowed just one shot on goal to secure their seventh shutout of the season.
Rose (8-2-2 overall, 3-1-2 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) will visit Earlham on Wednesday for a 3:30 p.m. match.
• SMWC 3, Midway 3 — At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the host Pomeroys built a two-goal halftime advantage and reclaimed the lead late in the second half, but Midway rallied three times as the teams played to a draw Sunday afternoon in River States Conference action at McMahon Field.
Lauren Gill led the Pomeroys with a goal and an assist, while Mira Atari and Ella Cox each found the back of the net. Goalkeeper Priscilla Barajas delivered a strong performance between the posts, recording 10 saves as SMWC moved to 2-12-1 overall and 0-4-1 in conference play.
SMWC plays host to RSC opponent IU-Columbus at 1 p.m. Sunday.
College men's tennis
• Rose-Hulman 4, Asbury 3 — At Joy Hulbert Tennis Center, the host Engineers picked up a hard-fought victory over Asbury on Saturday to improve the team's record to 3-0 this season.
Rose started off strong, winning two of the three doubles matches to secure the doubles point. Its No. 2 team of Adrien Atkinson and Ervin Perkowski defeated its opponent 6-4 and its No. 3 team of Ephraim Guthrie and Eli McIntyre earned the other win by a score of 6-4.
Rose-Hulman finished the match, winning three of the six singles matches. Guthrie earned the win at the No. 2 spot by scores of 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 and Perkowski made an impact with a win at No. 3 with scores of 6-4, 6-3. Atkinson also picked up a win at No. 5, defeating his opponent 6-1, 7-5.
The Engineers will hit the road to wrap up their fall season, traveling to face Kentucky Wesleyan next Saturday afternoon.
College women's tennis
• Asbury 7, Rose-Hulman 0 — At Joy Hulbert Tennis Center, Rose-Hulman suffered a shutout loss to Asbury on Saturday.
Rose's No. 3 doubles duo of Kaitlyn Pfund and Paige Mills put up a fight, falling to their opponents 6-4. Abigail Kallio was a standout at No. 6 singles, dropping a 6-4, 6-1 match to her opponent.
The Engineers (0-3) will look to bounce back next Saturday at Kentucky Wesleyan in the final match of their fall season.
Prep girls tennis
• Tigers advance to state — At Champaign, Ill., Paris' Paedyn Keys and Lexi Crippes won matches at the IHSA Sectional at Champaign Centennial on Friday and Saturday, earning spots in the state finals singles competition.
Keys won four matches in straight sets after a first-round bye at the sectional. She captured the sectional championship by defeating Catherine Ra of St. Thomas More in a rematch of last year’s sectional third-place match, also won by Keys. This year’s result was the same, as Keys scored a 6-1, 7-5 win in the title match Saturday.
It marked Paris’ first sectional championship since Allie Bayless in singles in 2010.
Crippes placed fourth in the sectional, thanks to a pair of early-round match victories, and also advanced. The state tournament begins Thursday near Chicago.