The Anderson University men’s cross country team finished fourth in the nine-team Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday in North Manchester.

Matt Helm finished sixth in a time of 26:34 to lead the Ravens and was named All-Conference. Jake Wyatt was 11th in a time of 26:48, earning All-Conference and Freshman of the Year honors. Also finishing in the top 20 was Kyle Schmidt (15th, 27:14).

“Our guys battled and had a good effort today,” said coach Scott Wilson. “We came up short on our team goal, but we had some bright spots to be proud of. Matt lead the way for us again and has been consistent all year. Jake gained double honors and Kyle Schmidt had his best race of the year and was honorable mention. We had a group of freshman run very well and that is something to build on.”

Other AU finishers were Matt St. Amour (21st, 27:30), Tony Pryor (25th, 27:43), Emby Duncan (26th, 27:45), Matt Dougherty (27th, 27:45), Marc St. Amour (34th, 28:10), Frankie Dixon (39th, 28:33), Kenton Pratt (40th, 28:37), Troy Pryor (47th, 29:12), Drew Beaty (58th, 29:52), Perry Childs (59th, 29:54), Dan Malloy (69th, 30:41) and Ryan Ash (79th, 31:26).

Franklin won the championship with 46 points. Rose-Hulman was second (48), followed by Manchester (63), Anderson (78), Hanover (169), Defiance (178), Mt. St. Joseph (181), Bluffton (inc.) and Transylvania (inc.).

The Anderson University men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished fourth at the 13-team Manchester Invitational on Saturday in North Manchester.

For the men, Matt Helm finished fourth overall to lead the Ravens in a time of 25:57. Other AU finishers were Jake Wyatt (17th, 26:51), Troy Pryor (25th, 27:13), Kyle Schmidt (27th, 27:18), Emby Duncan (36th, 27:53), Tony Pryor (57th, 28:41), Kenton Pratt (61st, 28:50.12), Marc St. Amour (64th, 28:53.49), Frankie Dixon (70th, 29:05), Dan Malloy (80th, 29:40) and Perry Childs (87th, 30:24).

For the women, Kristen Reiff finished ninth to lead the Ravens in a time of 24:14. Other AU finishers were Mollie Ringer (11th, 24:21), Candace DeLong (16th, 24:30), Erica Moffitt (47th, 25:42), Abbey Ingalls (51st, 25:46), Jenna Milazzo (73rd, 26:38), Katie Bartmas (95th, 27:39) and Kendra Gorman (104th, 28:22).

AU runs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships at Manchester on Nov. 1 at 11 a.m.

The Anderson University men’s cross country team finished 20th in the 23-team prestigious Notre Dame Invitational on Friday in South Bend. The Raven women finished 23rd in the predominantly Div. I event.

Matt Helm led the Raven men with a 68th-place finish in a time of 26:20. Other AU finishers were Troy Pryor (114th, 26:57), Jake Wyatt (128th, 27:11), Kyle Schmidt (150th, 27:41), Matt Dougherty (170th, 28:23), Kenton Pratt (175th, 28:32), Matt St. Amour (185th, 29:01), Emby Duncan (186th, 29:02) and Tony Pryor (191st, 29:48).

Kristen Reiff led the AU women with a 135th-place finish in a time of 19:58. Her time was a personal best by more than one minute.

Other AU finishers were Mollie Ringer (147th, 20:12), Candice DeLong (159th, 20:38), Abigail Ingalls (181st, 21:19), Kaitlyn Gingerich (189th, 22:00), Jenna Milazzo (191st, 22:08), Erica Moffitt (192nd, 22:09), Kendra Gorman (195th, 22:33) and Katie Bartmas (196th, 22:37).

AU runs at the Manchester Invitational on Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.

The Anderson University women’s cross country team finished ninth in the 14-team Indiana Intercollegiates meet on Friday in Bloomington. The Raven men finished 10th in their 15-team field.

Mollie Ringer led the AU women on the 5K course with a 36th place finish in a time of 21:09. Other AU finishers were Candace DeLong (48th, 21:50), Kristen Reiff (59th, 22:13), Katie Bartmas (64th, 22:32), Jenna Milazzo (74th, 22:53), Kendra Gorman (83rd, 23:50) and Kaitlyn Gingerich (87th, 24:36).

Matt Helm led the AU men on the 8K course with a 19th place finish in a time of 26:55. Other AU finishers were Jake Wyatt (40th, 27:39), Tony Pryor (47th, 28:00), Kyle Schmidt (83rd, 29:29), Kenton Pratt (84th, 29:32), Emby Duncan (86th, 29:35), Matt St. Amour (96th, 30:01), Matt Dougherty (98th, 30:07) and Marc St. Amour (103rd, 30:21).

Women’s Top 10 teams - Southern Indiana 35, DePauw 66, Indiana Tech 90, Taylor 136, Grace 157, Franklin 180, Manchester 189, Indianapolis 189, Anderson 259, Rose-Hulman 264.

Men’s Top 10 teams - Indiana Tech 37, Southern Indiana 45, Huntington 119, Manchester 136, DePauw 148, Taylor 149, Wabash 197, Rose-Hulman 198, Franklin 235, Anderson 257.

The Anderson University women’s team finished sixth in the nine-team 47th Wabash Hokum Karem race on Saturday  in Crawfordsville. The Raven men finished seventh in the two-man competition.

“This race was a good starting point for our team,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “We have work to do, but with consistent hard work, we will make good progress from here.”

In the women’s race, the team of Kristen Reiff (5:58/6:14)/Candace DeLong (5:54/6:14) finished 15th in a time of 24:23 to lead the Ravens. Other AU duos in the meet were Jenna Milazzo (6:32/6:30)/Molly Ringer (6:06/6:07) (17th, 25:15), Abigail Ingalls (6:31/6:15)/Katie Bartmas (6:24/6:40) (31st, 25:24) and Kendra Gorman/Kaitlyn Gingerich (39th, 26:40).

In the men’s race, the team of Matt Helm (4:50/4:52)/Jake Wyatt (4:51/5:03) finished 13th overall in a time of 29:35. Other Raven finishers were Kyle Schmidt (5:08/5:03)/Matt Dougherty (5:07/5:14) (31st, 30:48), Kenton Pratt (5:06/5:05)/Emby Duncan (5:03/5:15) (36th, 30:58), Marc St. Armour/Matt St. Armour (39th, 31:23), Frankie Dixon/Beaty (57th, 33:14) and Perry Childs/Ryan Ash (61st, 33:51).

AU runs again in the Indiana Intercollegiates race in Bloomington on Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m.

The Anderson University women’s cross country has earned the All-Academic Team honor from the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2007 year.

Anderson University’s Sean Hudson has been named November’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Player of the Month.

Anderson University’s Sean Hudson and Gwen Kemple were both named All-Americans on Saturday at the NCAA Div. III National Championships in St. Olaf, Minn.