Youngstown State Men and Women Take 2025 #HLXC Championships

Youngstown State Men and Women Take 2025 #HLXC Championships

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Matt St. Charles

Youngstown State Men and Women Take 2025 #HLXC Championships
 
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Youngstown State swept the 2025 #HLXC Championships in Fort Wayne Saturday, capturing both the men’s and women’s titles.
 
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Dig Deeper:
Team Standings
  • Youngstown State won their fourth straight men’s championship with a score of 50 points.
  • Following Youngstown State in the team results was runner-up Oakland (92 points). IU Indianapolis (99 points), Green Bay (124 points), and Northern Kentucky (131 points) rounded out the top five.
  • The Penguins also took home the women’s title for the sixth time, winning with a score of 54 points.
  • Following Youngstown State was Purdue Fort Wayne with 74 points. Third place was earned by Oakland (79 points), followed by Milwaukee (127 points). Green Bay picked up 147 points to round out the top five.
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Individual Highlights
  • Noah Jahnke of Green Bay was the men’s 8K champion after finishing in a time of 23:38.
  • Youngstown State’s McKinley Fielding was the women’s 6K champion after crossing the line in a time of 20:10.
  • In the men’s race, Northern Kentucky’s Natnael Weldemichael (23:47) finished as the runner up. Detroit Mercy’s Josh Otten (23:55.2) finished third and Youngstown State’s Patrick Burgos (23:55.7) and Northern Kentucky’s Colton O’Hara (23:56) rounded out the top five.
  • Patrick Burgos of Youngstown State won Freshman of the Year, finishing in fourth place with a time of 23:55.7.
  • On the women’s side, Milwaukee’s Anelise Egge was the runner-up with a time of 20:46.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne’s Riley Tate (20:49) and Oakland’s Eliza Bush (20:59) finished in third and fourth respectively, while Ana Crangle (21:03) of Cleveland State rounded out the top five.
  • Eliza Bush of Oakland won Freshman of the Year, finishing in fourth place with a time of 20:59.
 
Award Winners
 
  • Men’s Team Champion: Youngstown State
  • Women’s Team Champion: Youngstown State
  • Men’s Coach of the Year: Paul Rice, Oakland
  • Women’s Coach of the Year: Brian Gorby, Youngstown State
  • Men’s Freshman of the Year: Patrick Burgos, Youngstown State
  • Women’s Freshman of the Year: Eliza Bush, Oakland
  • Men’s All-League First Team
    • Noah Jahnke, Green Bay
    • Natnael Wedlemichael, Northern Kentucky
    • Josh Otten, Detroit Mercy
    • Patrick Burgos, Youngstown State
    • Colton O’Hara, Northern Kentucky
    • Blaze Fichter, Youngstown State
    • Wesley Hollowell, Oakland
  • Women’s All-League First Team
    • McKinley Fielding, Youngstown State
    • Anelise Egge, Milwaukee
    • Riley Tate, Purdue Fort Wayne
    • Eliza Bush, Oakland
    • Ana Crangle, Cleveland State
    • Caleigh Richards, Youngstown State
    • Julie Smith, IU Indianapolis
  • Men’s All-League Second Team
    • Anthony Hancock, Oakland
    • Luke Shappell, IU Indianapolis
    • Tobias Jones, Youngstown State
    • Sage Vavro, Youngstown State
    • Colin Murray, Detroit Mercy
    • Tyler Paszkowski, Robert Morris
    • Mason Gates, Green Bay
  • Women’s All-League Second Team
    • Jenna Razavi, Youngstown State
    • Ava Genovese, Purdue Fort Wayne
    • Cianna Wipperfurth, Green Bay
    • Haileigh Bissett, Oakland
    • Maggie Foust, Northern Kentucky
    • Hannah DeRoeck
    • Nina Pizzo, Detroit Mercy