Little and Ojutkangas Selected to the 2024 Runners to Watch List
8/28/2024 1:32:00 PM | Cross Country
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Noah Little and Nova Ojutkangas were selected to the 2024 OVC Cross Country Runners to Watch list the league announced this morning.
Little, a redshirt senior from Washington, Mo. was selected to the list after finishing with All-OVC honors the previous two years. Last year Little finished in seventh at the OVC championships with a time of 23:59.57. His junior year he crossed the line at the championships with a time of 25:37.3 for 10th.
Last season Little led the Redhawk men in every race and placed in the top ten three times. He finished last season at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet with a time of 33:06.8 (134th).
Ojutkangas, a redshirt sophomore, comes to the Redhawks from Lannion, France. She is expected to be a great addition to the Redhawk women's team.
Overseas Ojutkangas was the Swedish U20 Champion in cross country and the French U18 Champion in the 10k in road running. She also competed at the national level as a U20 athlete and was second in the French U20 championships in the 10k in road running.
Both athletes will race in the season opener at the Redhawks Invite, August 30th. The race is free and open to the public and will be held at the Osage Centre Fields. The men will run the 5k at 6:15 p.m., followed by the women's 5k at 6:45 p.m.
2024 OVC Cross Country Runners to Watch
Eastern Illinois
Richie Jacobo (Sr.), Mackenzie Aldridge (Sr.)
Lindenwood
Isaac Siywo (Fr.), Kadence Berry (So.)
Little Rock
Andrew Payton (Gr.), Marcie Cudworth (Sr.)
Morehead State
Peyton Fairchild (Sr.), Lucy Singleton (Sr.)
Southeast Missouri
Noah Little (R-Sr.), Nova Ojutkangas (R-So.)
SIUE
Tanner Emerson (Fr.) , Erica Woodard (Fr.)
Southern Indiana
Alex Nolan (So.), Zoe Seward(So.)
Tennessee State
Robert Hooper (Jr.), Devin Jones (Fr.)
Tennessee Tech
Miceal McCaul (Sr.), Helen Pacurariu-Nagy (Sr.)
UT Martin
Sam Shuman (Sr.), Maggie Roy (Jr.)
Western Illinois
Logan Lommel (Gr.), Maleigha Huston (Sr.)
Little, a redshirt senior from Washington, Mo. was selected to the list after finishing with All-OVC honors the previous two years. Last year Little finished in seventh at the OVC championships with a time of 23:59.57. His junior year he crossed the line at the championships with a time of 25:37.3 for 10th.
Last season Little led the Redhawk men in every race and placed in the top ten three times. He finished last season at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet with a time of 33:06.8 (134th).
Ojutkangas, a redshirt sophomore, comes to the Redhawks from Lannion, France. She is expected to be a great addition to the Redhawk women's team.
Overseas Ojutkangas was the Swedish U20 Champion in cross country and the French U18 Champion in the 10k in road running. She also competed at the national level as a U20 athlete and was second in the French U20 championships in the 10k in road running.
Both athletes will race in the season opener at the Redhawks Invite, August 30th. The race is free and open to the public and will be held at the Osage Centre Fields. The men will run the 5k at 6:15 p.m., followed by the women's 5k at 6:45 p.m.
2024 OVC Cross Country Runners to Watch
Eastern Illinois
Richie Jacobo (Sr.), Mackenzie Aldridge (Sr.)
Lindenwood
Isaac Siywo (Fr.), Kadence Berry (So.)
Little Rock
Andrew Payton (Gr.), Marcie Cudworth (Sr.)
Morehead State
Peyton Fairchild (Sr.), Lucy Singleton (Sr.)
Southeast Missouri
Noah Little (R-Sr.), Nova Ojutkangas (R-So.)
SIUE
Tanner Emerson (Fr.) , Erica Woodard (Fr.)
Southern Indiana
Alex Nolan (So.), Zoe Seward(So.)
Tennessee State
Robert Hooper (Jr.), Devin Jones (Fr.)
Tennessee Tech
Miceal McCaul (Sr.), Helen Pacurariu-Nagy (Sr.)
UT Martin
Sam Shuman (Sr.), Maggie Roy (Jr.)
Western Illinois
Logan Lommel (Gr.), Maleigha Huston (Sr.)
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