An outstanding career for Depies is coming full circle in her senior season as the Chargers won the Tiffelberg Invite on Friday that was hosted by Tiffin. And now having passed a preliminary test with flying colors, she has to be considered among the favorites to emerge as the women’s runner of the year in a few weeks.
From a former conference freshman of the year to a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier, Depies was in dominant form as she paced the field to win the 6K event that shadows as a preview of the Great Midwest Championships later this month.
Depies cruised on the course layout at Seneca Hills Golf Course, looping three times to post a time that was in the company among the top 25 in league history.
The senior won by 30 seconds over the rest of the field with a time of 21:28.00 to finish on top of 60 other runners.
The Chargers had six of the top seven place winners, including Sophia Maeda in second, Gwynne Riley in fourth, Claire McNally in sixth and Liz Wamsley in seventh.
It was the final tune-up of the fall season for Hillsdale as the program prepares to compete and defend its team title at the Great Midwest Championships on the 24th.
Depies is also a two-time USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region performer. This is her second conference career weekly honor.