Beebe Earns OAC Weekly Honor

Heidelberg College’s Cory Beebe (Medina, Ohio / Cloverleaf) of the men’s track and field team was tabbed the Ohio Athletic Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for the week of January 14, 2008. Beebe joins Judy Bataille (Felicity, Ohio / Felicity-Franklin) of the women’s team as award recipients this week.

Beebe helped guide Heidelberg to the team championship at the 2008 Capital Purple and White Invitational by claiming three of seven championships.

The junior sprinter/hurdler started the day out with a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash in a time of 51:48 and followed that up with a victory in the 55-meter hurdles (7.86). Beebe closed the invitational running a leg of the championship 4x400-meter relay team. Beebe joined forces with Wes Hendricks (Beavercreek, Ohio / Beavercreek), Mark Childs (New Albany, Ohio / New Albany) and Reed Wolverton (Van Wert, Ohio / Van Wert) and crossed the finish line in a time of 3:24.88.