Men's MAC Pepsi
Runner of the Week
Blake McDowell Eastern Michigan
So. Reynoldsburg, Ohio
McDowell won the Michigan Intercollegiate in a time of 25:08.2. He
helped lead his team to a second-place finish. This was his first
individual title of the 1999 season. In the last five outings, he has
placed in the top ten four times.
Other Nominees
Dave Larson (BGSU, Fr., Covington, Ohio) placed 39th (27:03) at the
All Ohio Championship. A freshman, Larson led his team to a 10th-place
finish.
Mickey Martin (Ohio, Fr., Parma Hts., Ohio, ) placed 31st at the All
Ohio Championship. Martin led his team to a 14th-place finish.
Damian Sherck (WMU, Sr., Elkhart, Ind.) finished second overall (25:17)
at the Michigan Championship, helping the Broncos to a team title.
Sherck has been the teams' top finisher in every meet this season, he
also has three top-four marks in four meets.
Michael Ofsansky (Ball State, Jr., Hillsdale Mich.) Michael Led the way
for his team with a 6th place finish and a personal record of 24:32.12.
Michael has led his team for the last two weeks. Ball State finished
4th out of ten this past weekend.
Jacob Brundage (CMU, Sr, Sheridan, Mich.) Brundage finished fifth at
the Michigan Intercollegiate to help his team to a third-place finish.
Women's MAC Pepsi
Runner of the Week
Demtilla Mwei Eastern Michigan
So. Lesos, Kenya
Mwei continued with one of the best seasons in school history, with a
first-place finish at the Michigan Intercollegiate. This was her fourth
1st place finish in five outings. She helped her team to a fourth-place
finish.
Other Nominees
Andrea Pullen (CMU, Sr, Grandville, Mich.) took seventh place at the
Michigan Intercollegiate to help lead the Chippewas to a third place
finish.
Christina Thompson (BGSU, Jr., Amherst, Ohio) was Bowling Green's top
finisher with a 20th-place finish (19:15) She helped her team to a
ninth-place finish at the All Ohio Championship.
Renee Kleckner (NIU, Fr., St. Charles, Ill.) led the Huskies to a
third-place finish out of five teams at the St. Louis University
National Meet. Kleckner led the Huskies with an 8th place finish.
(20:17)
Melissa Converse (Ohio, Sr., Minerva, Ohio) finished runner-up at the
All Ohio Championship. She led her team to a fifth-place finish.(18:37)
Katherine Smyth (Toledo, Fr., Ivercargill, New Zealand) finished third
(18:37) to lead Toledo for the second week in a row. She competed
against 266 runners at the All-Ohio Championships, where the Rockets
finished third as a team.
Kim Edwards (WMU, Sr., Muskegon, Mich.) earned her fourth top-25 finish
of the year. She led the team for the first time with an eighth place
finish to help the Broncos take second at the Michigan Championships.
Notes
Northern Illinois' Renee Kleckner and Jenny Kennedy earned All-National
Team recognition for their performances in the race.
This week in MAC Cross Country
(Oct.11- Oct.18)
October
15 BGSU at Cininnati Invitational (Cininnati, Ohio)
CMU, EMU, WMU, Kent, Ohio, UT at Central Collegiates (Ann Arbor, Mich), 4 p.m.
MAR at Queen City Invitationall (Cininnati, Ohio)
16 BSU, CMU,(M) Mia (M) at Pre-NCAA Invitational
UB vs. Mc Master, Niagra (Buffalo, N.Y.)
17 UA, EMU, Kent, Ohio at Univ. of Mich. Inter-Regionals (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 11 am
Last week in MAC Cross Country
(Oct. 5-12)
Men's Results
Friday, October 8
All Ohio-Championship (Delaware, Ohio) (Top 15 of 38 teams)
Team Results: Ohio State (48); 2. Malone (69); 3. Miami (81); 4.
Cininnati (150); 5. Kent (157); 6. Ashland (190); 7. Youngstownn State
(208); 8. Heidleburg (263); 9. Akron (277); 10. Bowling Green (313); 11.
Cerarveill (321); 12. Denison (366); 13. Wright State (372); 14. Ohio
(388); 15 Kenyon (418).
AKRON
Mickey Andrade 12th 26:17
Rob Murry 26:31
Paul Robinette 56th 27:13
Luke Destal 71st 27:21
Adam Weger 119th 27:49
BOWLING GREEN
Dave Larson 39th 27:03.90
Kreg Hatfield 45th 27:06.40
Dan Flaute 59th 27:15.70
Chad Knukle 74th 27:22.40
Dave Anderson 96th 27:38.80
KENT
Karoly Bozen 4th 25:57.7
Dave Mooney 15th 26:27
David Kelly 30th 26:52
George Curron 50th 27:08.8
MIAMI
Neil Gowan 9th 26:05.20
Ernie Zeigler 10th 26:14.10
Fitz Read 13th 26:21.70
Brian Godsey 20th 26:32.30
Ryan Lidholm 29th 26:51.60
OHIO
Mickey Martin 31st 26:52
Chris Cave 32nd 26:54
Brandon Grinwis 64th 27:17
Steve Krajenski 127th 27:52
Jesse Yun 134th 27:56
Friday, October 8
Michigan Intercollegiate
Top 15 out of 24 teams
Team Results: 1. Western Michigan (40); 2. Eastern Michigan (47); 3.
Central Michigan (81); 4. Siena Heights (142); 5. Hillsdale (165)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Jacob Brundage 5th 25:42
Jared Bibiecki 16th 26:13
Luke Humphrey 17th 26:16
Pete Remein 20th 26:22
Jeff Davis 23rd 26:23
EASTERN MICHIGAN
Blake McDowell 1st 25:08.2
Joey Borg 4th 25:35.4
Jorden Desilets 7th 25:49.8
Chris Chiaro 13th 26:02.1
Ryan Desgrange 22 26:23.2
WESTERN MICHIGAN
Damian Sherck 2nd 25:17
Matt Mayer 6th 25:49
Mike Newkirk 8th 25:51
Matt Flachs 9th 25:51
Tim Morehouse 15th 26:10
Saturday, October 9
Perry Keatinge Cross Country Inv.
Team Results: Ball State finished fourth out of 10 teams
Top Mac Individuals: 6. Michael Ofsansky, Ball State (24:32.12); 8.
Chris Westerkemp, Ball State (24:45.50); 10. Matt Bliss, Ball State
(24:56.62); 37. Bill Riggs, Ball State (26:01.62); 44. Deno DiRaimondo,
Ball State (26:22.62)
Paul Short Run
Team Results: Buffalo was 24th out of 30 teams.
Top MAC Individuals: 77. Rick Stewart, Buffalo (26:09.05), 94. Todd
Ludden, Buffalo (26:22.55), 142. Eric Czubaj, Buffalo (27:09.90) 150.
Jason Quast, Buffalo (27:28.87) 164. Kirk Costion, Buffalo (27:50.10)
Women's Results
Friday, October 8
All Ohio Championship
(Top 15 of 40 teams)
Team Results: 1. Kent (72); 2. Cininnati (108); 3. Toledo (115); 4.
Akron (121); 5. Ohio (152); 6. Malone (156); 7. Miami (191); 8. Ohio
State (196); 9. Bowling Green (206); 10. Youngstown State (271); 11.
Ashland (349); 12. Baldwin-Wallace (379); 13. Kenyon (394); 14. Denison
(427); 15. Dayton (434)
AKRON
Michele Rizzo 5th 18:43
Laura Jones 13th 19:05
Gigi Dostal 18th 19:12
Bobbie Hardbarger 24th 19:20
Eva Havat 61st 20:09
BOWLING GREEN
Christine Thompson 20th 19:15.90
Nikki Monroe 28th 19:28.20
Cyndi Bostdorff 43rd 19:49.20
Lisa shroeder 57th 19:58.20
Libby Mitchell 58th 19:59
KENT
Lisa Claypool 4th 18:41
Sarah Hensley 6th 18:43.6
Chrissy Schneider 15th 19:08.3
Adrienne DiNapoli 21st 19:17
Colleen Harrison 26th 19:26.4
MIAMI
Kristen Fryburg 7th 18:45
Briana Shook 12th 19:02
Magan Stanly 42nd 19:46
Elizabeth Lundgren 49th 19:53
Audrey Wright 81st 20:32
OHIO
Melissa Converse 2nd 18:37
Jackie Conrad 16th 19:09
Mary Reynolds 36th 19:39
Jacki Waller 44th 19:50
Katie Fiala 54th 19:56
Toledo
Katherine Smyth 3rd 18:37
Emily Laroupe 10th 18:57
Bonnie Stewart 19th 19:13
Sara Vergote 35th 19:38
Laura Hrbik 48th 19:53
Friday, October 8
Michigan Intercollegiate
(Top 5 of 22 teams)
Team Results: 1. Michigan (43); 2. Western Michigan (88); 3. Central
Michigan (96); 4. Eastern Michigan (120); 5. Grand Valley State(129)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Andrea Pullen 7th 19:10
Brook Creed 15th 19:42
Stefanie Burklow 18th 19:47
Tami lauritzen 22nd 19:54
Laura Harger 34th 21:11
EASTERN MICHIGAN
Domtilla Mwei 1st 18:36.2
Sara DeBruyn 11th 19:30
Rachel Broser 14th 19:41.4
Christine Synowiec 43rd 20:20.1
Kelly Passino 55th 20:35.9
WESTERN MICHIGAN
Kim Edwards 8th 19:12
Kim Lorenz 10th 19:19
Aimee Tow 19th 19:48
Jessica Davis 23rd 19:56
Ashley DeWildt 28th 20:03
St. Louis Univ. National Meet
Team Results: Northern Illinios was third of five teams.
Top MAC Individuals: 7th, Renee Kleckner, NIT (20:17) 8th, Jenny
Kennedy, NIT (20:17); 16th, Nichole Nemecek, NIT (20:56); 17th, Jacki
Hanlon, NIT (21:01); 18th, Kim Nelson, NIT (21:05)
Saturday, October 9
Paul Short Run at Lehigh
Team Results: Buffalo placed 16 out of 32
Individual MAC Results: 65th, Melissa Burrows, UB (19:08.11); 81st,
Danielle Morrell, UB (19:41.24); 98th, Christine Keck, UB (19:44.16);
104th, Jennifer Larkin, UB (19:48.31); 154th, Jennifer Flockemer, UB
(20:24.56)
Note: Top-five MAC runners from each team are listed only.