Weekly Release #5
10/12/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Sunday, Oct. 17 -- Wolverine Interregional (U-M Golf Course), 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30 -- Big Ten Championships (State College, Pa.), 10 a.m.
Women Back on Track
After the Michigan women's cross country team tied for fourth place at the Sam Bell Invitational, coach Mike McGuire and the Wolverines wanted to come back and defend their title as the Michigan Intercollegiate champions. Michigan retained its crown for the third consecutive year winning an unprecedented 12th state intercollegiate Oct. 8 at the Mill Race Golf Course in Jonesville, Mich.
The win also gave the Wolverines their second invitational title in three races this season. The first title won was at the Spiked Shoe Invitational on Sept. 25.
-- Lisa Ouellet (Sudbury, Ontario/Lasalle SS) is still finishing on top. For the fourth consecutive race, Ouellet was the Wolverines' top finisher, placing second at the Michigan Intercollegiate.
Top 5 Team Finishes
1. Michigan 43 2. Western Michigan 88 3. Central Michigan 96 4. Eastern Michigan 120 5. Grand Valley State 129
Michigan Individual Finishers
2. Lisa Ouellet 18:37 3. Katie Clifford 18:51 6. Elizabeth Kampfe 19:08 12. Katie Ryan 19:35 20. Jeanne Spink 19:51 25. Sarah Hamilton 19:59 26. Marcy Akard 20:02
Cross Country Rankings
Winning the Michigan Intercollegiate on Oct. 8 could not get the Wolverine women's cross country team ranked nationally. Only three Big Ten teams, No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 13 Minnesota and No. 17 Michigan State are ranked among the top 25 squads.
FinishLynx Women's Cross Country Rankings (10/11/99)
Team Reg. Pts LW 1. Stanford (12) W 300 1 2. Arkansas SC 288 2 3. Brigham Young MT 274 3 4. Arizona State W 262 4 5. Wisconsin GL 253 5 6. Georgetown MA 235 7 7. Colorado MN 231 6 8. Kansas State MW 215 8 9. Villanova MA 201 9 10. Washington W 192 10 11. North Carolina State SE 189 11 12. Notre Dame GL 167 12 13. Minnesota MW 163 13 14. Missouri MW 139 14 15. Arizona W 124 15 16. North Carolina SE 79 18 17. Michigan State GL 103 16 18. William & Mary SE 86 -- 19. Nebraska MW 71 17 20. Providence NE 61 20 21. Baylor SC 57 22 22. UCLA W 55 19 23. Northern Arizona MT 44.5 21 24. Florida S 28 23 25. James Madison SE 25.5 24
NE = Northeast, MA = Mid-Atlantic, SE = Southeast, GL = Great Lakes,
MW = Midwest, SC = South Central, MT = Mountain, W = West, S = South
Contact: Adrienne Gutierrez (734) 763-4423
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