Michigan
Big Ten Championships
U-M Downs Ranked Pair, Finishes Second in Big Ten
10/30/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Site: State College, Pa. (PSU Blue and White Golf Courses)
Meet: Big Ten Conference Championship (5,000 meters)
U-M Finish: 2nd of 11 teams (95 points)
Top U-M Individual: Lisa Ouellet, 7th (17:31.27)
Next Meet: Saturday, Nov. 13 -- at Great Lakes Regional Championships (Terre Haute, Ind.), 11 a.m.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- In the unseasonably warm October sun, the University of Michigan women's cross country team ran its most impressive race of the entire 1999 season, placing second behind No. 5 Wisconsin Saturday morning (Oct. 30) at the Big Ten Championship on Penn State's Blue and White Golf Courses. With 95 points, the unranked Wolverines beat out No. 17 Minnesota and No. 18 Michigan State by three points and 11 points, respectively.
Lisa Ouellet (Sudbury, Ontario/Lasalle SS) finished as Michigan's top performer for the sixth straight race, placing seventh overall with a time of 17:31.27. Ouellet ran strong, staying within the top five until the two-mile mark. Wisconsin pulled ahead to gain the top three spots. Down the chute, Ouellet was edged out by Michigan State's Cynthia Durocher (17:28.77) and Indiana's Amanda Bell (17:30.61).
Katie Clifford (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) continued to run at the top for Michigan as well, finishing 12th at 17:43.72. Elizabeth Kampfe (Decatur, Ill./MacArthur HS), running her final Big Ten Conference race, crossed the finish line at 17:45.08 for the 14th-place finish. Rounding the Wolverine scorers were Marcy Akard (Carmel, Ind./Cathedral HS) and Erin White (Battle Creek, Mich./Central HS) at 26th and 36th with times of 18:07.91 and 18:21.89, respectively.
Ouellet received first team All-Big Ten honors by finishing in the top seven, while Clifford and Kampfe made the All-Big Ten second team as part of the group that finished eighth through 14th.
The women will continue their postseason on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Great Lakes Regional Championships with a noon start in Terre Haute, Ind.
Team Finishes
1. Wisconsin 25 2. MICHIGAN 95 3. Minnesota 98 4. Michigan State 106 5. Indiana 132 6. Purdue 172 7. Northwestern 177 8. Penn State 203 9. Iowa 223 10. Illinois 258 11. Ohio State 269
Top 10 Individuals
1. Erica Palmer, Wisconsin 16:46.93 2. Erin Aufderheide, Wisconsin 17:06.54 3. Bethany Brewster, Wisconsin 17:16.27 4. Rasa Michniovaite, Minnesota 17:17.68 5. Cynthia Durocher, MSU 17:28.77 6. Amanda Bell, Indiana 17:30.61 7. LISA OUELLET, U-M 17:31.27 8. Stacie Bouchard, PSU 17:34.43 9. Stephanie Peach, Wisconsin 17:35.53 10. Laura Martin, Wisconsin 17:39.79
Other Michigan Finishes
12. Katie Clifford 17:43.72 14. Elizabeth Kampfe 17:45.08 26. Marcy Akard 18:07.91 36. Erin White 18:21.89 39. Katie Ryan 18:23.96 46. Angie Stanifer 18:29.40 51. Julie Froud 18:35.41 63. Sarah Hamilton 18:57.56
Q U O T E S
Head Coach Mike McGuire
"I thought we stepped up to the challenge. We had a specific goal of being second and being able to knock off Minnesota and Michigan State, who were fired up and thought this was their chance to get us. I thought, in particular, we had a really big race out of Marcy Akard. I thought Elizabeth Kampfe ran really tough, Katie Clifford ran well and getting Erin White back in the lineup helped us. I think we can use this as a springboard to move on to bigger and better things in the next two championship meets."
Senior Elizabeth Kampfe
"I think that we outdid our expectations. We met our goal not only to run well, but to run great and we did that."
Junior Lisa Ouellet
"The team completely reached and hit its goal for today. We've got a lot more potential."
Contact: Adrienne Gutierrez (734) 763-4423
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