Weekly Release #4
10/5/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Saturday, Oct. 9 -- at Murray Keatinge Invitational (Orono, Maine), 11 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 17 -- Wolverine Interregional (U-M Golf Course), 10 a.m.
Up Next for the Wolverines
The Michigan men's cross country team will travel to Orono, Maine, this weekend for the 8th annual Murray Keatinge Invitational. The 8,000-meter race is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. at the University of Maine cross country course. Teams from the Midwest and East Coast will compete in Saturday's invitational, including Vermont and Ball State. Purdue and No. 12 Michigan are the only Big Ten Conference schools participating.
Men Continuing Success
Michigan proved its national ranking last Friday evening (Oct. 1) at the adidas/Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind. The Wolverines had their second meeting with then-No. 12 Georgetown and tied the Hoyas with 81 points for the invitational title. The first meeting was on Sept. 18 at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, where Michigan finished 12 points behind Georgetown for a third-place team finish.
Senior Jay Cantin (Camlachie, Ontario/St. Clair SS) led Michigan with his second-place finish, crossing the finish line at 23:54.
... Junior Mike Wisniewski (Temperance, Mich./Bedford HS) is still on his hot streak. For the third consecutive meet, he was one of the Wolverines' top two finishers. At Notre Dame, Wisniewski placed eighth overall and was the Wolverines' second finisher, with a time of 24:20.
... Cantin continues to improve. The senior has dropped over a minute off his time each time he has run in a meet this season. As of Sept. 29, the season best time in the Big Ten was 24:18 set by Jason Mueller of Minnesota. Cantin's personal best of 23:54 was set Friday (Oct. 1) and should be one of the best in the Big Ten this week.
... The Wolverines are dropping their times. At the Michigan Open, the top 10 runners clocked times under 27 minutes. All five of Michigan's scoring places were under 27 minutes at the Spiked Shoe Invitational as well. At the adidas/Notre Dame Invitational all Wolverines came in at 25:28 and under.
Top Five Teams
1. MICHIGAN 81 Georgetown 81 3. Notre Dame 86 4. Idaho State 177 5. Ohio State 191
Michigan Individual Finishes
2. Jay Cantin 23:54 8. Mike Wisniewski 24:20 18. Steve Lawrence 24:38 24. Mark Pilja 24:41 29. John Bustic 24:49 72. Tom Caughlan 25:19 85. David Cook 25:28
Michigan to Host Wolverine Interregional
The seventh annual Wolverine Interregional is being held this year on Sunday, Oct. 17, at the University of Michigan Golf Course off of Stadium Blvd. across from Crisler Arena. The men's race is set to begin at 10 a.m., followed by the women's race at 11 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
The Interregional historically has been one of the most competitive meets in the country. This year, the men's field consists of nine teams, including James Madison, which is ranked No. 9 in the Oct. 5 national poll.
Michigan Interregional Men's Field: Akron, Columbia, Florida, Iowa, James Madison, Michigan Nebraska, New Hampshire, Washington.
Cross Country Rankings
The Michigan men's cross country team rose from No. 13 to No. 12 in the MONDO Division I Cross Country Rankings for Oct. 5 after its tie for first at the adidas/Notre Dame Invitational. Michigan is the second highest rated Big Ten team in the poll, behind No. 4 Wisconsin.
MONDO Men's Cross Country Rankings (10/5/99)
Team Reg. Pts LW 1. Arkansas (14) SC 398 1 2. Stanford (2) W 382 2 3. North Carolina State SE 361 3 4. Wisconsin GL 356 4 5. Colorado MT 340 5 6. Arizona W 318 7 7. Brigham Young MT 298 6 8. Northern Arizona MT 282 8 9. James Madison SE 250 9 10. Oregon W 246 10 11. Georgetown MA 221 12 12. MICHIGAN GL 220 13 13. Weber State MT 216 11 14. Providence NE 198 14 15. Portland W 156 15 16. Princeton MA 127 19 17. Arizona State W 119 17 18. Dartmouth NE 106 25 19. Utah MT 102 NR 20. Notre Dame GL 94 NR 21. William & Mary SE 76 21 22. Southern Mississippi S 66 16 23. South Florida S 59 NR 24. Iona NE 46 20 25. Tennessee S 34 NR
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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