Michigan
Murray Keatinge Invitational
Michigan Wins Fifth Straight Murray Keatinge Title
10/9/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
For the second consecutive week, senior Jay Cantin (Camlachie, Ontario/St. Clair SS) was the Wolverines' top finisher, placing first with a time of 24:21.16. Following tenths of a second behind were senior Steve Lawrence (Consecon, Ontario/East Northumberland SS) in second place at 24:21.48 and junior Mike Wisniewski (Temperance, Mich./Bedford HS) in third place at 24:21.80.
Rounding out the scoring places were sophomore Mark Pilja (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North HS) in fifth place with a time of 24:30.41 and junior John Butsic (Iron River, Mich./West Iron County HS) crossing the finish line at 24:53.12 for ninth place.
Today's win marked the second invitational title this season for Michigan, which won the adidas/Notre Dame Invitational last week (Oct. 1) in South Bend, Ind.
The men will continue their season at home next Sunday (Oct. 17) with the Wolverine Interregional at 10 a.m. at the U-M Golf Course.
Top Five Teams
1. MICHIGAN 20 2. New Hampshire 62 3. Purdue 98 4. Ball State 101 5. Marquette 128
Top 10 Individuals
Place, Runner Time Score 1. JAY CANTIN (U-M) 24:21.16 1 2. STEVE LAWRENCE (U-M) 24:21.48 2 3. MIKE WISNIEWSKI (U-M) 24:21.80 3 4. Donovan Fellows (PU) 24:26.15 4 5. MARK PILJA (U-M) 24:30.41 5 6. Michael Ofsansky (BSU) 24:32.12 6 7. Daniel Hocking (UNH) 24:35.30 7 8. Chris Westercamp (BSU) 24:45.50 8 9. JOHN BUTSIC (U-M) 24:53.12 9 10. Jeffrey Bliss (BSU) 24:56.62 10
Other Michigan Finishes
Place, Runner Time Score 11. Tom Caughlan 24:58.34 11 22. David Cook 25:24.01 22
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