Michigan
NCAA Championships
All-American Jazwinski Leads U-M to 14th at NCAAs
11/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Site: Ames, Iowa (Iowa State Cross Country Course)
Meet: NCAA Championships (6,000 meters)
U-M Finish: 14th Place of 31 teams (381 Points)
Top U-M Individual: Katie Jazwinski, 16th (21:11.4)
Next U-M Event: Season completed
AMES, Iowa -- The University of Michigan women's cross country team came in 14th place at the NCAA Championships on Monday (Nov. 20) at the Iowa State University Cross Country Course.
Senior Katie Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS), U-M's top harrier, garnered All-America honors with a 16th-place overall finish, traversing the 6,000-meter course in 21:11.4. For Jazwinski, this marks the second year in a row she is a cross country All-American. She improved on her 41st-place performance from last year's NCAA Championships.
Senior Lisa Ouellet (Sudbury, Ontario/Lasalle SS) and sophomore Jane Martineau (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Mt. Pleasant HS) turned in strong performances to help guide the Wolverines, finishing 77th and 83rd, respectively. Ouellet's 77th-place finish was an improvement from a year ago, when she placed 129th.
Rounding out the individual finishes for the Wolverines were: Erin White (Battle Creek, Mich./Central HS) in 146th, Katie Ryan (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) in 186th, Katie Easton (Fort Gratiot, Mich./Port Huron Northern HS) in 192nd and Lindsey Gallo (Freehold, N.J./Howell HS) placing 225th.
The University of Colorado took the team title, with 117 points, the Buffaloes' Kara Grgas-Wheeler won the individual championship with a time of 20:30.5. Wisconsin had the best performance by a Big Ten Conference school, placing eighth (298 points).
Top 15 Teams
1. Colorado 117 2. Brigham Young 167 3. Stanford 198 4. Boston College 214 5. Georgetown 247 6. Arizona State 266 7. Yale 285 8. Wisconsin 298 9. Providence 310 10. Kansas State 325 11. North Carolina State 336 12. North Carolina 338 13. Arkansas 365 14. MICHIGAN 381 15. Brown 405
Top Individuals
1. Kara Grgas-Wheeler, Colorado 20:30.5 2. Sabrina Monro, Montana 20:37.8 3. Erica Palmer, Wisconsin 20:39.9 4. Shalane Flanagan, UNC 20:42.7 5. Lisa Aguilera, Arizona State 20:46.3 6. Amy Mortimer, Kansas State 20:50.1 7. Sheela Agrawal, Duke 20:50.4 8. Sara Gorton, Colorado 20:51.3 9. Bethany Brewster, Wisconsin 20:53.3 10. Larissa Kleinmann, Arkansas 20:54.0
Michigan Individual Finishes
16. Katie Jazwinski 21:11.4 (13) 77. Lisa Ouellet 21:49.0 (51) 83. Jane Martineau 21:51.5 (56) 146. Erin White 22:21.9 (111) 186. Katie Ryan 22:45.6 (150) 192. Katie Easton 22:47.5 (156) 225. Lindsey Gallo 23:28.7 (188)
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