Michigan
Central Collegiate Championship
U-M Finishes Fourth at Central Collegiate Championship
9/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Using a young lineup that included eight freshmen among its 10 runners, the No. 17-ranked Michigan men's cross country team came in fourth in the Central Collegiate Championship on Friday (Sept. 29). No. 25 Eastern Michigan won the seven-team meet with 28 points, edging out the host Central Michigan (56 points).
Michigan was led by freshman David Sage (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston HS), who finished 14th with a time of 25:35. The Wolverines had three other top-20 finishers, including freshman Tom Greenless (Milford, Mich./Milford HS) (16th, 25:44.00), senior/junior Nate Hoffman (Allegan, Mich./Allegan HS) (18th, 25:52.00) and redshirt freshman Aaron Lindell (Corunna, Mich./Corunna HS), who finished 19th with a time of 25:52.00.
Michigan's next meet is the Murray Keatinge Invitational next Saturday (Oct. 7) at 11 a.m. in Orono, Maine.
Team Results
1. Eastern Michigan 28 2. Central Michigan 56 3. Western Michigan 65 4. MICHIGAN 89 5. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 176 6. Toledo 243 7. Detroit 257Top 5 Individuals
1. Blake McDowell, EMU 24:36 2. Aaron Bartee, EMU 24:49 3. Luke Humphrey, CMU 25:02 4. Chris Stine, WMU 25:08 5. Damian Sherck, WMU 25:11Michigan Individual Finishes
14. David Sage 25:35 16. Tom Greenless 25:44 18. Nate Hoffman 25:52 19. Aaron Lindell 25:52 22. John Hughes 26:13 23. Andy Martin 26:13 24. Mason Ward 26:13 27. Tom Caughlan 26:20 38. Eric Bohn 26:51 49. Joe Agostinelli 27:48
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