Michigan
Michigan State Open
Willis Leads Quartet of Top-10 Finishers at Spartan Invite
9/20/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
In his first collegiate race, Willis was the first of four Wolverines to place in the event's top 10 runners. His time of 24:55 was 10 seconds behind second place and 16 seconds off the pace of winner Kyle Baker, who an assistant coach with Michigan State's men's cross country team.
Michigan placed a total of eight runners among the top 20 finishers in the non-scoring meet. Brian Turner (Omaha, Neb/Millard North HS) finished in sixth place with a time of 25:16. Senior/juniors Ryan Hesselink (Freeport, Mich./Thornapple-Kellogg HS) and Nick Stanko (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt HS) finished eighth and ninth with times of 25:20 and 25:26, respectively.
The Wolverines' next action will take place Friday, Sept. 27, at the CCC Championship at Buhr Park in Ann Arbor, Mich. The race is set to start at 4 p.m.
Top Individual Finishers
1. Kyle Baker, unattached 24:39 2. Chris Toloff, Michigan State 24:45 3. NICK WILLIS, U-M 24:55 4. Jason Mueller, Michigan State 25:00 5. Steve Scherer, Michigan State 25:13 6. BRIAN TURNER, U-M 25:16 7. Steve Crane, Eastern Michigan 25:19 8. RYAN HESSELINK, U-M 25:20 9. NICK STANKO, U-M 25:26 10. Feder Estelus, Eastern Michigan 25:30
Other Michigan Finishes
11. Tom Greenless 25:32 13. Dave Sage 25:39 15. Tarn Leach 25:44 20. Sean Moore 25:58
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