Michigan
Michigan Intercollegiate
Ellerton Keys U-M Domination at Michigan Intercollegiate
10/10/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Site:Â Allendale, Mich. (Rolling Hills Golf Course)
Meet: Michigan Intercollegiate (8,000 meters)
U-M Finish: 1st Place of 16 Teams (20)
Top U-M Individual: Andrew Ellerton, 2nd (25:06)
Next Meet: Saturday, Oct. 18 -- at NCAA Pre-Nationals (Waterloo, Iowa), 11 a.m. CDT
ALLENDALE, Mich. -- The No. 12 University of Michigan men's cross country team claimed five of the top six spots in its dominant first-place showing at the 8,000-meter Michigan Intercollegiate on Friday (Oct. 10). Michigan's top five runners, whose places are counted in the team scoring, all finished within a 19-second frame. Sophomore/freshman Andrew Ellerton (Winsor, Ontario/Confederation HS) paced the Maize and Blue, posting a career-high second-place finish (25:06).
Fifth-year senior Ryan Hesselink (Freeport, Mich./Thornapple-Kellogg HS) was the second Wolverine to cross the line, finishing third at 25:17. Sophomore/freshman Andrew Bauer (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Lahser HS) and junior/sophomore Rondell Ruff (Detroit, Mich./Henry Ford HS) crossed the line only a second later, both clocking career-best times of 25:18, and junior/sophomore Sean Moore (Saline, Mich./Saline HS) rounded out U-M's top five, earning sixth place with a time of 25:25.
The Wolverines will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 18, for the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The 8,000-meter race will be run at Irv Warren Golf Course, the same venue that will host the NCAA Championships in November.
Top Five Teams
1. MICHIGAN 20 2. Michigan State 69 3. Grand Valley State 88 4. Wayne State 115 5. Albion 147
Top Individual Finishers
1. Jason Mueller, Michigan State 24:52
2. ANDREW ELLERTON, U-M 25:06
3. RYAN HESSELINK, U-M 25:17
4. ANDREW BAUER, U-M 25:18
RONDELL RUFF, U-M 25:18
6. SEAN MOORE, U-M 25:25
7. Jeff Vyain, Grand Valley State 25:27
8. Preston Gray, Cornerstone 25:28
9. Nick Mockerridge, Albion 25:32
10. Steve Scherer, Michigan State 25:35
Other Michigan Finishes
11. Brian Turner 25:37 27. Ethan Brown 26:17 31. Dan Murray 26:18
