Weekly Release #4
10/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, Oct. 10 -- at Michigan Intercollegiate (Allendale, Mich.), 3 p.m. EDT
Saturday, Oct. 18 -- at NCAA Pre-Nationals (Cedar Falls, Iowa), 11 a.m. CDT
U-M Takes on Michigan
The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan men's cross country team heads north on Friday (Oct. 10) for the Michigan Intercollegiate, hosted by Grand Valley State University. The 8,000-meter race will be held at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Hudsonville, Mich. and is slated to begin at 3 p.m. EDT.
Last Year at the Michigan Intercollegiate
Michigan captured second place (26 points) in the 4,000-meter race, putting all-five runners in the top 10. Sophomore Nate Brannen (Cambridge, Ontario/Preston HS) and freshman Nick Willis (Lower Hutt, New Zealand/Hutt Valley HS) led the Wolverines, placing third (12:17.1) and sixth (12:31.2), respectively. U-M also claimed seventh through 10th place in the race.
Michigan Claims Second at Notre Dame Invite
Sophomore Nick Willis (Lower Hutt, New Zealand/Hutt Valley HS) paced the Wolverines for the second consecutive week, leading Michigan to second place (92 points) in team scoring at the Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 3). Willis also claimed second place individually, crossing the finish line at 24:26, a season-high mark. Senior Tom Greenless (Milford, Mich./Milford HS) collected his third top-10 effort of the season, placing fourth with a time of 24:38.
In the Polls
Michigan held down the 12th position for the second consecutive week in the most recent MONDO rankings (Sept. 30).
MONDO Collegiate Cross Country Poll (10/7/03)
Rank, Team (first-place votes) Region Points Prev 1. Stanford (14) W 487 1 2. Wisconsin (2) GL 466 2 3. Northern Arizona M 448 3 4. BYU M 423 5 5. Colorado M 413 6 6. Central Michigan GL 397 7 7. Oregon W 391 8 8. Colorado State M 350 9 9. Arkansas SC 338 4 10. Iona College NE 322 10 11. Ohio State GL 314 11 12. MICHIGAN GL 369 12 13. Arizona State W 268 13 14. Georgetown MA 249 14 15. Virginia SE 225 16 16. Notre Dame MA 223 25 17. Georgia GL 209 NR 18. Providence NE 196 17 19. Villanova MA 192 16 20. Arizona W 172 18 21. Portland W 137 21 22. North Carolina State SE 133 22 23. William & Mary SE 120 20 24. Indiana MW 101 19 25. Cal Poly San Luis Obisco W 90 24 26. Butler GL 83 NR 27. Texas A&M SC 73 26 28. Washington State W 40 27 29. Oklahoma State MW 32 23 30. Eastern Michigan GL 27 29
Others receiving votes: Kansas 24, LaSalle 22, Weber State 14, Washington 13, Minnesota 11, Duke 10, Miami (Ohio) 9, Air Force 5, Florida State 4, Michigan State 3, Princeton 3.
On the Horizon
The Wolverines will return to action in the NCAA Pre-Nationals on Saturday (Oct. 18) in Cedar Falls, Iowa. A preview of the NCAA Championships, the 8,000-meter race is slated to begin at 11 a.m. CDT.
Contact: Leah Howard (734) 763-4423
