Michigan
Great Meadows Invitational
Kohlmeier, Michigan Win Titles at Great Meadows Invite
9/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
THE PLAINS, Va. -- Led by individual winner Alyson Kohlmeier (Sarnia, Ontario/St. Patrick's), the University of Michigan women's cross country team opened its 2006 season with a first-place team finish at the Great Meadows Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 10). The Wolverines placed seven of their 12 runners in the top 10 and posted a score of 17 points (1-2-3-5-6), just two shy of perfect, in the five-team event hosted by Georgetown.
Kohlmeier, a sophomore, crossed the finish line with a winning time of 17:14, 10 seconds ahead of redshirt freshman Nicole Edwards (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Vincent Massey), who was 10 seconds ahead of senior/junior Arianne Field (Kalamazoo, Mich./Hackett), as the Wolverines swept the top three spots.
Also finishing in the top 10 were junior/sophomore Erin Webster (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child) in fifth (17:38), fifth-year senior Ana Gjesdal (LaCrescenta, Calif./Crescenta Valley) in sixth (17:41), senior/junior Jessie Stewart (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix) in seventh (17:44) and redshirt freshman Claire Otwell (Traverse City, Mich./Central) in eighth (17:44).
U-M had three runners making their cross country debuts as Wolverines -- Edwards, Otwell and sophomore Lisa Uible (Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hills), who came in 14th (18:19).
The Wolverines compete in the Michigan State Invitational on Friday (Sept. 16) at 2 p.m. in East Lansing, Mich.
Team Standings
1. MICHIGAN 17 2. Georgetown 57 3. Maryland 73 4. West Virginia 110 5. Howard 142
Top 10 Individuals
1. Alyson Kohlmeier, U-M 17:14 2. Nicole Edwards, U-M 17:24 3. Arianne Field, U-M 17:34 4. Maggie Infeld, Georgetown 17:38 5. Erin Webster, U-M 17:38 6. Ana Gjesdal, U-M 17:41 7. Jessie Stewart, U-M 17:44 8. Claire Otwell, U-M 17:44 9. Susan Davis, West Virginia 17:55 10. Cori Koch, Maryland 17:56
Other Michigan Finishes
12. Katie Erdman 18:09 13. Chelsea Loomis 18:18 14. Lisa Uible 18:19 17. Laura Glynn 18:31 19. Jen Frudden 18:33
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Mike McGuire
On Alyson Kohlmeier ... "She had a good opener. She ran under control and was strong the whole way. She had a really good run."
On the three Wolverine debuts ... "This race showed that they did a good job preparing this summer, getting ready for their opportunity to run."
On executing good racing strategy ... "We did a great job executing our game plan. We wanted to run as a tight group, and we did. (Nicole) Edwards had a tremendous finish the last 800 meters of the race, and overall we had a good run."
Contact: Joseph Conrad (734) 763-4423
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