Michigan
EMU Classic
Seven Wolverines Participate at the EMU Classic
10/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Meet: EMU Classic (10,000 Meters)
U-M Finish: No Team Scoring
Top U-M Individual: Peter Christmas, 4th (32:18)
Next Meet: Sunday, Oct. 28 -- at Big Ten Championships (Columbus, Ohio), 11:30 a.m.
Seven Wolverines Participate at the EMU Classic
DEXTER, Mich. -- The 10th-ranked University of Michigan men's cross country team sent seven runners to the the EMU Classic on a cold and rainy Friday afternoon (Oct. 19) at the Hudson Mills Metropark. Four U-M harriers finished in the top seven in the 10,000-meter race.
Sophomore/freshman Peter Christmas (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS) led the Wolverines across the finish line, clocking in at 32:18 to finish fourth overall. Following Christmas was sophomore Mike Dobmeier (East Amherst, N.Y./Williams North HS) in fifth (32:27), junior Tony Nalli (Ann Arbor, Mich./Dexter HS) in sixth (32:29), and fifth-year senior James Reichardt (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) in seventh (32:37).
Freshman Craig Forys (Howell, N.J./Colts Neck HS) ran unattached and finished second overall with a personal-best time of 31:19. Senior/junior Mark Pokora (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central) (20th, 34:00), junior/sophomore Mike Luginbill (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) (34th, 35:28), and junior/sophomore Roger Billhardt (Elmhurst, Ill./York) (41st, 36:01) rounded out the rest of the Michigan harriers.
The Maize and Blue will kick off the postseason Sunday (Oct. 28) when they head to Columbus, Ohio, for the 2007 Big Ten Championships. The 8,000-meter men's race will begin at 11:30 a.m. on the Ohio State Golf Course.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Dave DePiero, unatt. 31:16 2. Craig Forys, unatt. 31:19 3. Scott Mate, unatt. 31:58 4. PETER CHRISTMAS, U-M 32:18 5. MICHAEL DOBMEIER, U-M 32:27 6. TONY NALLI, U-M 32:29 7. JAMES REICHARDT, U-M 32:37 8. Joe Dimambo, unatt. 32:45 9. Cole Sanseverino, unatt. 32:49 10. Aaron Simoneau, unatt. 32:56
Michigan Individuals
20. Mark Pokora 34:00 34. Mike Luginbill 35:28 41. Roger Billhardt 36:01
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