Michigan
NCAA Championships
Michigan Places 24th at NCAA Championships
11/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Junior Lex Williams (Ann Arbor, Mich./Dexter HS) led the Michigan harriers across the finish line, placing 66th overall with a time of 31:00. Williams was followed by junior/sophomore Brandon Fellows (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island HS) and freshman Craig Forys (Howell, N.J./Colts Neck HS), who finished 94th (31:18) and 96th (31.20), respectively.
Three time All-American Josh McDougal of Liberty University and Galen Rupp of Oregon seperated themeselves from the lead group at the 8,000-meter mark to make it a two-man race for the individual finish. McDougal finished first for the individual title (29:22.40), followed by Rupp in second (29:24) in one of the tightest individual championship races of all-time.
Junior John Black (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice HS) andsenior/juniorVictor Gras (Belmont, Mass./Belmont HS) stayed in the middle pack for the whole race and finished together in 115th (31:27) and 119th (31.30), respectively, closing the scoring for the Maize and Blue.
Another Wolverine finisher was sophomore/freshman Ciaran O'Lionaird (Cork, Ireland/De La Salle HS), who took 175th in 31:25.
Top 10 Teams
1. Oregon 85 2. Iona 113 3. Oklahoma State 180 4. Northern Arizona 190 5. Wisconsin 239 6. Alabama 280 7. Colorado 287 8. Minnesota 322 9. Louisville 324 10. UTEP 331 ---------------------------------------- 24. MICHIGAN 490
Top 10 Individuals
1. Josh McDougal, Liberty 29:22 2. Galen Rupp, Oregon 29:23 3. Lopez Lomong, Northern Arizona 29:45 4. Robert Curtis, Villanova 29:46 5. Brent Vaughn, Colorado 29:47 6. Jacob Korir, Eastern Kentucky 29:48 7. Shadrack Songok, Texas A&M 29:50 8. David Kinsella, Portland 29:52 9. Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwot, Oregon 29:55 10. David McNeill, Northern Arizona 29:56
Michigan Individuals
66. Lex Williams 31:00 94. Brandon Fellows 31:18 96. Craig Forys 31:20 115. John Black 31:27 119. Victor Gras 31:30 175. Craian O'Lionard 32:25
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