
Wolverines Close Out Regular Season at EMU Fall Classic
10/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Oct. 23, 2009
Site: Dexter, Mich. (Hudson Mills Metropark)
Meet: EMU Fall Classic (5,000 meters)
U-M Finish: Non-scoring
Top U-M Individual: Derek Henning, 20th (16:08)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Nov. 1 -- at Big Ten Championships (State College, Pa.), 10:45 a.m.
DEXTER, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's cross country team sent a four-man contingent to the EMU Fall Classic on Friday (Oct. 23) in the regular-season finale at Hudson Mills Metropark. Sophomore/freshman Derek Henning (Alanson, Mich./Petoskey HS) paced the attached duo in the 5,000-meter non-scoring event, placing 20th with a time of 16:08.
Freshman Dallas Bowden (Hastings, New Zealand/Nelson College), while competing unattached, turned in his second straight top-five performance, claiming fifth place with a time of 15:20.
Rounding out the Wolverine participants were freshman Dan Tyler (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven HS) and freshman Ramses Dukes (Detroit, Mich./Mumford HS), who finished 28th and 36th, respectively. Dukes competed unattached in his collegiate debut.
The Maize and Blue will kick off the postseason at the Big Ten Championships next Sunday (Nov. 1) in State College, Pa. The men's 8,000-meter race is slated for a 10:45 a.m. start at the Blue-White Golf Course.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Jeff See, OSU 15:03 2. Pat Sovacol, unattached 15:13 3. Donny Roys, OSU 15:15 4. Adam Green, OSU 15:16 5.Dallas Bowden, unattached 15:20 6. David Brent, unattached 15:22 7. Julian Meyer, OSU 15:23 8. Christopher Olinger, OSU 15:24 9. Taylor Williams, OSU 15:2710. Cory Leslie, OSU 15:30
Other Michigan Individuals
20.Derek Henning, U-M 16:0828. Dan Tyler, U-M 16:2636. Ramses Dukes, unattached 17:10
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