Indiana University Athletics
MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN TOPS AT GREAT LAKES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
11/15/1997 12:00:00 AM | General
MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN TOPS AT
GREAT LAKES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Hoosier men take ninth, women 16th
Bloomington, Ind.- The University of Michigan and Wisconsin dominated the 1997 Great Lakes Regional Championship held at the Indiana University cc Course. Michigan placed five men and three women in the top ten, while Wisconsin had one male runner and four female runners finish in the top ten.
The Hoosiers finished ninth on the men's side and 16th in the women's division. 1997 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Marius Bakken, and fellow Hoosier Tom Chorny were the leading runners on the men's side finishing 15th and 20th in the 10K. As in the Big Ten Championships, Bakken was the top finishing true freshman in the men's competition. The women were paced by Amber Macy and Cassidy Wall in the 5K finishing 58th and 89th.
This was the last home meet of the season for the Hoosiers. The men's and women's teams of the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin will compete in the NCAA Championships on Monday, November 24th, in Greenville, South Carolina. There are four at large bids given to selected teams and to individuals to compete in the NCAA Championships. These will be announced in the upcoming week.
MEN Team Points 1. Univ. of Michigan 21 2. Univ. of Wisconsin 74 3. Michigan State 88 4. Notre Dame 104 5. Eastern Michigan 153 6. Miami Univ. (Ohio) 156 7. Indiana State 249 7. Ohio State Univ. 249 9. Indiana Univ. 284 10. Univ. of Cincinnati 287 11. Wisconsin- Milwaukee 329 12. Central Michigan 341 13. Western Michigan 362 14. Butler Univ. 365 15. Ohio Univ. 398 16. Ball State Univ. 423 17. Wright State Univ. 450 18. Univ. of Detroit Mercy 463 19. Kent State Univ. 480 20. Bowling Green State 527 21. Marquette Univ. 549 22. Univ. of Dayton 573 23. Youngstown State Univ. 605 24. Valparaiso Univ. 757 25. Wisconsin- Green Bay 789 26. Univ. of Evansville 837 Men -MORE- Individual Time 1. Kevin Sullivan- Michigan 31:30.65 2. John Mortimer- Michigan 31:31.25 3. Ben Reese- Eastern Michigan 31:41.78 4. Todd Snyder- Michigan 31:43.60 5. John Schoenfelder- Wisconsin31:52.99 6. Steve Lawrence- Michigan 31:56.98 7. Jason Rexing- Notre Dame 31:58.67 8. Jay Cantin- Michigan 32:00.13 9. William Baker- Michigan State32:01.69 10. Antonio Arce- Notre Dame 32:02.89 15. Marius Bakken- Indiana 32:08.21 20. Tom Chorny- Indiana 32:17.57 43. Tom Breckenridge- Indiana 33:03.85 91. Steve Beguin- Indiana 34:16.12 117. Nate Jones- Indiana 35:00.35 118. Bryan Holcomb- Indiana 35:03.27 WOMEN Team Points 1. Univ. of Wisconsin 44 2. Univ. of Michigan 56 3. Ball State 144 4. Bowling Green State 145 5. Marquette Univ. 154 6. Notre Dame 178 7. Central Michigan 207 8. Ohio Univ. 222 9. Eastern Michigan 267 10. Michigan State 301 11. Indiana State 303 12. Univ. of Cincinnati 331 13. Purdue Univ. 369 14. Western Michigan 395 15. Butler Univ. 399 16. Indiana Univ. 446 17. Youngstown Univ. 451 18. Univ. of Detroit Mercy 476 18. Kent State Univ. 476 20. Valparaiso Univ. 515 21. Wisconsin- Green Bay 571 22. Wisconsin- Milw. 603 23. Univ. of Dayton 687 24. Cleveland State Univ. 767 25. Xavier Univ. 771 26. Univ. of Evansville 825 27. Wright State Univ. 855 Individual Time 1. Elizabeth Kampfe- Michigan 17:45.89 2. Katie McGregor- Michigan 17:47.95 3. Collette Liss- Valparaiso 18:04.18 4. Jenni Westphal- Wisconsin 18:06.78 5. Julie Froud- Michigan 18:08.00 6. Amy Erickson- Marquette 18:09.10 7. Janet Westphal- Wisconsin 18:10.24 8. Jenelle Deatherage- Wisconsin18:11.39 9. Sho Kroeger- Wisconsin 18:14.77 10. Laura Thomas- Youngstown St.18:20.18 58. Amber Macy- Indiana 19:20.06 89. Cassidy Wall- Indiana 20:05.03 97. Traci Knudsen- Indiana 20:23.90 103. Anne Marshall- Indiana 20:29.32 108. Kelly Jo O'Connor- Indiana 20:36.28 125. Katie Barber- Indiana 21:21.46
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