Michigan
Notre Dame Invitational
Michigan Ties for Notre Dame Invitational Title
10/1/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Senior Jay Cantin (Camlachie, Ontario/St. Clair SS) led the way for the Wolverines, placing second overall (23:54), two second behind Notre Dame's Ryan Shay. Cantin was followed by sophomore Mike Wisniewski (Temperance, Mich./Bedford HS), who crossed the finish line in eighth place (24:20). Cantin and Wisniewski were the only top 10 Michigan finishers.
Rounding out Michigan's scoring places were senior Steve Lawrence (Consecon, Ontario/East Northumberland SS) in 18th place (24:38), sophomore Mark Pilja (Naperville, Ill./Naperville North HS) in 24th place (24:41) and junior John Butsic (Iron River, Mich./West Iron County HS) in 29th place (24:49).
The invitational marked the Wolverines' second meeting with the Georgetown this season. The first meeting was on Sept. 18 at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, in which Michigan finished 12 points behind Hoyas for a third-place team finish.
The men will continue their season next Saturday (Oct. 9) at the Murray Keatinge Invitational in Orono, Maine, at 11:15 a.m.
Top Five Teams
1. MICHIGAN 81 Georgetown 81 3. Notre Dame 86 4. Idaho State 177 5. Ohio State 191
Top 10 Individuals
1. Ryan Shay (Notre Dame) 23:52 2. JAY CANTIN (U-M) 23:54 3. Emry Carr (Idaho State) 23:55 4. Daniel Kibungei (Malone) 24:00 5. Justin McCarthy (Georgetown) 24:04 6. David Rodriquez (Georgetown) 24:04 7. Luke Watson (Notre Dame) 24:10 8. MIKE WISNIEWSKI (U-M) 24:20 9. Greg Smith (Georgetown) 24:25 10. Blake McDowell (EMU) 24:26
Other Michigan Finishes
18. Steve Lawrence 24:38 24. Mark Pilja 24:41 29. John Bustic 24:49 72. Tom Caughlan 25:19 85. David Cook 25:28Contact: Adrienne Gutierrez (734) 763-4423
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