Weekly Release #6
10/26/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Saturday, Oct. 30 -- Big Ten Championship (State College, Pa.), 10:45 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13 -- at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Terre Haute, Ind.), 11 a.m.
Up Next for Michigan
The Michigan cross country teams will travel to State College, Pa., Saturday (Oct. 30) for the Big Ten Conference Championship. The women's 5,000-meter race will start the event at 10:45 a.m. on the Penn State White Golf Course, followed by the men's 8,000-meter race at 11:30 a.m.
This year's women's championship features three ranked teams: No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 17 Minnesota and No. 18 Michigan State.
Women Ready For Big Ten Championship
The University of Michigan women's cross country team has faced some ups and downs this season. After winning the Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 18) the women appeared to be back on track, but with some team injuries the Wolverines have been unable to rise up to their national status of last year. The women have remained competitive in the Big Ten Conference though, defeating every Big opponent they have faced -- Michigan State, Penn State, Indiana and Purdue -- except Northwestern, which defeated Michigan by five points at the Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 25).
This Saturday could be the Wolverines' moment to shine and prove themselves in the Big Ten with the leadership of senior Elizabeth Kampfe (Decatur, Ill./MacArthur HS) and the current success of junior Lisa Ouellet (Sudbury, Ontario/Lasalle SS).
"We've ran out at Penn State this year," said head coach Mike McGuire. "With similar types of competitive performances out of everyone, we can get us into the top two."
Michigan Notables
-- Lisa Ouellet is still finishing on top. For the fifth consecutive race, Ouellet was the Wolverines' top finisher, placing eighth at the Wolverine Interregional.
Women Close Regular Season At Wolverine Interregional
Michigan ended its regular season at home at the Wolverine Interregional (Oct. 17). In the field of 12 teams the Wolverines finished fifth overall. Michigan's top finisher was Lisa Ouellet at 17:57. No. 9 Washington and No. 25 Nebraska claimed the top two spots.
Top 5 Team Finishes
1. Washington 42 2. Nebraska 89 3. James Madison 112 4. Montana State 139 5. MICHIGAN 144
Michigan Individual Finishers
Place, Runner Time Score 8. Lisa Ouellet 17:57 8 19. Katie Clifford 18:18 19 20. Elizabeth Kampfe 18:23 20 49. Marcy Akard 19:01 48 50. Katie Ryan 19:06 49 60. Sarah Hamilton 19:17 58 63. Julie Froud 19:21 61 67. Jeanne Spink 19:33 --
Cross Country Rankings
After a fifth-place finish at the Wolverine Interregional, the Michigan women's cross country team is still unranked nationally. Three Big Ten teams -- No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 17 Minnesota and No. 18 Michigan State -- are ranked among the top 25 squads.
FinishLynx Women's Cross Country Rankings (10/19/99)
Team Reg. Pts LW 1. Stanford (12) W 300 1 2. Arkansas SC 288 2 3. Brigham Young MT 276 3 4. Colorado MT 262 7 5. Wisconsin GL 254 5 6. North Carolina SE 237 16 7. Kansas State MW 226 8 8. Georgetown MA 210 6 9. Washington W 206 11 10. North Carolina State SE 192 10 11. Arizona State W 189 4 12. William & Mary SE 168 18 13. Boston University NE 156 NR 14. UCLA W 141 22 15. Baylor SC 132 21 16. Texas SC 116 NR 17. Minnesota MW 109 13 18. Michigan State GL 93 17 19. Wake Forest SE 79 NR 20. Northern Arizona MT 62 23 21. Providence NE 46 20 22. Colorado State MT 44 NR 23. Oregon W 37 NR 24. Missouri MW 18 14 25. Nebraska MW 16 19
NE = Northeast, MA = Mid-Atlantic, SE = Southeast, GL = Great Lakes,
MW = Midwest, SC = South Central, MT = Mountain, W = West, S = South
Contact: Adrienne Gutierrez (734) 763-4423
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