Weekly Release #5
10/10/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Upcoming Schedule
Sunday, Oct. 15 -- host Wolverine Interregional (U-M Golf Course), 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 29 -- at Big Ten Championships (Madison, Wis.), 10:45 a.m.
This Week
The No. 13-ranked Michigan women's cross country team will co-host, with the U-M men's cross country team, the eighth annual Wolverine Interregional Sunday (Oct. 15) at the U-M Golf Course. The women's 5,000-meter race will start at 10:30 a.m., with the men's 8,000-meter race following at 11 a.m.
Wolverine Interregional
Among the teams competing on the women's side are No. 4-ranked Washington, James Madison, LaSalle and host No. 13 Michigan. Washington won this meet last season and returns seniors Jen Schindler and Melinda Campbell, who finished second and seventh overall, respectively. Schindler had the 13th fastest time ever on the U-M Golf Course with a time of 17:39. James Madison came in third last season.
Michigan has won this meet four times in the seven-year history, and looks to improve its fifth-place finish last year. Katie Jazwinski came in 19th place last season, but already has two individual titles and one runner-up finish this year. Senior Lisa Ouellet (Sudbury, Ontario/Lasalle SS) led the Wolverines with an eighth-place finish a year ago. Junior Katie Ryan (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS) posted a 50th-place finish at the 1999 Wolverine Interregional, with senior Julie Froud (St. Marys, Ontario/St. Marys D.C.V.I.) and sophomore Jeanne Spink (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea HS) coming in 63rd and 67th, respectively.
U-M Golf Course
The University of Michigan Golf Course serves as the home course for the Wolverine men's and women's cross country teams. Alister MacKenzie, named Golf Architect of the Century for the first 100 years of golf in America, designed the Michigan Golf Course. The course opened in 1931, and in the fall of 1992 underwent a $3.3 million restoration that was completed in the spring of 1994.
The U-M cross country trail follows the rolling terrain of the golf course, traversing almost all 18 holes at some point. Races begin on the fairway of the first hole with a climb up the 10th fairway midway through the race. The women's 5,000-meter and men's 8,000-meter races conclude between the first and ninth holes.
Top 15 Times on U-M's Golf Course
| 1. | Katie McGregor, Michigan | 17:16 | 1998 |
| 2. | Erica Palmer, Wisconsin | 17:22 | 1998 |
| 3. | Christy Nichols, N.C. State | 17:24 | 1996 |
| 4. | Deanna Arnill, Michigan | 17:25 | 1994 |
| 5. | Rasa Michniovaite, Minnesota | 17:26 | 1998 |
| 6. | Tara Carlson, Washington | 17:29 | 1994 |
| 7. | Heather Hanscom, James Madison | 17:30 | 1999 |
| | Kate Landau, Georgetown | 17:30 | 1997 |
| 9. | Janelle Thomas, Georgetown | 17:31 | 1996 |
| 10. | JoAnna Deeter, Notre Dame | 17:37 | 1998 |
| | Kortney Dunscombe, Stanford | 17:37 | 1994 |
| 12. | Katie McGregor, Michigan | 17:38 | 1997 |
| 13. | Jen Schindler, Washington | 17:39 | 1999 |
| 14. | Janelle Deatherage, Wisconsin | 17:40 | 1998 |
| 15. | Katie Sword, Southern Methodist | 17:41 | 1994 |
Last Week
In a meet with six teams ranked in the top 25 in the nation, the No. 13 Wolverines edged out No. 15 Arizona by two points to finish runner-up Friday (Oct. 6) at the Notre Dame Invitational. U-M was again led by senior All-American Katie Jazwinski (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS), who placed fifth overall (17:29). Junior Katy Radkewich (Hudson, Ohio/Beaumont HS) helped the Michigan cause with an eighth-place finish, only five seconds behind Jazwinski. Michigan's 143 team points were second to No. 1-ranked Stanford, which won the meet with 35 points.
Leader of the Pack
Senior Katie Jazwinski has the Big Ten Conference's best time this season in the 6,000-meter run. Jazwinski's time of 20:53 (Spiked Shoe Invitational, Sept. 16) is 27 seconds faster than any other harrier in the Big Ten. In the 5,000 meters, Jazwinski has the seventh (17:42, Miami Invitational, Sept. 9) and eighth (17:43, William & Mary Invitational, Sept. 23) best times in the Big Ten.
FinishLynx Women's Cross Country Poll (10/9/00)
Team Pts Prev 1. Stanford (11) 298 1 2. Colorado (1) 287 2 3. Brigham Young 273 3 4. Washington 253 4 5. Kansas State 248 6 6. Wisconsin 247 8 7. Georgetown 217 7 8. North Carolina State 204.5 5 9. Minnesota 204 9 10. Boston College 192 10 11. Yale 174 12 12. Arkansas 170 11 13. Michigan 158 13 14. Arizona State 156 14 15. Arizona 133 15 16. Providence 124 16 17. Colorado State 107 17 18. Villanova 92 T19 19. Texas A&M 78 18 20. Marquette 57 21 21. Brown 52 T19 22. Oregon 51 22 23. Duke 48 24 24. Northern Arizona 27 NR 25. South Florida 20 23
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