Michigan
Eastern Michigan Open
Younger Wolverines Gain Experience at EMU Open
9/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Buhr Park)
Meet: Eastern Michigan Open (5,000 meters)
Result: No team scoring
Top U-M Individual: Colleen Lange, 5th (19:36)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Sept. 9 -- at Miami Invitational (Oxford, Ohio), 10 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- There was no team scoring at the Eastern Michigan Open today (Saturday, Sept. 2), but the Michigan women's cross country team came away with good meet experience for its younger runners. Colleen Lange (Corunna, Mich./Corunna HS) led the way for the Maize and Blue with a fifth-place finish (19:36).
The Wolverines' less experienced runners competed in the event and battled the humidity in the early morning. Five other runners were not far behind Lange as Rachel Sturtz (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS), Nicole Johnson (Bancroft, Mich./Corunna HS), Andrea Steinhoff (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS), Katie Easton (Fort Gratiot, Mich./Port Huron Northern HS) and Lynne Gratz (Lainsgberg, Mich./Lansing Catholic Central HS) finished eighth through 12th, respectively.
Michigan returns to competition next weekend (Sept. 9) at the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, at 10 a.m.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Carrie Gould, Unatt (EMU) 18:35 2. Michelle Ruggero, Unatt (EMU) 18:38 3. Briana Shook, Unatt (Toledo) 19:08 4. Domtilla Mwei, Unatt (EMU) 19:28 5. Colleen Lange, U-M 19:36 6. Sara Vergote, Toledo 19:39 7. Emily Gora, Toledo 20:04 8. Rachel Sturtz, U-M 20:26 9. Nicole Johnson, U-M 20:32 10. Andrea Steinhoff, U-M 20:37
Other Michigan Finishes
11. Katie Easton 20:51 12. Lynne Gratz (Unatt.) 21:10 17. Amy Hatfield (Unatt.) 21:23 18. Erica Murdock 21:26 22. Erica Solway 21:49 25. Ursula Taylor 22:12 32. Erika Flannery (Unatt.) 22:59 33. Annessa Schnur (Unatt.) 23:03
Contact: Steve Grialou (734) 763-4423
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