Michigan
Notre Dame Invitational
Willis, Greenless Lead Wolverines at Notre Dame Invite
10/3/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The No. 12 University of Michigan men's cross country team captured second place at the 8,000-meter Notre Dame Invitational on Friday (Oct. 3). Fighting cold and rainy conditions, sophomore Nick Willis (Lower Hutt, New Zealand/Hutt Valley HS) led the Wolverines across the finish line for the second consecutive week, placing second with a time of 24:26, and U-M finished with 92 points, 16 behind team champion Notre Dame.
Senior Tom Greenless (Milford, Mich./Milford HS) earned his third top-10 finish of the season, taking fourth place at 24:38. Fifth-year senior Alex L'Heureux (Weedon, Quebec/Palm Beach Gardens HS) posted another strong finish, claiming 24th place with a time of 25:13, while fifth-year senior captain Nick Stanko (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt HS) finished a few paces behind in 29th place (25:22). Senior Tarn Leach (East Jordan, Mich./East Jordan HS) rounded out Michigan's top five finishers, taking 33rd with a time of 25:25.
The Wolverines will return to action in the Michigan Intercollegiate at 3 p.m. Friday (Oct. 10) in Allendale, Mich. The 8,000-meter race will be held at Rolling Hills Golf Course.
Top 10 Teams
1. Notre Dame 76 2. MICHIGAN 92 3. Eastern Michigan 138 4. Duke 163 5. Penn State 200 6. UC Santa Barbara 213 7. Alabama 228 8. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 250 9. Windsor 252 10. California 253
Top Individual Finishers
1. Gavin Thompson, Eastern Michigan 24:06 2. NICK WILLIS, U-M 24:26 3. Tim Moore, Notre Dame 24:34 4. TOM GREENLESS, U-M 24:38 5. Nick Schneider, Duke 24:41 6. Girmay Guangul, California 24:42 7. Andre Laboy, St. Joseph's 24:44 8. Michael Hatch, Duke 24:45 9. Ryan Sheehan, Saint Francis (Pa.) 24:46 10. Dan Mazzocco, Penn State 24:47
Other Michigan Finishes
24. Alex L'Heureux 25:13 29. Nick Stanko 25:22 33. Tarn Leach 25:25 38. David Sage 25:29 58. Ryan Hesselink 25:44 103. Brian Turner 26:09 106. Sean Moore 26:11
Q U O T E S
U-M Head Coach Ron Warhurst
On Michigan's performance ... "We trained hard all week, and I think we were able to really bounce back from a disappointing finish last week. It was quite a change in running condition, being around 88 degrees last week and 38 this week, and we adapted well. So I am pretty pleased with our performance, and we'll just keep working on getting better."
On senior Tom Greenless ... "Tommy is running really well right now. I know he wasn't too happy with how he ran last week, but he did a good job of bouncing back this week. He's only going to get better as the season continues."
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