Michigan
EMU Open
Freshman Class Shines in Season-Opening EMU Open
9/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan women's cross country freshman Laura Glynn (Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison) led all U-M harriers across the line with a fifth-place finish as three Wolverines finished in the top 10 at the Eastern Michigan University Open Saturday morning (Sept. 4) at Buhr Park.
Freshman Kalli Williams (Dexter, Mich.Dexter) took sixth and sophomore Jentry Soule (Grand Haven. Mich./Grand Haven) crossed the line eighth to round out U-M's top-10 finishers.
Junior Emily Anderson (Marquette, Mich./Marquette) was the fourth U-M harrier across the line, finishing 11th, while senior Erika Flannery (Perry, Mich./Perry) took 12th.
Three U-M athletes ran as unattached entrants, led by freshman Lisa Canty (Highland, Mich./Milford), who placed first among all competitors. Freshman Natasha Luppov (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) took seventh and freshman Lisa Montgomery (Livonia, Mich./Stephenson) came in 13th.
The Wolverines compete in the Indiana State Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 11) at 10 a.m. EST/CDT in Terre Haute, Ind.
Top 5 Individuals
1. Lisa Canty, unattached 19:27 2. Monica Joyce, unattached 19:38 3. Rachel Scoles, unattached 19:59 4. Lauren Snell, EMU 20:15 5. Laura Glynn, U-M 20:43
Other Michigan Individuals
6. Kalli Williams, U-M 20:48 7. Natasha Luppov, unattached 20:58 8. Jentry Soule, U-M 21:19 11. Emily Anderson, U-M 21:28 12. Erika Flannery, U-M 21:43 13. Lisa Montgomery, unattached 21:52
Q U O T E S
U-M Head Coach Mike McGuire
On Lisa Canty's first-place finish ... "Lisa had an excellent preseason camp and showed her ability today. We're still trying to decide on what to do with her this season, but she had a great performance today."
On the slow times posted by all the runners ... "This is a difficult course to run, particularly in the conditions we faced today. It has a lot of turns and the footing was slow, but I'm pleased with our performances."
On next week's Indiana State Invitational ... "Today wasn't a scoring event but we will bring our best 12 runners to Terre Haute. Next week will be a whole different scenario and we're looking forward to it. The University of Arkansas (nationally ranked) was recently invited to participate so it will be a good early season test for us."
Contact: Richard Retyi (734) 763-4423
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