Michigan
Big Ten Championships
Edwards, Webster Lead U-M at Big Ten Championships
10/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
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COLUMBUS, Ohio --Senior/junior Nicole Edwards (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Vincent Massey) led the No. 6-ranked University of Michigan women's cross country team to a third-place finish (90 points) at the Big Ten Championships on a beautiful Sunday morning (Oct. 28) on the Ohio State Golf Course. Edwards finished seventh with a time of 20:17.52 to earn All-Big Ten first team honors.
No. 8 Minnesota won the meet with a score of 72 points. The Gophers' victory ends Michigan's five-year streak of Big Ten team titles.
Fifth-year senior Erin Webster (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child), who won the 2006 Big Ten individual title, finished 11th (20:22.97) to earn All-Big Ten second team honors.
Other Wolverines scores included junior/sophomore Geena Gall (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) in 20th (20:47.52), senior Lisa Uible (Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill) in 22nd with a time of 20.50.84, and sophomore Jenny Morgan (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) in 31st (21:04.99).
After a two-week hiatus, the Wolverines will travel to Bloomington, Ind., to bid for their sixth NCAA Regional Championship Saturday (Nov. 10) on the IU Cross Country Championship Course. Action begins around 11 a.m.
Team Standings
1. Minnesota 72 2. Michigan State 73 3. MICHIGAN 90 4. Illinois 95 5. Iowa 103 6. Wisconsin 112 7. Penn State 159 8. Purdue 237 9. Indiana 280 10. Northwestern 288 11. Ohio State 330
Top 14 Individuals
(All-Big Ten: Top seven finishers are first team; next seven are second team)
1. Diane Nukuri, Iowa 19:37.60 2. Nicole Bush, Michigan State 19:49.38 3. Angela Bizzarri, Illinois 19:59.83 4. Meghan Armstrong, Iowa 20:08.85 5. Hana Grinaker, Wisconsin 20:11.81 6. Bridget Franek, Penn State 20:16.99 7. NICOLE EDWARDS, U-M 20:17.52 8. Alissa McKaig, Michigan State 20:19.59 9. Jolly Burke, Iowa 20:20.24 10. Ladia Albetson-Junkans, Minnesota 20:21.81 11. ERIN WEBSTER, U-M 20:22.97 12. Lisa Senakiewich, Michigan State 20:26.05 13. Katie Engel, Illinois 20:30.80 14. Gabriele Anderson, Minnesota 20:32.60
Other Michigan Individuals
20. Geena Gall 20:47.52 22. Lisa Uible 20:50.84 31. Jenny Morgan 21:04.99 35. Kelly Sampson 21:11.33 38. Eileen Creutz 21:13.91 50. Katie Williams 21:40.44 51. Danielle Tauro 21:42.11
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Mike McGuire
On finishing third ... "It definitely makes you appreciate the five (championships) thatwe got. Minnesota won and they are the deserving champion, and I thought Michigan State had a tremendous meet. I would say we were solid, but not spectacular. I thought Geena Gall and Lisa Uible both did a great job to finish where they did -- beyond that we had some kids in there for the first time who competed hard but just didn't get it done today."
On whats next ... "It's disappointing heading into Regional and Nationals this way but we will compete the best that we can. We're still in the upper tier ofone the better conferences in the nation so there is a little something to be taken from this."
Contact: Jeremiah W. Hergott (734) 763-4423
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