Wolverines Eye Big Weekend at Greater Louisville Classic

Sept. 29, 2016

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THIS WEEK
Saturday, Oct. 1 -- at Greater Louisville Classic (Louisville, Ky.), 10:15 a.m.
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The 14th-ranked University of Michigan women's cross country team will compete at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park this weekend, running in Saturday's (Oct. 1) 15th annual Greater Louisville Classic. The meet, as in past seasons, is being run seven weeks prior to the NCAA Championships.

This year's edition of the Greater Louisville Classic features athletes from 28 teams at the Division I level.
Michigan will travel 17 student-athletes to Louisville, with the intention of running seven in the Division I elite meet (Gold Women's Race), where U-M will line up out of box 19.

The race is a scored event, set for a 10:15 a.m. gun and is preceded by the men's race at 9:30 a.m. The remaining Wolverines will run out of box 17 in the Blue Women's Race at 11:30 a.m.

Michigan's travel party includes: Sydney Badger, Rachel Barrett, Claire Borchers, Rachel Coleman, Meg Darmofal, Avery Evenson, Erin Finn, Erika Fluehr, Ellie Leonard, Sophie Linn, Gina McNamara, Hannah Meier, Jamie Morrissey, Gina Sereno, Taleen Shahrigian, Maddy Trevisan and Sarah Zieve.

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Top Returning Times at 5,000 meters

• Erin Finn -- 16:43.4
• Gina Sereno -- 17:11.07
• Sophie Linn -- 17:16.79
• Jaimie Phelan -- 17:18.84
• Claire Borchers -- 17:38.6
• Erika Fluehr -- 17:38.6
• Avery Evenson -- 17:43.6
• Madeline Trevisan -- 17:54.2

THINGS TO KNOW
• The Greater Louisville Classic is in its 15th consecutive year of being hosted by the Greater Louisville Sports Commission, and for several years it has been among the year's most important regular-season meets.

• The top two men's and women's teams will receive awards this weekend, and special recognition will be given to the top 25 finishers of each race.

• E.P. Tom Sawyer Park, which hosted the NCAA Championships last fall, will host the Division II Championships this year and will again host the Division I meet in 2017.

• Last fall, U-M went one-two across the finish line to win this meet, with Shannon Osika following Erin Finn across the line.

• This will be the fourth meet in the last two years that U-M has run at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park. Last fall, U-M ran the Greater Louisville Classic and NCAA Pre-Nationals meets there during the regular season before returning for the NCAA Championships.

• Last weekend, U-M ran in the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota. U-M placed fifth overall and second among Big Ten programs and had a chance to preview the site of the Big Ten Championships next month (Oct. 30).

• Finn was individual runner-up in that meet and was rewarded with Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors on Wednesday (Sept. 28). That marks her second such recognition this season and the seventh of her career. She is currently ranked No. 3 in the Saucony Flo50 individual rankings.

• Under head coach Mike McGuire, U-M has won six of its last eight regular-season scored meets dating back to 2014.

• The Wolverines are currently ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Great Lakes Region and were tabbed No. 14 in the USTFCCCA Coach's Poll (as of September 27).

• Earlier this month, McGuire announced that Gina Sereno and Jaimie Phelan will serve as team captains for the 2016 season.

A LOOK AHEAD
Saturday, Oct. 15 -- at adidas Pre-Nationals Invitational (Terre Haute, Ind.), 11 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 21 -- at EMU Fall Classic (Ypsilanti, Mich.), 4:30 p.m.

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-- Michigan Track&Field (@UMichTrack) September 27, 2016