Marquette Men's Cross Country Takes Third at Central Collegiate Conference Meet

Milwaukee-- The Marquette men's cross country team held its own tonight at the Central Collegiate Conference race in Ypsilanti, Mich. The squad, which is ranked 9th in the Great Lakes Region, finished third out of 11 teams with 74 points-- one point behind Western Michigan, which finished second with 73 points. Michigan finished first with 22 points.

Five Golden Eagles placed in the top 20 of a field of 70 runners. Dave Lance (25:47) finished 9th, Brent Des Roches (25:55) finished 12th, Bo Erickson (26:11) came in 16th, Jake Remitz (26:15) claimed 17th and Jason Crichton (26:17) held down the 20th spot. David Henderson (26:48) placed 31st and Sal Graziano (27:06) came in with 39th place.

The men will compete in the Murray Keatinge Invitational meet next weekend (Oct. 5), in Orono ME.



Team Results 1) Michigan, 22 pts., 2)Western Michigan, 73 pts., 3) Marquette, 74 pts., 4) Oakland University, 105 pts., 5) Loyola "B" team, 148 pts., 6) Ohio University, 160 pts., 7) Wisconsin Milwaukee, 194 pts., 8) Wright State, 199 pts., 9) Bowling Green, 207 pts., 10) Eastern Mich "B" team, 233 pts., 11) Detriot-Mercy, 294 pts.

Top Five Finishers 1) Chris Stine (Western Mich.), 24:48; 2) Nate Brannen (Mich.), 25:22; 3) Tarn Leach (Mich.), 25:23; 4) Nic Stanko (Mich.), 25:23; 5) Mario Rothmund (Bowling Green), 25:27.

Marquette Finishers 9) Dave Lance, 25:47; 12) Brent Des Roches, 25:55; 16) Bo Erickson, 26:11; 17) Jake Remitz, 26:15; 20) Jason Crichton, 26:17; 31) David Henderson 26:48; 39) Sal Graziano, 27:06.