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Cross Country Performs Well in Illinois
Contact: Christie Hadley
10/19/2003
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- Andy Wietmarschen placed second and Ruth Limo fifth as the University of Cincinnati cross country teams competed at the first annual Illini Challenge on Saturday. The women ran to a sixth place team finish.
Wietmarschen (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) bettered UC?s season top-time by 19 seconds on his way to a second place finish (25:07). Eric Stender (Sylvania, Ohio/Northview) and Taylor Garvin (Maineville, Ohio/Kings) beat the best time finishing in forth (25:16) and fifth (25:19) respectively. The entire top-five pack of Cincinnati runners finished within 49 seconds and 14 positions of each other. No team scores were kept for the men?s race.
Five Bearcats turned in their top performance of the season, including Limo (Eldoret, Kenya/St. Joseph Girls) who bettered her previous top-time of 18:43 by 44 seconds, finishing the 5K race in fifth place (17:59). Five Bearcats turned in their top performance of the season. Jennifer Limle (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain) ran to the 23rd position in a time of 18:53, and freshman Cristy Doll (Northbend, Ohio/Taylor) finished third for Cincinnati in 26th place (18:57).
Cincinnati returns to action Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Conference USA meet in Tampa, Florida.
Women?s Team Scores
1. Illinois 43
2. Miami Ohio 53
3. Southern Illinois 87
4. Indiana State 114
5. Bowling Green 124
6. Cincinnati 136
7. Northern Illinois 177
8. DePaul 213
9. Ohio 227
10. Wright State 281
Cincinnati Individual Results
5. Ruth Limo 17:59
23. Jennifer Limle 18:52
26. Cristy Doll 18:57
33. Karen Berling 19:06
55. Abi Hamrick 19:40
59. Jocelyn Gibson 19:49
66. Tanya Gauvin 19:59
67. Dominique Lopez-Stickney 20:00
Men?s Individual Results
2. Andy Wietmarschen 25:07
4. Eric Stender 25:16
5. Taylor Garvin 25:19
15. Mike Smith 25:53
16. Brad Neumann 25:56
18. Eric Bair 26:02
23. Eric Mayhaus 26:11
36. David Adams 26:54
46. Ted Webb 28:05