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NCAA GREAT LAKES REGIONALS: The University of Cincinnati cross country teams will return to action on Saturday, Nov. 11 returning to Bowling Green, Ohio for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet. The meet will decide the region's representatives at the NCAA Championships later this month.
BACK TO BOWLING GREEN: The Bearcats are looking to rebound from their tough finishes at the BIG EAST Championships and have great results at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Last year, the men finished 20th and the women, 23rd. The UC cross country teams have had some of their best times at the Great Lakes Regional meet and the team also expects improved times this season.
BIG EAST TOUGH COMPETITION: With the BIG EAST Conference being one of the nation's toughest cross country conferences, the Bearcats were able to be part of it at the BIG EAST Championships on Oct. 27. Providence proved to be the best BIG EAST competitors with their men and women taking the top finish. Providence senior Martin Fagan finished as the individual men's champion for the second straight season in a course record time of 23:09. The Bearcats, took on the tough competition in full stride and did beat five BIG EAST competitors. The men finished 9th place while the women finished 11th place in the UC's second ever BIG EAST Championships.
KNAPP, DIXON LEAD THE BEARCATS AGAIN: Sophomore Megan Knapp, and junior John Dixon took the Bearcats top finishing places once again at the BIG EAST Championships. Dixon finished 39th place with a time of 24:40 followed by Taylor Garvin 45th-24:49, Randy King 48th-24:55, and Rick King 55th-25:04 not far behind. Megan Knapp had the women's best finish taking 58th place with a time of 22:47 and Jennifer Hannen 67th-23:02, and Nichole Leslie 70th-23:05 coming in just after Knapp.
This isn't the first time Knapp and Dixon have been the top finishers for the Bearcats in the 2006 season. Knapp has been the women's top runner four out of six races she has ran in this season and Dixon has been the leading men's runner three out of the five meets he has competed in.
NCAA HOPES: Depending on the results of the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, the Bearcats will be able to find out if they will represent the Great Lakes Region at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.
FINALE: The final run for the Bearcats will take place Monday, Nov. 20 in Terre Haute, Ind. for the NCAA Championships