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Falcon Invitational
Eagles Take Fourth at Falcon Invitational
10/17/2009 1:15:36 PM | Men's XC
EMU places fourth with 124 points at the Falcon Invitational in Bowling Green.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's cross country team placed fourth overall at the 2009 Falcon Invitational Saturday morning, Oct. 17, at the BGSU Cross Country Course. The Eagles took fourth with 124 points, finishing behind Oakland University (122), Malone University (61), and Kent State University (39).
"The Falcon Invite capped off another strong week of improvement in what we accomplished in both training and competition," said EMU head coach John Goodridge. "Our top five stayed in Ypsilanti for a very productive training session which gave other team members the opportunity to race full filling different team roles."
Sophomore Andrew Pfeiffer (Clarence, N.Y.-Clarence) was the first EMU harrier to cross the finish line, as he placed eighth overall with a time of 25:07.2.
Following Pfeiffer was sophomore Austin Hendrix (Sylvania, Ohio-Northview), who finished with a time of 25:26.5, good for 16th place. One spot behind Hendrix was sophomore Josh Brent (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic Central-St. Francis), who took 17th place with a time of 25:27.2.
Junior Ryan Grau (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Kalamazoo Central) finished 32nd with a time of 25:56.3, while sophomore Justin Huey (Canton, Mich.-Plymouth) placed 51st with a time of 26:28.4.
Sophomores Sergei Anderson (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) and Nick Deering (Empire, Mich.-Traverse City West) were the next two Eagle harriers to cross the finish line, taking 58th and 65th, respectively.
The Eagles are back in action next week when they host the EMU Fall Classic Friday, Oct. 23, in Dexter, Mich. at 4 p.m.
