Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
Mid-American Conference Championships
Men's Cross Country Team Wins MAC Championship
10/30/2005 4:15:27 PM | Men's XC
Junior Corey Nowitzke leads the Eagles with second-place finish; EMU Head Coach John Goodridge named Coach of Year
DeKALB, Ill.
- - The Eastern Michigan University men’s cross country team placed five runners in the top 22 spots on the way to winning the Mid-American Conference Championship in the meet held here today on NIU’s Anderson Field. The championship is EMU’s 11th and first since the 2001 team captured the MAC title.EMU tallied 39 points for the victory, easily out-distancing Miami in second at 64. Other team results had Ohio third (101), Kent State fourth (120), Central Michigan fifth (132), Akron sixth (135), Buffalo seventh (137), Bowling Green (229), and Toledo ninth (273).
Eastern Michigan junior Corey Nowitzke (Jr.-R.-Monroe, Mich.-Monroe) just missed winning the individual title, finishing in 24:25 to place second behind Miami’s Dan Huling who ran 24:21 to win the race.
Other Eagles chasing Nowitzke to the finish line were Neal Naughton (Fr.-R.-Walled Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake Western) in fifth (24:46), Josh Karanja (Fr.-R.-Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-Nepean) sixth (24:47), Kyle Mena (Fr.-R.-Portage, Mich.-Northern) 12th (25:15), Alan Walker (Jr.-R.-Phoeniz, Ariz.-Greenway) 14th (25:31), Josh Perrin (Fr.-R.-Hillsdale, Mich.-Hillsdale) 15th (25:34), and Tom Clifford (Sr.-Grand Rapids, Mich.-West Catholic) 22nd (25:54).
Rounding out the EMU place finishers were David Brent (Fr.-Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary’s Catholic Central) in 30th (26:14), Luke Chrusciel (Fr.-R.-Grandville, Mich.-Grandville) 56th (27:19).
EMU men’s Head Cross Country Coach John Goodrige was selected as 2005 MAC Coach of the Year.
Nowitzke and Karanja were both first-team All-MAC selections while Mena and Walker were second-team selections.
Final Results from the Mid-American Conference Men’s Cross Country Championships
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005 - North Forty (Anderson Field) DeKalb, Illinois
Team Results
1. Eastern Michigan 39
2. Miami 64
3. Ohio 101
4. Kent State 120
5. Central Michigan 132
6. Akron 135
7. Buffalo 137
8. Bowling Green 229
9. Toledo 273
Top 10 Plus EMU Runners
2. Corey Nowitzke (EMU) 24:25
3. Chris Swisher (Miami) 24:31
4. Matt Loiselle (Central Michigan) 24:39
5. Neal Naughton (EMU) 24:46
6. Josh Karanza (EMU) 24:47
12. Kyle Mena (EMU) 25:15
14. Alan Walker (EMU) 25:31
15. Josh Perrin (EMU) 25:34
22. Tom Clifford (EMU) 25:54
30. David Brent (EMU) 26:14
56. Luke Chrusciel (EMU) 27:19
