Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
NCAA Championships
Men's Cross Country Finishes 24th at NCAA Championships
11/21/2005 3:46:22 PM | Men's XC
Junior Corey Nowitzke leads the Eagles with a 38th place finish
Complete Individual Results.
Complete Team Results.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Junior Corey Nowitzke (Monroe, Mich.-Monroe) ran to a 38th-place in the team championship in 30:33.5 to lead the Eastern Michigan University men’s cross country team to a 24th-place finish here Monday in the NCAA Championships at the LaVern Gibson championship course.
Wisconsin, the 2005 champions at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, won the national championship with 37 points with Arkansas second at 105, Notre Dame third with 178, Iona fourth with 205 and Colorado fifth with 222. EMU scored 525 points for its 24th-place spot.
Chasing Nowitzke to the finish line for the Eagles, with all places listed from the team competition, were Neal Naughton (Fr.-R.-Walled Lake, Mich.-Walled Lake Western) in 94th (31:05.2); Josh Perrin (Fr.-R.-Hillsdale, Mich.-Hillsdale) 94th (31:11.3); Josh Karanja (Fr.-R.-Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-Nepean) 126th (31:30.4); Kyle Mena (Fr.-R.-Portage, Mich.-Northern) 180th (32:05.8); Alan Walker (Jr.-R.-Phoeniz, Ariz.-Greenway) 185th (32:16.4); and Jeff Hubbard (Fr.-R.-Ann Arbor, Mich.-Pioneer) 189th (32:17.4).
The NCAA Championships put the finishing touch on an outstanding 2005 season for Head Coach John Goodridge’s Eagles. Competing with a very young squad that had a host of freshmen, the Eagles won the Penn State Nationals Meet (Oct. 16), the Mid-American Conference Championship (Oct. 29), and placed fifth in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Top 5 runners plus EMU
1. Simon Bairu (Wisconsin) 29:15.9
2. Richard Kiplagat (Iona) 29:21.9
3. Chris Solinsky (Wisconsin) 29:27.8
4. Josh McDougal (Liberty) 29:32.6
5. Westley Keating (Texas Pan Am.) 29:38.1
38. Corey Nowitzke (EMU) 30:33.5
87. Neal Naughton (EMU) 31:05.2
94. Josh Perrin (EMU) 31:11.3
126. Josh Karanga (EMU) 31:30.4
180. Kyle Mena (EMU) 32:05.8
185. Alan Walker (EMU) 32:16.4
189. Jeff Hubbard (EMU) 32:17.4
Final Team Results (Top 10)
1. Wisconsin 37
2. Arkansas 105
3. Notre Dame 178
4. Iona 205
5. Colorado 222
6. Stanford 231
7. Texas 272
8. Oklahoma State 355
9. Portland 372
10. Arizona 384
11. Ohio State 406
12. Kansas 412
13. BYU 416
14. UTEP 418
15. Dartmouth 426
16. Georgetown 440
17. Arizona State 465
18. Florida State 471
19. Iowa 495
20. Minnesota 514
21. Alabama 516
22. William & Mary 518
23. Florida 520
24. Eastern Michigan 525
25. Butler 531
26. Virginia 550
27. Washington 556
28. Tennessee 604
29. Indiana 617
30. American 699
31. Loyola (Ill.) 856
