Green Leads Eagles at Cross Country Championships

TEAM RESULTS - INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

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MT. PLEASANT, Mich. – Junior Melissa Green led the way for the Eagles at the 2007 Mid-American Conference cross country championships hosted by Central Michigan University. Ohio University won the race on the women’s side, squeaking past the University of Akron, 56-58. The Eagles finished 11th with 286 points.

Green earned second team All-MAC honors for the first time in her career. She finished the 5,000-meter course in a time of 18:11, a collegiate personal-best.

Senior Kalli Williams was next for the Eagles. She finished the race in 60th place with a time of 19:27. Behind her was Lauren Quaintance, finishing 63rd in a time of 19:33. Megan Flewelling finished 75th in a time of 20:11. Rounding out the top five was newcomer Beverly Elcock. Running in her first meet of the season, she finished the race in a time of 20:12, good for 76th place.

The final two across the line for the Green and White were Morgan Newman (77; 20:16) and Anna Delcamp (84; 21:17).

The Eagles head to NCAA Great Lakes Regional, hosted by Indiana University in two weeks on Saturday, Nov. 10.

EMU RESULTS

Place Bib No Name Place Time Time Back

1 44 Melissa Green 12 18:11.1 18:11.1 0:00.0

2 47 Kalli Williams 60 19:27.3 37:38.4 1:16.2

3 46 Lauren Quaintance 63 19:33.9 57:12.3 1:22.8

4 43 Megan Flewelling 75 20:11.5 1:17:23.8 2:00.4

5 42 Beverly Elcock 76 20:12.0 1:37:35.8 2:00.9

6 45 Morgan Newman 77 20:16.1 1:57:51.9 2:05.0

7 41 Anna Delcamp 84 21:17.4 2:19:09.4 3:06.3

2007 Mid-American Conference Championships

Team Standings

1) Ohio (56)

2) Akron (58)

3) Miami (77)

4) Toledo (89)

5) Ball State (135)

6) Central Michigan (174)

7) Bowling Green (218)

8) Western Michigan (224)

9) Kent State (230)

10) Buffalo (232)

11) Eastern Michigan (286)

12) Northern Illinois (289)

First Team All-MAC

1) Laura Neufarth

2) Allison Bishel

3) Mary Veith

4) Cassandra Schenck

5) Carime Reinhart

6) Annie Beecham

7) Kari Summers

Second Team All-MAC

8) Sediah Erskine (Akron)

9) Renata Volf (Toledo)

10) Larisa Arcip (Akron)

11) Jennie Stoll (Miami)

12) Melissa Green (Eastern Michigan)

13) Kim Lorentz (Akron)

14) Julia Weisenborn (Ohio)

MAC Coach of the Year

Clay Calkins (Ohio)

Eastern Michigan Athletics

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