Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, October 13
Madison, Wis.
10:45 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Wisconsin Pre-Nationals
Women's Cross Country Places 17th at Pre-Nationals
10/13/2018 5:20:00 PM | Women's XC
Cizmas and Meyers placed 20th and 21st, respectively
Complete Results
MADISON, Wis. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's cross country program placed 17th at Pre-Nationals in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Oct. 13. EMU had two runners finish in the top-25, and concluded the meet with a team score of 475 points.
"I felt that we had a solid day," said EMU Head Coach Sue Parks. "We faced some adversity this week so we were a bit short handed, but the girls made the most of it. Natalie Cizmas and Sydney Meyers had really strong days and showed that they are ready to compete at a very high level. They worked well together today and kept moving forward throughout the race. Our younger runners battled hard and gained some more valuable experience. We didn't have Emily Smith in the lineup today but she's been training great and we know what's she's capable of. We're excited to work towards putting all the pieces together for the MAC meet in two weeks."
Leading the way for the Eagles were co-captains, redshirt senior Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich.-Chippewa Valley), and senior Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind.-Zionsville Community), who crossed the finish line almost simultaneously, clocking in at 20:48.0 and 20:48.5 to nab 20th and 21st against some of the nation's best. The third harrier to finish for EMU was sophomore Ashleigh Simonis (Cape Town, South Africa-Milnerton), who turned in a time of 21:55.4 to place 110th. Rounding out the Eagles were sophomore Madison Distelrath (Fort Wayne, Ind.-Homestead) and freshman Kaitlyn St. Bernard (Monroe, Mich.-Jefferson). Distelrath posted a personal-best 6k time of 22:08.1 to finish 132nd, while St. Bernard performed in her first 6k donning the Green and White, marking a time of 22:50.9 to place 192nd.
EMU closes out its regular season slate when it hosts the EMU Fall Classic, Friday, Oct. 19 at the Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich. Following the Classic, Eastern begins its postseason at the Mid-American Conference Championships Saturday, Oct. 27 in Toledo, Ohio.
Individual Results (* personal-best)
20. Natalie Cizmas 20:48.0
21. Sydney Meyers 20:48.5
110. Ashleigh Simonis 21:55.4
132. Madison Distelrath 22:08.1*
192. Kaitlyn St. Bernard 22:50.9
Team Results
1. New Mexico 67
2. Michigan 120
3. Stanford 129
4. Notre Dame 172
5. Washington 199
6. Wisconsin 199
7. Furman 220
8. Southern Utah 237
9. Georgia 279
10. Air Force 298
11. Yale 379
12. Utah State 385
13. Kansas 406
14. Cal Poly 411
15. Harvard 475
16. Colorado St. 435
17. E. Michigan 475
18. Wake Forest 494
19. San Francisco 499
20. Arizona St. 541
21. Weber State 551
22. Purdue 566
23. Clemson 577
24. South Dakota St. 650
25. Louisville 654
26. Washington St. 659
27. SE Missouri 671
28. Nebraska 671
29. Indiana St. 683
30. Central Michigan 727
31. Arkansas St. 815
32. Idaho State 829
33. William and Mary 901
34. Lamar 906
35. Tennessee-Martin 1027
36. USC 1051
MADISON, Wis. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's cross country program placed 17th at Pre-Nationals in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Oct. 13. EMU had two runners finish in the top-25, and concluded the meet with a team score of 475 points.
"I felt that we had a solid day," said EMU Head Coach Sue Parks. "We faced some adversity this week so we were a bit short handed, but the girls made the most of it. Natalie Cizmas and Sydney Meyers had really strong days and showed that they are ready to compete at a very high level. They worked well together today and kept moving forward throughout the race. Our younger runners battled hard and gained some more valuable experience. We didn't have Emily Smith in the lineup today but she's been training great and we know what's she's capable of. We're excited to work towards putting all the pieces together for the MAC meet in two weeks."
Leading the way for the Eagles were co-captains, redshirt senior Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich.-Chippewa Valley), and senior Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind.-Zionsville Community), who crossed the finish line almost simultaneously, clocking in at 20:48.0 and 20:48.5 to nab 20th and 21st against some of the nation's best. The third harrier to finish for EMU was sophomore Ashleigh Simonis (Cape Town, South Africa-Milnerton), who turned in a time of 21:55.4 to place 110th. Rounding out the Eagles were sophomore Madison Distelrath (Fort Wayne, Ind.-Homestead) and freshman Kaitlyn St. Bernard (Monroe, Mich.-Jefferson). Distelrath posted a personal-best 6k time of 22:08.1 to finish 132nd, while St. Bernard performed in her first 6k donning the Green and White, marking a time of 22:50.9 to place 192nd.
EMU closes out its regular season slate when it hosts the EMU Fall Classic, Friday, Oct. 19 at the Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, Mich. Following the Classic, Eastern begins its postseason at the Mid-American Conference Championships Saturday, Oct. 27 in Toledo, Ohio.
Individual Results (* personal-best)
20. Natalie Cizmas 20:48.0
21. Sydney Meyers 20:48.5
110. Ashleigh Simonis 21:55.4
132. Madison Distelrath 22:08.1*
192. Kaitlyn St. Bernard 22:50.9
Team Results
1. New Mexico 67
2. Michigan 120
3. Stanford 129
4. Notre Dame 172
5. Washington 199
6. Wisconsin 199
7. Furman 220
8. Southern Utah 237
9. Georgia 279
10. Air Force 298
11. Yale 379
12. Utah State 385
13. Kansas 406
14. Cal Poly 411
15. Harvard 475
16. Colorado St. 435
17. E. Michigan 475
18. Wake Forest 494
19. San Francisco 499
20. Arizona St. 541
21. Weber State 551
22. Purdue 566
23. Clemson 577
24. South Dakota St. 650
25. Louisville 654
26. Washington St. 659
27. SE Missouri 671
28. Nebraska 671
29. Indiana St. 683
30. Central Michigan 727
31. Arkansas St. 815
32. Idaho State 829
33. William and Mary 901
34. Lamar 906
35. Tennessee-Martin 1027
36. USC 1051
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