Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, November 9
Terre Haute, Ind.
11:15 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Women's Cross Country to Take Part in NCAA Great Lakes Regional
11/7/2018 12:10:00 PM | Women's XC
The Eagles placed fourth in last year's meet
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University women's cross country team will take part in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Friday, Nov. 9 in Terre Haute, Ind. The Green and White looks to build off of its impressive performance at the Mid-American Conference Championship, Oct. 29, where the Eagles captured their fourth consecutive conference title.
In last year's competition, EMU concluded the regional meet in fourth with a team score of 146 points. The event saw Jordann McDermitt lead the Green and White with a fifth-place finish and a time of 20:46, matching her fifth-place finish in 2016 competition. Alsu Bogdanova also put together a strong performance, notching an 11th-place finish with a time of 20:53. This year the Eagles will be without McDermitt and Bogdanova, but will have co-captains redshirt senior Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich.-Chippewa Valley) and senior Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind.-Zionsville Community), who return as the only harriers who competed in last year's regional racethis race in the past.
Cizmas and Meyers have led the Green and White in every race they have competed in this season, including the conference championships, where Cizmas captured the individual crown with a final time of 20:34.89. Cizmas became the sixth Eagle to capture the individual title, which ties Eastern for the second-most individual champions in the conference. Right behind Cizmas was Meyers, who also captured First Team All-MAC honors with a fourth-place finish, crossing in 20:44.85. Following Meyers was junior Emily Smith (Somerset, England-Wells Cathedral), who placed 13th with a time of 21:32.3 and earned Second Team All-MAC honors. Sophomore Madison Distelrath (Fort Wayne, Ind.-Homestead) finished with a personal best of 21:40.3 and crossed the finish line in 18th. Rounding out Eastern's scoring harriers was sophomore Ashleigh Simonis (Cape Town, South Africa-Milnerton), who completed the meet in 22:24.1, placing 40th.
Of all the programs participating in the regional competition this weekend, five rank within the nation's top-30 according to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) latest rating index poll, released Nov. 1. The five programs include No. 6 Michigan State, No. 10 Michigan, No. 13 Indiana, No. 14 Wisconsin, and No. 15 Notre Dame.
This weekend's race will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. The women's team is scheduled to begin their 6,000-meter race at 11:15 a.m, while the men are slated to begin their 10,000-meter at 12:15 p.m. Fans can follow along via live results by clicking here, or by following the link located on the schedule page of EMUEagles.com.
In last year's competition, EMU concluded the regional meet in fourth with a team score of 146 points. The event saw Jordann McDermitt lead the Green and White with a fifth-place finish and a time of 20:46, matching her fifth-place finish in 2016 competition. Alsu Bogdanova also put together a strong performance, notching an 11th-place finish with a time of 20:53. This year the Eagles will be without McDermitt and Bogdanova, but will have co-captains redshirt senior Natalie Cizmas (Clinton Twp., Mich.-Chippewa Valley) and senior Sydney Meyers (Zionsville, Ind.-Zionsville Community), who return as the only harriers who competed in last year's regional racethis race in the past.
Cizmas and Meyers have led the Green and White in every race they have competed in this season, including the conference championships, where Cizmas captured the individual crown with a final time of 20:34.89. Cizmas became the sixth Eagle to capture the individual title, which ties Eastern for the second-most individual champions in the conference. Right behind Cizmas was Meyers, who also captured First Team All-MAC honors with a fourth-place finish, crossing in 20:44.85. Following Meyers was junior Emily Smith (Somerset, England-Wells Cathedral), who placed 13th with a time of 21:32.3 and earned Second Team All-MAC honors. Sophomore Madison Distelrath (Fort Wayne, Ind.-Homestead) finished with a personal best of 21:40.3 and crossed the finish line in 18th. Rounding out Eastern's scoring harriers was sophomore Ashleigh Simonis (Cape Town, South Africa-Milnerton), who completed the meet in 22:24.1, placing 40th.
Of all the programs participating in the regional competition this weekend, five rank within the nation's top-30 according to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's (USTFCCCA) latest rating index poll, released Nov. 1. The five programs include No. 6 Michigan State, No. 10 Michigan, No. 13 Indiana, No. 14 Wisconsin, and No. 15 Notre Dame.
This weekend's race will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. The women's team is scheduled to begin their 6,000-meter race at 11:15 a.m, while the men are slated to begin their 10,000-meter at 12:15 p.m. Fans can follow along via live results by clicking here, or by following the link located on the schedule page of EMUEagles.com.
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