Eastern Michigan Athletics

Men's Cross Country Closes Out Regional Championship in 16th
11/9/2018 4:42:00 PM | Men's XC
Junior Austin Wicker paced Eastern with a 50th-place finish
Complete Results
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University finished 16th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship Friday, Nov. 9 in Terre Haute, Ind. The Eagles ended with a team score of 455 points.
Junior Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney) paced EMU with a 50th-place finish, clocking in at a personal-best 10k time of 32:08. Fresh off of winning MAC Freshman of the Year, Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington) was the second Eagle to cross the finish line, crossing in 32:40. Freshmen Baldvin Magnusson (Hull, England-Hull University) and Eddie Zeurcher (Rocky River, Ohio-Rocky River), as well as sophomore Solomon Costa (Gahanna, Ohio-Gahanna) rounded out Eastern's top-five finishers, as the three placed 96th, 100th, and 128th, respectively.
As the Eagles did not end up securing a top-two finish, they will now wait to see if they have earned an at-large bid to the upcoming NCAA Championships, which will be announced this weekend.
Team Results
1. Wisconsin 49
2. Notre Dame 91
3. Michigan 109
4. Purdue 121
5. Indiana 124
6. Michigan State 173
7. Butler 234
8. Dayton 243
9. Miami 275
10. Bowling Green 314
11. Youngstown St. 396
12. Cincinnati 403
13. Central Michigan 407
14. Akron 431
15. Marquette 455
16. Eastern Michigan 455
17. Indiana State 492
18. Wis.-Milwaukee 500
19. IUPUI 504
20. Xavier 512
EMU Individual Results (* denotes personal-best)
50. Austin Wicker 32:08*
81. Andy Payne 32:40
96. Baldvin Magnusson 32:54
100. Eddie Zeurcher 32:59
128. Solomon Costa 33:24
137. Noah Perrin 33:41
151. Phoenix Myers 34:09
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University finished 16th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship Friday, Nov. 9 in Terre Haute, Ind. The Eagles ended with a team score of 455 points.
Junior Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney) paced EMU with a 50th-place finish, clocking in at a personal-best 10k time of 32:08. Fresh off of winning MAC Freshman of the Year, Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington) was the second Eagle to cross the finish line, crossing in 32:40. Freshmen Baldvin Magnusson (Hull, England-Hull University) and Eddie Zeurcher (Rocky River, Ohio-Rocky River), as well as sophomore Solomon Costa (Gahanna, Ohio-Gahanna) rounded out Eastern's top-five finishers, as the three placed 96th, 100th, and 128th, respectively.
As the Eagles did not end up securing a top-two finish, they will now wait to see if they have earned an at-large bid to the upcoming NCAA Championships, which will be announced this weekend.
Team Results
1. Wisconsin 49
2. Notre Dame 91
3. Michigan 109
4. Purdue 121
5. Indiana 124
6. Michigan State 173
7. Butler 234
8. Dayton 243
9. Miami 275
10. Bowling Green 314
11. Youngstown St. 396
12. Cincinnati 403
13. Central Michigan 407
14. Akron 431
15. Marquette 455
16. Eastern Michigan 455
17. Indiana State 492
18. Wis.-Milwaukee 500
19. IUPUI 504
20. Xavier 512
EMU Individual Results (* denotes personal-best)
50. Austin Wicker 32:08*
81. Andy Payne 32:40
96. Baldvin Magnusson 32:54
100. Eddie Zeurcher 32:59
128. Solomon Costa 33:24
137. Noah Perrin 33:41
151. Phoenix Myers 34:09
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