Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, November 15
Madison, Wis.
Eastern Michigan University
at
NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Men's Cross Country Finishes 10th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional
11/15/2019 3:08:00 PM | Men's XC
Mid-American Conference champions finish in top-10 for sixth time in seven seasons
MADISON, Wis. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's cross country team finished in 10th place with a team score of 347 points at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Friday, Nov. 15, at the Thomas Zimmer Championships Cross Country Course. Five Eagles set personal-best 10K times as the Green and White recorded their sixth top-10 finish in the last seven years at this event.
"Despite not having sophomore Eddie Zuercher (Rocky River, Ohio-Rocky River) and freshman Josh Hill (Amherst, Ohio-Amherst Steele) (two of our regular top-five scorers) in the lineup who were injured in the MAC meet, we appeared a bit flat across the board today. I take full responsibility for that," said head coach John Goodridge. "This team returns all but one (senior Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney)) and gained very valuable experience this season."
Sophomore Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington) paced the reigning Mid-American Conference champions as he finished in 49th place with a personal-best time of 31:34.5, while fellow sophomore Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) ranked 59th with a career-record time of 31:54.6. Junior Owen Day (Ottawa, Ontario-International School of Dusseldorf) was the third EMU harrier to cross the finish line, coming in 66th place with a personal-best time of 32:04.6.
From there, sophomore Chris Devaney (New Plymouth, New Zealand-New Plymouth) finished 88th with a career-best time of 32:30.4, while Wicker was right behind in 89th place at 32:31.0. Junior Solomon Costa (Gahanna, Ohio-Gahanna Lincoln) added a personal-best time of 33:19.7, as sophomore Noah Perrin (Akron, Ohio-Woodridge) rounded out the field as he clocked in at 34:09.6.
As the Eagles did not end up clinching a top-two finish, they will now wait and see if they have earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, which will be announced this weekend. The championship meet will be held in Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 23.
Team Results
10. Eastern Michigan 347
EMU Individual Results
49. Andy Payne 31:34.5*
59. Baldvin Magnusson 31:54.6*
66. Owen Day 32:04.6*
88. Chris Devaney 32:30.4*
89. Austin Wicker 32:31.0
132. Solomon Costa 33:19.7*
161. Noah Perrin 34:09.6
(*) denotes personal-best
"Despite not having sophomore Eddie Zuercher (Rocky River, Ohio-Rocky River) and freshman Josh Hill (Amherst, Ohio-Amherst Steele) (two of our regular top-five scorers) in the lineup who were injured in the MAC meet, we appeared a bit flat across the board today. I take full responsibility for that," said head coach John Goodridge. "This team returns all but one (senior Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney)) and gained very valuable experience this season."
Sophomore Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington) paced the reigning Mid-American Conference champions as he finished in 49th place with a personal-best time of 31:34.5, while fellow sophomore Baldvin Magnusson (Akureyri, Iceland-Hull University) ranked 59th with a career-record time of 31:54.6. Junior Owen Day (Ottawa, Ontario-International School of Dusseldorf) was the third EMU harrier to cross the finish line, coming in 66th place with a personal-best time of 32:04.6.
From there, sophomore Chris Devaney (New Plymouth, New Zealand-New Plymouth) finished 88th with a career-best time of 32:30.4, while Wicker was right behind in 89th place at 32:31.0. Junior Solomon Costa (Gahanna, Ohio-Gahanna Lincoln) added a personal-best time of 33:19.7, as sophomore Noah Perrin (Akron, Ohio-Woodridge) rounded out the field as he clocked in at 34:09.6.
As the Eagles did not end up clinching a top-two finish, they will now wait and see if they have earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, which will be announced this weekend. The championship meet will be held in Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 23.
Team Results
10. Eastern Michigan 347
EMU Individual Results
49. Andy Payne 31:34.5*
59. Baldvin Magnusson 31:54.6*
66. Owen Day 32:04.6*
88. Chris Devaney 32:30.4*
89. Austin Wicker 32:31.0
132. Solomon Costa 33:19.7*
161. Noah Perrin 34:09.6
(*) denotes personal-best
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