November 13, 2004
Cross Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SYCAMORES FINISH 11th AT GREAT LAKES REGIONAL

NCAA Great Lakes Regional Team Results
NCAA Great Lakes Regional Individual Results

Ypsilanti, Mich.. – The Indiana State men’s cross country team earned an 11th place finish Saturday (Nov. 13) afternoon at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships at the Eagle Crest Golf Course in Ypsilanti, Mich.

The Sycamores compiled a total of 313 points in the 30-team field. Wisconsin, with 47 points, and Notre Dame, with 82, finished one-two respectively to clinch the two automatic berths in the NCAA Championships on Nov. 22 at the Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.

Junior Jordan Fife posted a time of 31:20.3 and finished 40th in a field of 197 runners. Senior Aaron Harding finished second for the Sycamores 31:24.3, followed by Sean Bowman (31:36.5), Blaine Zimmerman (32:22.6) and Dustin Strosnider (32:27.8).

“Our guys ran very competitively today,” said head coach John McNichols. “This was a huge improvement from over a year ago.”

Nate Brannen, from Michigan, won the individual title with a time of 30:10.9. Sean Jefferson, from Indiana (30:14.3) and Kurt Benninger, Notre Dame (30:17.3) rounded out the top three.

The 2004 NCAA Cross Country Championships hosted by Indiana State University will take place on Monday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. at the Lavern Gibson Championship Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.

Complete Pre-National Results