September 11, 2004
Cross Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ISU MEN EARN THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT ISU INVITE;
WOMEN FINISH TIED FOR SIXTH

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State cross country team raised the curtain on the 2004 season Saturday (Sept. 11), as the Sycamores hosted the ISU Invitational. Senior Aaron Harding helped pace the men’s squad, earning a third-place finish in the men’s 8k race. Harding finished the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in a time of 25:38.76.
     Freshman Blaine Zimmerman finished 18th with a time of 26:28.13, while junior Jordan Fife followed in 19th place with a mark of 26:30.45. Junior Jon Nay finished 21st with a time of 26:38.80. ISU’s top seven runners finished within the top 25, as the freshman trio of David Santelik, Chris Serling, and Antonio McDaniel finished 23rd, 24th, and 25th, respectively.
     “In speaking with the team before the race I told them to run together and respond to each other,” said head coach John McNichols. “I was pleased with the way we ran together as a team and how it translated into our overall performance.”
    Eastern Michigan took first place with a total of 23 points, while Navy came in second with 40. Purdue finished fourth with 126 points, while DePaul (164), Butler (172), Southeast Missouri (176), and Saint Louis (213) rounded out the field. EMU’s Corey Nowitzke finished first with a time of 24:58.57.
    Indiana State’s women’s team tied for sixth place with a team score of 174. Sophomore Laura Engle paced the Sycamores with a 21st place finish. Engle finished the 5k run with a time of 18:38.35. Dani Prince finished with a mark of 19:18.08 to finish 32nd.
    Junior Sarah Jarvis crossed the finish line with a time of 19:32.14, while freshman Heather Stembridge followed with a time of 19:34.93.
    The University of Michigan claimed the team championship with a score of 34, as the Wolverines’ top five runners finished in the top 18. Arkansas recorded a team score of 50 to take second place while West Virginia finished in third (70).
    Purdue finished fourth with 104 points, while DePaul earned a fifth-place finish with 149 points. Southeast Missouri finished with 174 points to tie the Sycamores for sixth place. Butler (200) and Saint Louis (282) rounded out the field. West Virginia’s Megan Metcalf finished the race first with a time of 17:07.34.
   The Sycamores return to action on Friday (Sept. 17) when they travel to West Lafayette, Ind. to take part in the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet.

Men's Results           Men's Open Race
Women's Results      Women's Open Race