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Cross Country Teams Compete at NCAA Regionals

11/14/2004

Men finish in 7th and women finish in 10th

Chicago, Ill. (November 14, 2004) – The men’s cross-country team placed seventh out of 21 teams at the NCAA Regional V Championships this weekend at Bradley University. The women’s cross-country squad has a strong finish as well, placing tenth out of 26 competitors. Minnesota captured the men’s title while Missouri captured the women’s crown.

Leading the men’s team to a seventh place finish was Sam Romanoski as he finished in 29th place with a time of 31:24.41, with Andrew McQuillan right behind him in 30th place with a mark of 31:24.79. Head coach Marc Burns commented, "We ran a solid team race. Our 1-5 split of 26 seconds is the best of the season for us."

Coming in 44th was Andy Sbertoli clocking in at 31:43.95 while Brent Cunningham (31:49.49) and Shawn Lucas (31:50.06) captured the 46th and 47th spots. Eduardo Borjon (32:00.63) and Justin Motkowicz (33:31.42) rounded out the Ramblers.

Burns is already excited about the men’s track season and cross country next year stating, "We return all but one of our top seven and add Sean Conroy, Kyle Meyers and Robbie Wade back to the line up. The upcoming indoor/outdoor track season will be very important for our guys from a development standpoint. We need to gain some momentum for next fall. Our returning team should be the deepest and most talented crew this program has ever produced. It should be fun!"

Once again Maureeca Lambert was the top women’s finisher for the Ramblers finishing in 16th place with a time of 21:09.83. "Lambert established herself as an elite racer in our region. This race shows Maureeca that she is capable of running up with the top runners in our region and be competitive on a national level. She has set herself up for a huge track season ahead," commented Burns.

Amanda Domich (22:04.73) and Anna Hinterschied (22:08.91) captured 52nd and 54th place. Sara Covert placed within the top 100 clocking in with at 22:51.31. Rachel Hansen, Courtney Tumpach and Christine Lubovich finished out the women’s side.

"The women ran with a great deal of heart today. We improved from 15th a year ago to 10th this year. We return a strong, talented Ramblers with our top five consisting of four sophomores and one freshman. We are looking forward to a great indoor/outdoor track season to set ourselves up for another big jump next fall."

The NCAA Championships will be held Nov. 22 at Terre Haute, Ind. beginning at 11 a.m.