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Pointers Finish High, But Miss Out on Nationals
UW-Stevens Point�s cross country teams both had high finishes, but
fell short of national qualifying places at Saturday�s NCAA Division III
Midwest Regional in Davenport, Iowa.
The men�s team was eighth of 37 teams and the
women were 13th of 38 teams at the meet. The top two teams automatically
qualified for next weekend�s national meet and the next three places are
eligible for at-large selection. UW-La Crosse won the men�s title and
Washington (Mo.) won the women�s team crown. North Central was second in
both races to send both teams to nationals.
Individuals are also eligible for at-large
berths to nationals. Mike Ormond was the men�s top finisher for the
Pointers at 24th place in an 8,000-meter time of 25:29, while Hannah
Dieringer was 34th in the 6,000-meter women�s race in 22:38.
Dominick Meyer was 38th for the men in 25:48.
Phil Richert placed 44th in 25:53, Brad Seeley was 49th in 25:56 and
Travis Nechuta was 63rd in 26:05.
For the women�s team, the Pointers had three
finishers all within two seconds in Sara Rammer, Amy Haupt and Allison
Wolter. Rammer was 99th in 24:02 and the others each followed one second
behind. Ashley Woest rounded out the top five, placing 117th in 24:31. |
