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The NCAA News -- December 6, 1999

Cardinals step up for third straight men's cross country title

Significant improvements by North Central's top two runners over their 1998 finishes enabled the Cardinals to win their third consecutive Division III Men's Cross Country Championships team title November 20.

The championships were conducted at Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winnecome, Wisconsin, with Wisconsin-Oshkosh serving as the host institution.

With Colin Young placing second and Tim McCoskey third, North Central totaled 84 points. Keene State was second with 100 points, edging Wisconsin-La Crosse by a point for the runner-up spot.

Dave Davis of Puget Sound finished nearly 10 seconds ahead of Young to win the individual championship.

Last year, Young took 15th and McCoskey 29th. In 1999, Young covered the 8,000-meter course in 23 minutes, 51.9 seconds. McCoskey, a junior, was just 1.4 seconds behind his teammate.

The Cardinals also received strong performances from senior Charlie Carliff, who placed 26th, and sophomore Jeremy Borling, who claimed the 30th position.

North Central has now won 12 titles, far and away the most in Division III men's cross country history. Wisconsin-Oshkosh is second with three championships.

In addition, the Cardinals have appeared in the championships in each of the 27 years it has been contested and finished first, second or third 26 times.

Keene State was sparked by senior Scott Jensen and junior Wilson Perez. Jensen, who was ninth in 1998, was fifth this year in 23:58.7. Perez jumped to 12th place after ending 23rd last season. The second-place team finish was Keene State's best in 10 championship appearances, bettering its sixth-place effort in 1975.

Wisconsin-La Crosse's top finisher was senior Dan Peso in the sixth position.

Davis helped make Puget Sound's first appearance in the Division III championships a memorable one. The senior posted a winning time of 23:42.3.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. North Central, 84; 2. Keene St., 100; 3. Wis.-La Crosse, 101; 4. Calvin, 164; 5. Wis.-Whitewater, 192; 6. Wis.-Stevens Point, 225; 7. St. John's (Minn.), 255; 8. Neb. Wesleyan, 259; 9. Tufts, 276; 10. Bates, 281.

11. Williams, 284; 12. St. Thomas (Minn.), 320; 13. Wis.-Eau Claire, 347; 14. MIT, 356; 15. Wartburg, 372; 16. St. Lawrence, 393; 17. Heidelberg, 399; 18. Plattsburgh St., 400; 19. Haverford, 401; 20. Cortland St., 447.

21. Puget Sound, 451; 22. Anderson (Ind.), 482; 23. Emory, 625; 24. Elizabethtown, 671.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Dave Davis, Puget Sound, 23:42.3; 2. Colin Young, North Central, 23:51.9; 3. Tim McCoskey, North Central, 23:53.3; 4. Thor Esbensen, Neb. Wesleyan, 23:57.8; 5. Scott Jensen, Keene St., 23:58.7; 6. Dan Peso, Wis.-La Crosse, 24:00.9; 7. Samson Yohannes, Brandeis, 24:01.7; 8. Jesse Drake, Wis.-Stevens Point, 24:02.2; 9. Michael Danahy, Bates, 24:02.7; 10. Tim Julien, Washington (Mo.), 24:05.5.

11. Corey Davidson, Plattsburgh St., 24:08.7; 12. Wilson Perez, Keene St., 24:10.4; 13. John Krueger, St. John's (Minn.), 24:14.3; 14. Ryan Meissen, Wis.-Whitewater, 24:15.7; 15. Kory Kramer, Kalamazoo, 24:17.0; 16. Randy Krahulik, Neb. Wesleyan, 24:20.9; 17. Matt Tweist, Bates, 24:21.5; 18. Peter Duyan, Bowdoin, 24:21.9; 19. Jeremy Burks, Wis.-Whitewater, 24:22.3; 20. Joe Dunham, Denison, 24:22.9.

21. Abe Mendoza, Wis.-Oshkosh, 24:23.3; 22. Tyler Foos, Wis.-La Crosse, 24:23.8; 23. Justin Momany-Pfruender, Calvin, 24:24.3; 24. Phil Keskinen, Wis.-Oshkosh, 24:24.6; 25. Dan Schwamberger, Wis.-Stevens Point, 24:24.9; 26. Charlie Califf, North Central, 24:25.2; 27. Aaron Moody, Anderson (Ind.), 24:26.1; 28. Moti Margolin, New York U., 24:26.4; 29. Matt St. Germaine, Keene St., 24:27.0; 30. Jeremy Borling, North Central, 24:27.4.

31. Frank McCartney, Frank. & Marsh., 24:28.8; 32. Chet Boom, St. John's (Minn.), 24:31.5; 33. Tim Campbell, Williams, 24:31.9; 34. Ross Substad, Wis.-La Crosse, 24:32.3; 35. Adam Boardman, Pomona-Pitzer, 24:33.5; 36. Stephen Allison, Bowdoin, 24:34.4; 37. Dan Sutton, Wis.-La Crosse, 24:35.1; 38. Mike Peck, Wis.-Stevens Point, 24:36.7; 39. Jason Tomrell, Wis.-La Crosse, 24:38.9; 40. Brandon Guthrie, Macalester, 24:39.4.

41. Dan Hoekstra, Calvin, 24:40.1; 42. Stephen Kaye, Tufts, 24:41.1; 43. Paul Visser, Keene St., 24:43.3; 44. Dan Feldman, MIT, 24:44.1; 45. Gregory Stowell, Hobart, 24:44.4; 46. Godfrey Berger, Keene St., 24:44.8; 47. Matt Migonis, St. Lawrence, 24:45.2; 48. Chris Mayer, Lewis & Clark, 24:46.1; 49. Garth Terry, Haverford, 24:46.6; 50. Joseph Fent, Scranton, 24:47.6.

51. Joel Klooster, Calvin, 24:47.9; 52. Jeff Boele, Greenville, 24:48.3; 53. Matthew Lyons, Tufts, 24:48.9; 54. John Aerni, Grinnell, 24:49.3; 55. Joseph Veldman, Hope, 24:49.6; 56. Mike Walker, Col. of New Jersey, 24:50.1; 57. Matt Fish, North Central, 24:50.5; 58. Pat Frascone, Wis.-Whitewater, 24:51.0; 59. Scott Westhouse, Calvin, 24:52.3; 60. Jerimie Slick, Cortland St., 24:53.0.

61. Paul Petersen, Calvin, 24:53.9; 62. Eli Klovee-Smith, Claremont-M-S, 24:54.5; 63. Bryan Williams, Neb. Wesleyan, 24:55.1; 64. Adam Sundall, Wartburg, 24:55.8; 65. Matthew Stuart, Whittier, 24:56.3; 66. Ian Schmidt, Kalamazoo, 24:56.6; 67. Nick Maddox, St. Thomas (Minn.), 24:57.0; 68. Kyle Hansen, Wis.-Eau Claire, 24:58.2; 69. James Nielsen, UC San Diego, 24:58.7; 70. Len Hodin, St. John's (Minn.), 24:59.1.

71. Greg Targosz, North Central, 24:59.5; 72. T. Scott Major, St. Olaf, 25:00.0; 73. Jay Wells, Plattsburgh St., 25:00.5; 74. Dusty Lopez, Williams, 25:01.0; 75. Pat Gaynor, Wis.-Whitewater, 25:01.4; 76. Dan Courtney, Cortland St., 25:01.9; 77. David Hensinger, Heidelberg, 25:02.4; 78. Adam Koppin, Heidelberg, 25:02.9; 79. Steve Folsom, St. Lawrence, 25:03.1; 80. Brian McIntyre, Wis.-Platteville, 25:03.7.

81. Nathan Wright, Haverford, 25:04.2; 82. Greg Remaly, Kenyon, 25:04.4; 83. Steffan Freeman, Gust. Adolphus, 25:05.0; 84. Rick Chapko, St. Thomas (Minn.), 25:05.7; 85. Jason Medler, Anderson (Ind.), 25:06.2; 86. Rusty Nelson, Brandeis, 25:06.5; 87. Stephen Cruise, Willamette, 25:06.9; 88. Justin Easter, Bates, 25:07.2; 89. Ryan Aschbrenner, Wis.-Eau Claire, 25:07.5; 90. Ryan Wenos, Wis.-Stevens Point, 25:07.9.

91. Shad Miller, Williams, 25:08.3; 92. David Patterson, Tufts, 25:08.7; 93. Marc Akus, Coast Guard, 25:09.1; 94. James Larson, Wis.-Eau Claire, 25:09.4; 95. Sean Montgomery, MIT, 25:09.8; 96. Wes Reutimann, Williams, 25:10.1; 97. Aaron Hay, Heidelberg, 25:10.5; 98. Peter Rodrigues, Tufts, 25:11.8; 99. Mark Miller, Keene St., 25:13.3; 100. Dan Draine, St. Thomas (Minn.), 25:13.7.

101. Ryan Kollmann, St. Thomas (Minn.), 25:14.2; 102. Chris McGuire, MIT, 25:14.5; 103. Ralph Trumble, St. Lawrence, 25:15.0; 104. Thomas Pillow, Trinity (Tex.), 25:15.3; 105. George McCleary, Emory, 25:15.5; 106. Kyle Schuett, Wis.-Whitewater, 25:15.9; 107. Jeff Calabrese, Emory, 25:16.4; 108. Brian Preus, St. Thomas (Minn.), 25:17.1; 109. Vinnie DeRocco, Fredonia St., 25:17.8; 110. Jason Mann, Tufts, 25:18.4.

111. Dan Schofer, Carleton, 25:19.9; 112. Todd Markelz, Trinity (Conn.), 25:20.3; 113. J. B. Haglund, Haverford, 25:20.7; 114. Eamon O'Brien, Col. of New Jersey, 25:21.2; 115. Brian Ryherd, Wartburg, 25:22.2; 116. Nick Betts, Wartburg, 25:22.9; 117. Neal Hannan, Williams, 25:24.2; 118. Tom Zirbel, Wartburg, 25:24.7; 119. Brock Lehman, Wartburg, 25:24.9; 120. Todd Larsen, St. John's (Minn.), 25:25.5.

121. Tom Resch, Wis.-Eau Claire, 25:26.0; 122. Matt Harvieux, St. Thomas (Minn.), 25:26.3; 123. Bryan Pieper, North Central, 25:26.8; 124. Nick Thoemke, St. John's (Minn.), 25:27.2; 125. Nate Bonovitz, Lynchburg, 25:27.5; 126. Jason Finlaw, Wis.-La Crosse, 25:27.8; 127. Rich Maleniak, Wis.-Eau Claire, 25:28.1; 128. Mike Cook, St. John's (Minn.), 25:28.5; 129. Brice Allen, Allegheny, 25:28.8; 130. Liyan Guo, MIT, 25:29.1.

131. Chris Testa, MIT, 25:29.4; 132. Brendan Hahesy, Bates, 25:29.8; 133. Mike Morris, Amherst, 25:30.2; 134. Nick Rector, Neb. Wesleyan, 25:30.6; 135. Mike Heitzenrater, Cortland St., 25:31.5; 136. Micah Grigonis, Puget Sound, 25:32.0; 137. Larry Bullock, Elizabethtown, 25:32.5; 138. Kendall Ricklefs, Wartburg, 25:32.8; 139. Jason Maus, Heidelberg, 25:33.4; 140. Cullen Kehoe, Wis.-Whitewater, 25:34.1.

141. Liam O'Neill, Swarthmore, 25:34.5; 142. Marc Biggerstaff, Neb. Wesleyan, 25:34.9; 143. Justin Wilson, Williams, 25:35.1; 144. John McGrath, Bates, 25:35.4; 145. Rusty Niccum, Anderson (Ind.), 25:35.6; 146. Matt Drowne, Plattsburgh St., 25:36.1; 147. Dan Princic, Allegheny, 25:36.5; 148. Joe McCool, Haverford, 25:36.8; 149. Jeremy Drowne, Plattsburgh St., 25:37.2; 150. Brock Babcock, Denison, 25:37.6.

151. Steve Henderson, St. Thomas (Minn.), 25:38.2; 152. Reagan Grabner, Puget Sound, 25:39.0; 153. Tim Hamill, Wis.-Stout, 25:40.0; 154. Shane Suehring, Wis.-Stevens Point, 25:40.7; 155. Eric Barr, St. Lawrence, 25:41.0; 156. J. R. Flowers, Puget Sound, 25:41.8; 157. Garrett Wagner, Ithaca, 25:42.2; 158. Aristides Cruz, Tufts, 25:43.2; 159. Kenn Oldham, Carnegie Mellon, 25:43.5; 160. Adam Cross, Cortland St., 25:44.7.

161. Christian Hoch, Elizabethtown, 25:45.3; 162. Kris Enwright, St. Lawrence, 25:46.3; 163. Josh Hufstedler, McMurry, 25:46.9; 164. Josh Bottorff, Wis.-La Crosse, 25:47.6; 165. Malcolm Gray, Bates, 25:48.1; 166. Benjamin Smith, Tufts, 25:48.5; 167. James Kehoe, Wis.-Whitewater, 25:48.9; 168. Doug Bennett, Haverford, 25:50.8; 169. Jason Perez, Heidelberg, 25:52.2; 170. Clifton Ruehl, Trinity (Tex.), 25:52.7.

171. Rob Voss, Wis.-Eau Claire, 25:53.5; 172. Scott Rivard, Plattsburgh St., 25:53.8; 173. Brian Mulry, Puget Sound, 25:54.4; 174. Brendon Hogan, St. Lawrence, 25:54.9; 175. Seth Hothem, Heidelberg, 25:55.3; 176. Scott Geiser, Wis.-Eau Claire, 25:55.6; 177. Nate Gibson, Heidelberg, 25:56.7; 178. Tyson Keith, Wartburg, 25:57.5; 179. Robert Graham, Puget Sound, 26:03.3; 180. Dave Joekel, Neb. Wesleyan, 26:03.7.

181. Frank Johnston, MIT, 26:06.3; 182. Fred Tripp, St. Lawrence, 26:07.6; 183. Mike Richardson, Calvin, 26:07.9; 184. Reed Harlow, Williams, 26:08.8; 185. Kent Frens, Calvin, 26:10.5; 186. Jesse Lalonde, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:11.4; 187. Kristopher Houghton, Merchant Marine, 26:13.5; 188. Connaire Foran, Cortland St., 26:14.1; 189. Sean Nolan, MIT, 26:14.6; 190. Jeff Harmon, Elizabethtown, 26:14.9.

191. Andy Keenan, St. John's (Minn.), 26:15.4; 192. Daniel Hughes, Cortland St., 26:17.8; 193. Steve Dutton, Bates, 26:18.0; 194. David Hoffert, Anderson (Ind.), 26:18.5; 195. Nate Mechlin, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:19.1; 196. Paul Phelps, Keene St., 26:22.7; 197. John Mazun, Plattsburgh St., 26:26.2; 198. Dan Wilkerson, Anderson (Ind.), 26:30.5; 199. Dave Bradshaw, Cortland St., 26:31.9; 200. Matt de la Houssaye, Emory, 26:36.2.

201. Rich Gallagher, Plattsburgh St., 26:37.2; 202. Dustin Scott, Elizabethtown, 26:39.8; 203. Joe Heltzel, Anderson (Ind.), 26:43.2; 204. Dave Berdan, Elizabethtown, 26:48.1; 205. Frank Rivera, Elizabethtown, 26:48.9; 206. Ron Bossert, Haverford, 26:56.4; 207. Phil Oskoui, Emory, 27:09.2; 208. Mike Zwatty, Elizabethtown, 27:21.9; 209. Jon Newberry, Emory, 27:29.7; 210. Sam Berg, Puget Sound, 27:34.1.

211. Tom Lomardi, Emory, 27:48.5; 212. Nat Draine, Anderson, 28:20.6.