Wisconsin-Oshkosh won its first team title in 12 years at the Division III Men's Cross Country Championships November 23 at St. Olaf.

The Titans claimed their fourth crown overall and their first since winning three in a row from 1988 to 1990. Wisconsin-Oshkosh finished with 66 team points for a comfortable 56-point margin over Calvin. The Knights placed second for the second consecutive year after winning the 2000 championship.

Wisconsin-Oshkosh was led by David Cisewski in fifth place and Nick Boehlke in the seventh spot. The pair made the Titans the only institution to have two top-10 finishers.

Eamon McKenna was the next Wisconsin-Oshkosh runner to complete the 8,000-meter course, coming in 25th. Phil Keskinen was two places behind McKenna and Pat Seger completed the Titan scorers in 45th place.

Hendrik Kok was Calvin's top runner, finishing ninth. North Central was third in the team scoring, keeping alive its streak of appearing as a team in all 30 Division III championships. The Cardinals have now finished fourth or better in 29 of those 30 appearances.

Ryan Bak of Trinity (Connecticut) became his institution's first individual champion. Bak went in front early in the race and maintained a comfortable lead throughout. His winning time of 25 minutes, 1.1 seconds was a course record and was seven seconds better than the mark of runner-up Ryan Kleimenhagen of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Kleimenhagen was the previous holder of the course record at 25 minutes, 21 seconds, set during the St. Olaf Invitational in September.

Justin Easter of Bates was third in the individual standings, followed by Dan McLean of Puget Sound.

Team results

1. Wis.-Oshkosh, 66; 2. Calvin, 122; 3. North Central, 146; 4. Neb. Wesleyan, 178; 5. Willamette, 190; 6. Wis.-La Crosse, 231; 7. Williams, 256; 8. Bowdoin, 267; 9. Col. of New Jersey, 289; 10. Wartburg, 302; 11. Wis.-Stevens Point, 336; 12. Keene St., 341; 13. Claremont-M-S, 351; 14. Mount Union, 355; 15. Elizabethtown, 383; 16. St. Lawrence, 397; 17. Ithaca, 399; 18. St. Thomas (Minn.), 417; 19. Haverford, 420; 20. Connecticut, 453; 21. St. Olaf, 462; 22. Puget Sound, 485; 23. Emory, 487; 24. Allegheny, 514.

Individual results

1. Ryan Bak, Trinity (Conn.), 25:01.1; 2. Ryan Kleimenhagen, Wis.-Platteville, 25:08.1; 3. Justin Easter, Bates, 25:20.9; 4. Dan McLean, Puget Sound, 25:21.4; 5. David Cisewski, Wis.-Oshkosh, 25:22.8; 6. Tom Haxton, Chicago, 25:24.9; 7. Nick Boehlke, Wis.-Oshkosh, 25:26.0; 8. Corey Stelljes, Wis.-Platteville, 25:28.6; 9. Hendrik Kok, Calvin, 25:30.1; 10. Brian Preus, St. Thomas (Minn.), 25:30.2.

11. Nate Brigham, Tufts, 25:30.6; 12. Jon Beck, Geneseo St., 25:31.0; 13. Robert James Emord, Trinity (Conn.), 25:31.0; 14. Karl Remsen, Williams, 25:31.5; 15. Aaron Young, Willamette, 25:34.3; 16. Tom Kreger, Hamline, 25:35.0; 17. Dave Raymond, Keene St., 25:35.6; 18. Tim Hachmeister, Ill. Wesleyan, 25:37.0; 19. Pat McGrail, Claremont-M-S, 25:37.3; 20. Tyson Keith, Wartburg, 25:38.0.

21. Tim Nelson, North Central, 25:38.5; 22. Neal Holtschulte, Williams, 25:38.8; 23. Bryan Less, Mount Union, 25:39.0; 24. Brian Maat, Calvin, 25:39.9; 25. Eamon McKenna, Wis.-Oshkosh, 25:40.9; 26. Michael Baird, Kenyon, 25:41.7; 27. Phil Keskinen, Wis.-Oshkosh, 25:41.9; 28. Mike Morgan, Neb. Wesleyan, 25:43.1; 29. Nick Ricco, Col. of New Jersey, 25:43.8; 30. Levi Ashley, Neb. Wesleyan, 25:46.0.

31. Crosby Freeman, Pomona-Pitzer, 25:46.6; 32. Ben Schmeckpeper, MIT, 25:47.1; 33. Paul Little, Widener, 25:47.3; 34. Todd Forsgren, Bowdoin, 25:47.4; 35. Jacob Stout, Willamette, 25:47.5; 36. Pat Rizzo, North Central, 25:47.8; 37. Greg Targosz, North Central, 25:49.3; 38. Mark Creger, Wis.-La Crosse, 25:51.2; 39. Scott Barbuto, Bowdoin, 25:51.8; 40. Andrew Musinguzi, La Roche, 25:52.1.

41. Phil Hagedorn, Emory, 25:52.8; 42. Dan Sutton, Wis.-La Crosse, 25:54.6; 43. Kris Koster, Calvin, 25:54.6; 44. Dave Berdan, Elizabethtown, 25:55.4; 45. Pat Seger, Wis.-Oshkosh, 25:55.7; 46. Will Berriel, Claremont-M-S, 25:55.8; 47. Dale Cocca, Ithaca, 25:56.4; 48. Nick Rector, Neb. Wesleyan, 25:56.6; 49. David Haagsma, Calvin, 25:57.3; 50. Andy Golden, Williams, 25:57.4.

51. Nathan Gibson, Heidelberg, 25:57.7; 52. Adam Booth, Grinnell, 25:57.8; 53. Adam Van Nortwick, St. Lawrence, 25:58.7; 54. Stephen Money, Vassar, 25:58.9; 55. Joel Hirschboeck, Wis.-La Crosse, 25:59.2; 56. Marcin Toporkiewicz, North Central, 26:00.0; 57. Adam Fitzgerald, Connecticut Col., 26:00.2; 58. Aaron Hollingshead, Willamette, 26:00.6; 59. Matt Groose, Wis.-Oshkosh, 26:01.1; 60. Tim Avery, Calvin, 26:01.4.

61. Dan Princic, Allegheny, 26:01.4; 62. Ben Hildebrand, Kenyon, 26:01.7; 63. Scott McCaffery, Col. of New Jersey, 26:02.2; 64. Jay Wells, Plattsburgh St., 26:02.5; 65. Matt Hoelle, Washington (Mo.), 26:02.7; 66. Josh Ferenc, Keene St., 26:02.8; 67. Nick Madsen, Wis.-La Crosse, 26:03.0; 68. David Clayman, Connecticut Col., 26:03.9; 69. Sean Nolan, MIT, 26:04.8; 70. Zach MacDonald, Neb. Wesleyan, 26:05.0.

71. Ryan Gleason, Susquehanna, 26:05.2; 72. Simon Flory, DePauw, 26:06.3; 73. Tate Behning, Wartburg, 26:06.5; 74. Eric Fisher, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:09.5; 75. Steve Sanko, Elizabethtown, 26:12.0; 76. Kevin Licht, North Central, 26:13.0; 77. Patrick Vardaro, Bowdoin, 26:14.0; 78. Brian Paff, Calvin, 26:14.2; 79. Matt Migonis, St. Lawrence, 26:15.2; 80. Jesse Baumann, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:15.4.

81. Scott Overby, Willamette, 26:15.4; 82. Brandon Rowe, Haverford, 26:15.7; 83. Jeff Davis, Wartburg, 26:15.9; 84. Adrian Cline, Col. of New Jersey, 26:16.0; 85. Marc Biggerstaff, Neb. Wesleyan, 26:16.2; 86. Bobby Cannon, Haverford, 26:16.6; 87. Jose Gomez, Claremont-M-S, 26:17.6; 88. Andy Enright, North Central, 26:18.1; 89. Nick Symmonds, Willamette, 26:18.3; 90. Will McGuire, Haverford, 26:18.4.

91. Matt Dowthit, Coast Guard, 26:18.6; 92. Avi Kramer, Vassar, 26:19.4; 93. Nate Coleman, St. Thomas (Minn.), 26:19.8; 94. Will Elson, Muhlenberg, 26:22.2; 95. Kelly Fulton, St. Olaf, 26:22.3; 96. Andy Bednarek, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:24.5; 97. Jon Newberry, Emory, 26:24.7; 98. Matt Sinclair, Chris. Newport, 26:25.7; 99. Michael Styczynski, Ithaca, 26:25.9; 100. Jeff Conroy, Allegheny, 26:27.0.

101. James Levash, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:27.2; 102. Dave Bridgewater, Keene St., 26:27.7; 103. Chris Paulette, Mount Union, 26:27.9; 104. Greg Useem, Lynchburg, 26:27.9; 105. Joe Eby, Mount Union, 26:28.0; 106. Paul Phelps, Keene St., 26:28.1; 107. Joe Hughes, Wartburg, 26:28.5; 108. Matt Enders, Widener, 26:28.5; 109. Craig Dye, Neb. Wesleyan, 26:28.6; 110. Christopher Coffey, St. Olaf, 26:29.3.

111. Brian Cocca, Ithaca, 26:29.6; 112. Joe Lacovara-Switzer, Col. of New Jersey, 26:30.1; 113. Jeffrey Rubens, Bowdoin, 26:31.0; 114. Dustin Scott, Elizabethtown, 26:31.0; 115. Aaron Boucher, Col. of New Jersey, 26:31.6; 116. Benjamin Peisch, Bowdoin, 26:32.9; 117. J R Flowerree, Puget Sound, 26:33.4; 118. Brad Seeley, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:34.4; 119. Nat Brown, Colby, 26:35.0; 120. Jon French, St. Lawrence, 26:35.6.

121. Justin Steen, Hamline, 26:35.9; 122. Jason Fast, Wis.-Oshkosh, 26:36.5; 123. Ryan Price, Mount Union, 26:36.7; 124. Matt Meurer, Carnegie Mellon, 26:37.0; 125. Reggie Jonaitis, North Central, 26:37.9; 126. Chris Ludwig, Col. of New Jersey, 26:38.6; 127. Kris Enwright, St. Lawrence, 26:39.2; 128. Levi Severson, St. Thomas (Minn.), 26:40.1; 129. Adam Bucholz, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:40.5; 130. Nate Hoffman, Wis.-La Crosse, 26:40.7.

131. Mark Sullivan, St. Olaf, 26:43.1; 132. Lucas Ridley, Sewanee, 26:44.4; 133. Rob Hruska, Neb. Wesleyan, 26:45.1; 134. Ryan Hochstetler, Mount Union, 26:45.2; 135. Bryan Dragon, Williams, 26:45.3; 136. Chris Garvin, Williams, 26:45.9; 137. P.J. Lantzy, Wis.-La Crosse, 26:46.8; 138. Shawn Calabrese, Ithaca, 26:47.6; 139. Matt Rockwell, Elizabethtown, 26:48.2; 140. Patrick Sullivan, Chicago, 26:48.7.

141. Nicholas Betts, Wartburg, 26:49.0; 142. Robert Hillard, St. Olaf, 26:49.8; 143. Greg Bielecki, Haverford, 26:50.4; 144. Malcolm Richards, St. Olaf, 26:50.7; 145. Brian Donovan, Col. of New Jersey, 26:51.5; 146. Sam Blasiak, Colorado Col., 26:52.0; 147. Randy Wetzel, Richard Stockton, 26:53.9; 148. Rob Uniszkiewicz, Muhlenberg, 26:55.0; 149. Matan Bisk, Ithaca, 26:55.6; 150. Kevin Pool, Allegheny, 26:55.9.

151. John Ridyard, Connecticut Col., 26:56.6; 152. Josh Lyman, Elizabethtown, 26:57.4; 153. Jimmy O'Dea, Puget Sound, 26:57.8; 154. Sean Brenckman, St. Thomas (Minn.), 26:58.3; 155. Steve Gillespie, Wis.-Stevens Point, 26:59.3; 156. Matt MacLeod, Claremont-M-S, 27:00.8; 157. Braden Burkholder, Whitman, 27:01.7; 158. Jim Highsmith, Chris. Newport, 27:02.5; 159. Josh Vander Wiele, Calvin, 27:03.9; 160. Garrett Wagner, Ithaca, 27:04.7.

161. Ian Bartonicek, Coast Guard, 27:05.0; 162. Daniel Castaneda, Colorado Col., 27:05.5; 163. Andrew Podgurski, Emory, 27:06.1; 164. Alex Roe, Connecticut Col., 27:06.8; 165. Andy Dana, St. Lawrence, 27:08.8; 166. Matt Winkler, Williams, 27:09.0; 167. Peder Arneson, St. Olaf, 27:11.0; 168. Jeffrey Beck, Oswego St., 27:13.1; 169. Scott Sargrad, Haverford, 27:13.7; 170. Sean Mulcahy, Elizabethtown, 27:14.0.

171. Jonah Freedman, St. Lawrence, 27:14.2; 172. Paul Tufaro, Emory, 27:15.0; 173. Kevin Andrew, Claremont-M-S, 27:15.9; 174. Daniel Gulotta, Bowdoin, 27:17.6; 175. Matt Buchholz, Connecticut Col., 27:18.5; 176. Joel Tortomasi, St. Olaf, 27:20.2; 177. Jim Hull, St. Thomas (Minn.), 27:21.2; 178. Neal Hannan, Williams, 27:22.4; 179. Christopher Kapfer, Merchant Marine, 27:23.6; 180. Nick Mayers, Puget Sound, 27:25.7.

181. Casey Cole, Keene St., 27:26.6; 182. Tim Ross, Allegheny, 27:27.5; 183. Jose Miranda, Elizabethtown, 27:28.6; 184. John Milanese, St. Lawrence, 27:29.0; 185. Owen Farcey, Emory, 27:30.9; 186. Joseph Kelly, Ithaca, 27:31.8; 187. Noah Wendland, Wartburg, 27:32.4; 188. Brendan Brown, Willamette, 27:33.5; 189. Adam Brunfeldt, Emory, 27:35.2; 190. Frank Prince, Puget Sound, 27:38.0.

191. Brock Stepan, St. Thomas (Minn.), 27:38.5; 192. Brian McCarthy, Rhodes, 27:38.7; 193. Taylor Hallvik, Puget Sound, 27:40.2; 194. Jason Betts, Allegheny, 27:40.6; 195. Jesse Efron, Connecticut Col., 27:45.8; 196. Scott Herrick, Bowdoin, 27:47.4; 197. Matt Haley, Keene St., 27:50.7; 198. Andy Peltier, St. Thomas (Minn.), 27:52.4; 199. Reagan Grabner, Puget Sound, 27:54.5; 200. Jacob Bilhartz, Haverford, 27:57.0.

201. Chris Carrier, Allegheny, 28:01.1; 202. Matt Hooley, Carleton, 28:03.6; 203. Raul Alcantar, Claremont-M-S, 28:10.9; 204. Kirk Mangels, Haverford, 28:20.1; 205. Floyd Bangerter, Pacific Lutheran, 28:27.1; 206. Jon Osborne, Willamette, 28:31.4; 207. Patrick Ard, Keene St., 28:43.8; 208. Matt Oberly, Mount Union, 28:55.2; 209. James Marren, Emory, 29:00.5; 210. Dan Woods, Mount Union, 29:02.8.

211. Brian Zimmer, Allegheny, 29:12.2; 212. Matt Lunt, Connecticut Col., 29:12.3; 213. Scott Lerner, Claremont-M-S, 30:20.7; Tony Peter, Wis.-La Crosse, did not finish; Josh Moen, Wartburg, did not finish. <