MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS

November 27, 2002

THREE MICHIGAN DIVISION I MEN'S X-C TEAMS FINISH IN TOP TEN

Terre Haute (11/25/02)-On a cold sunny day at the Laverne Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at Indiana State University Michigan college flags were plentiful. Michigan's four men's teams were the most of any state: 11th ranked Central Michigan, 7th ranked Eastern Michigan, 19th ranked Michigan, and 28th ranked Michigan State. Spartan and Wolverine women brought the total to six and Kim Hemstreet of University of Detroit Mercy was an individual qualifier.

Eastern Michigan's Boaz Cheboiywo was poised to defend his 2001 individual title against a tough field including 1999 champion David Kimani of Alabama and Jorge Torres of Colorado. Course record-holder Vicky Gill of Florida State and North Carolina's Shalane Flanagan were top contenders for the women's title. A deep Stanford men's team was favored to take the team title and 2001 champion Brigham Young's women were expended to defend their title.

When it was all over, in what seemed to be a flash, three Michigan men's cross country teams finished in the top ten of the Division I, NCAA Cross Country National Championships. A surprising Eastern Michigan men's took the third-place trophy-surprising without a first place finish by Boaz Cheboiyo, Central Michigan's Chippewa's placed 8th and University of Michigan finished 9th. Both Michigan State women (12th) and Michigan women (15th) finished in the top 25.

Team Results - Men
1. Stanford 47 points
2. Wisconsin 107
3. Eastern Michigan 165
4. Colorado 190
5. Oregon 210

Team Results - Women
1. Brigham Young 85
2. Stanford 113
3. Notre Dame 170
4. Georgetown 214
5. Colorado 220

An elated Jorge Torres won the individual title in an extremely close race for first and his twin brother Edwardo helped make NCAA history by finishing 10th to help the Colorado team place 4th. Dathan Ritzenhein, 4th last year but red-shirting this season, was there to cheer on his Colorado teammates. Boaz finished 7th. Michigan's Nate Brannen and Eastern Michigan's Gavin Thompson also won All-American honors, as did former Rockford star, Jason Hartmann, who runs for Oregon. Shalane Flanagan's first place win was especially sweet for her mother-- one-time marathon world record-holder and Indiana State grad Cheryl Treworgy, (formerly Cheryl Bridges).

Michigan Runner TV will feature this meet in an upcoming show. For complete results, see http://www.ncaasports.com/0,5920,1_705_0_24809,00.html.

FANTASY 5K HOWELL, NOVEMBER 29, 2002
The Fantasy 5K starts at 6:00 p.m. with a 5K on Grand River Avenue through historic downtown Howell. At seven, watch Livingston County's Fantasy of Lights parade featuring Santa, lighted floats and bands. Race-day registration is at First Presbyterian Church, 323 W. Grand River. Fee includes custom gloves for the first 1,000 registered runners and luminary lights for all. Phone Jim Young at (517) 5467.2439 or go to http://www.howell.org. -- Charles Douglas McEwen

MICHIGAN RUNNER TV: HIGH SCHOOL LOWER PENINSULA X-C CHAMPIONSHIPS
Michigan Runner TV captured the 2002 Michigan High School Athletic Association Lower Peninsula Finals in Brooklyn, Michigan on November 2. Check out the action at http://michiganrunner.tv/2002mhsaa/

CALVIN COLLEGE CONTINUES TO BE POWERHOUSE IN DIVISION III CROSS COUNTRY
The Calvin College Men's Cross Country team repeated as runners-up again this year at Saturday's Division III championships in Northfield, Minnesota in a field of 24 teams. Calvin women took fifth place at the Northfield meet. For results see http://ncaasports.com

FIVE MICHIGAN TEAMS FINISH STRONG IN DIVISION II CROSS COUNTRY
Grand Valley women finished in third place, just ahead of Northern Michigan's 4th place at the Division II Cross Country meet in Ashland, Ohio, November 23. In the field of 24 teams, Wayne State women also finished in the top 10 with a 9th place effort. In the men's race, Grand Valley finished 9th and Hillsdale finished 11th.

CORRECTIONS TO NOVEMBER 20, 2002 - V. 2, NO. 3
We definitely slept through our proofreading last week; it could have something to do with the new addition to our family: Daughter Rose and son-in-law Brandon are the proud parents of first grandchild Liliana Pearl Zylstra. Lili arrived last week and everybody is doing fine.

Here are the corrections:
. Chiba Ekiden relay team member Teren Jameson is from Utah, not Oregon.
. Boaz Cheboiywo is the correct spelling of the 2001 NCAA Division I X-C champ.
. Jeff Darman is the correct spelling of the Road Race Management Race Directors Meeting co-director.
. Susan Harmeling is the correct spelling of the Marathon Photo and Running Times Race Director of the Year
. Dan Bloedorn is the correct spelling of Sign me up Sports Manager of Key Accounts.

EVENT CALENDAR

Thursday, November 28
. Marquette Turkey Trot, 5K, 10K, 9Mile, 9:00 am, Marquette, 906.225.4200.
. Pinckney Turkey Trot, 2M, 9:00 am, Pinckney, 734-878-5530.
. Lansing Turkey Trot, 5K, 9:00 am, 517.702.0226.
. Thanksgiving Day Parade Turkey Trot, 10K, 8:00 am, Detroit, http://motorcitystriders.com.

Friday, November 29
. Fantasy 5K, 6:00 pm, Howell, 517.546.2439. [email protected]

Sunday, December 1
. Tim Horton Jingle Bell 5KR, 9:30 am, Burlington, Ontario, 905.629.8053, [email protected]

Thursday, December 5
. Hansons Group Run, 6:30 pm, Royal Oak, 248.616.9665, http://hansons-running.com

Friday, December 6 - Saturday, December 7
. AAU Cross Country Championships, Ames Iowa, www.aausports.org

Saturday, December 6
. Christmas Stocking 4 Mile Run and Walk, 10:00 am, Flushing, 810.659.6493, http://gaultracemanagement.com
. Reese Winter Road Race Series, 5KR/W, 10KR, 10:00 am, 989.693.6558

Sunday, December 8
. Frostbite Team Marathon, Holland, Alan Martens, 616.392.2282, http://gazellesports.com
. Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis - Ann Arbor, 5KR, 5KW, 10:00 am, Ann Arbor, www.aatrackclub.org
. Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis - Birmingham, 5KR/W, 9:00 am, Birmingham, [email protected]

Monday, December 9
. Jingle Bell Run, 5KR/W, 1MW, New Baltimore, 4:00 pm, New Baltimore, 810.949.4510

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