BOSTON - The Notre Dame men's and women's cross country teams placed 
third and fifth respectively at the 26-team 1998 BIG EAST Cross Country 
Championships held at Franklin Park. 

Junior JoAnna Deeter (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) finished as the top Irish runner 
with a third place in the 5K women's race, while sophomore Ryan Shay 
(Central Lake, Mich.) finished as the top men's runner for the Irish in 
sixth place. Freshman Luke Watson (Stillwater, Minn.) also made the 1998 
All-BIG EAST team coming in right behind Shay in seventh with a time of 
24:25 on the 8K course. 

Sarah Dupre of Providence won the women's race in the 125-runner field 
with a time of 16:51, while Providence's Ben Noad won the men's race 
with a course record time of 23:37. In the team competition, the 
10th-ranked Villanova women captured first place by upsetting defending 
BIG EAST champion #4 Providence and seventh-ranked Georgetown. 
Providence won men's race with 36 points to dethrone the Irish, who were 
the BIG EAST champions in 1997. 

Both the Notre Dame men's and women's teams will be back in action on 
November 14 for the NCAA District IV races in Terra Haute, Ind.. 

Notre Dame Finishers: Women - 3. JoAnna Deeter (16:56); 27. Patti Rice 
(18:12); 36. Alison Klemmer (18:24); 42. Erin Olson (18:32); 43. Erin 
Luby (18:33); 52. Jennifer Pavela (18:45); 57. Nicole LaSelle (18:50); 
58. Bridget O'Brien (18:52); 61. Hilary Burn (18:57); 62. Valerie 
Siqueria (18:58); 68. Leanne Brady (19:05); 78. Anna Yates (19:26). 

Men - 6. Ryan Shay (24:14); 7. Luke Watson (24:25); 18. Tim Engelhardt 
(24:50); 26. Sean McManus (25:02); 36. Marc Striowski (25:16); 42. Ryan 
Maxwell (25:32); 43. John Dudley (25:34); 58. Antonio Arce (26:04); 62. 
Mike Griewe (26:09); 66. Mike Dreznes (26:12); 69. Pat Conway 
(26:20);77. Joe Soviero (26:36).