RunMichigan.com - Wolverine Men Repeat Fourth-Place NCAA Showing 11/23/98

November 23, 1998

Site: Lawrence, Kan. (Rim Rock Farm)
Meet: NCAA Championship
Distance: 10,000 meters
Result: 4th of 31 teams (183 points)
Top U-M Individual: Todd Snyder, 10th (30:34.50)
Next Meet: Season Complete

Wolverines Repeat Fourth-Place NCAA Showing

Complete Results (from University of Kansas)

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- For the second straight year, the University of Michigan men's cross country team will be bringing home a team trophy from the NCAA Championship. Coach Ron Warhurst's squad finished fourth in the 31-team field, surpassing its No. 7 and No. 8 rankings and repeating its fourth-place performance of last year.

Wolverine seniors Todd Snyder (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer HS) and John Mortimer (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry HS) both earned All-America honors for the second straight year, finishing 10th and 31st, respectively. Michigan's No. 2 runner through most of the season, Snyder took over to the lead the Wolverines at the regional and NCAA Championship. He moved up 11 spots at the NCAA Championship his senior year after finishing 21st last season.

Earning his third cross country All-America citation, Mortimer has been questionable for the past few weeks, battling multiple injuries. He missed the regional championship (Nov. 14) in order to help the team out at nationals and it certainly paid off. Mortimer will undergo surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee prior to the indoor track and field season.

"This was a tremendous team effort," Warhurst claimed after the meet. "We overcame adversity with injuries to our top runner, and the group responded in great fashion. Todd (Snyder) and John (Mortimer) were about 120th at the one-mile mark, and once they started moving, no one passed them.

Top 15 Teams

    1. Arkansas                    97    
    2. Stanford                   114    
    3. Colorado                   158    
    4. MICHIGAN                   183    
    5. Oregon                     233    
    6. Wisconsin                  246    
    7. Northern Arizona           295    
    8. N.C. State                 311    
    9. James Madison              320   
   10. Providence                 339   
   11. Arizona                    348   
   12. Michigan State             352   
   13. William and Mary           375   
   14. Oklahoma State             387   
   15. Dartmouth                  391

Top Five Individuals

    1. Adam Goucher, Colorado          29:26.90   
    2. Abdi Abdirahman, Arizona        29:49.90    
    3. Julius Mwangi, Butler           30:00.00    
    4. Matthew Downin, Wisconsin       30:00.10   
    5. Sean Kaley, Arkansas            30:12.10

Michigan Finishers

   
   10. Sr. Todd Snyder                 30:34.50  
   31. Sr. John Mortimer               31:09.10   
   53. Jr. Steve Lawrence              31:28.90   
   58. Jr. Jay Cantin                  31:35.10   
   72. Sr. Don McLaughlin              31:46.40  
  151. Fr. Mark Pilja                  32:42.90  
  212. Jr. Chris Bunt                  33:43.70

Contact: Barb Cossman (734) 763-4423

Last updated: Monday, 23-Nov-1998 18:40:41 EST

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