RunMichigan.com - Wolverines Earn Spot in NCAA Championship,McGregor Wins Regional Title 11/14/98

November 14, 1998

Site: Terre Haute, Ind. (Bird-Gibson Recreational Facility)
Meet: NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship
Distance: 5,000 meters
U-M Finish: 2nd of 26 teams (53 points)
Top U-M Individual: Katie McGregor, 1st (17:02.39)
Next U-M Event: Monday, Nov. 23 -- at NCAA Championship (Lawrence, Kan.), 11:30 a.m.

Wolverines Earn Spot in NCAA Championship,
McGregor Wins Regional Title

Complete Results (from Indiana State)

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Senior Katie McGregor (Willoughby, Ohio/Willoughby South HS) captured her sixth individual title of the season to lead the University of Michigan women's cross country team to a second-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship. By finishing in the top two, the sixth-ranked Wolverines earned an automatic bid to the Nov. 23 NCAA Championship.

Michigan tallied 53 points in the 26-team regional, with all five scorers placing in the top 20. For the second straight year, a Wolverine captured the individual regional title as McGregor cruised to victory, finishing over 11 seconds ahead of the field in 17:02.39. Fifth-ranked Wisconsin, which edged Michigan for the Big Ten Conference title on Nov. 1, received the other automatic bid from the Great Lakes Region, winning the team championship with 39 points.

The Wolverine effort was aided by two other top 10-finishers in addition to McGregor. Junior All-American Elizabeth Kampfe (Decatur, Ill./MacArthur HS), the defending regional champion, placed seventh in 17:43.75. She was followed by fifth-year senior All-American Michelle Slater (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS) in ninth place (17:53.24).

Also scoring for Michigan were redshirt sophomore Lisa Ouellet (Sudbury, Ontario/Lasalle SS) and sophomore Katie Clifford (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) in 17th and 19th place, respectively.

The NCAA Championship will be hosted by the University of Kansas on Monday, Nov. 23, at Rim Rock Farm. Joining Michigan and Wisconsin at the national meet will be the top two teams from the other eight regions, along with 13 teams which will received at-large bids.

Top 10 Teams (national ranking)

    
1. Wisconsin (5)           39    
2. Michigan (6)            53    
3. Bowling Green (25)     133    
4. Notre Dame             137    
5. Ohio                   151    
6. Michigan State         187    
7. Eastern Michigan       239    
8. Butler                 260    
9. Marquette              275   
10. Kent State             332

Top Five Individuals

    
1. Katie McGregor, Michigan         17:02.39    
2. JoAnna Deeter, Notre Dame        17:13.18    
3. Erica Palmer, Wisconsin          17:16.67    
4. Jackie Conrad, Ohio              17:28.82    
5. Jenelle Deatheridge, Wisconsin   17:38.07

Other Michigan Finishes

    
7. Elizabeth Kampfe                 17:43.75    
9. Michelle Slater                  17:53.24   
17. Lisa Ouellet                     18:05.67   
19. Katie Clifford                   18:09.41   
33. Julie Froud                      18:30.62   
67. Sarah Hamilton                   19:00.00

NOTES

Michigan will make its 10th NCAA Championship appearance in the last 11 years. In 1997, the Wolverines finished seventh, with Katie McGregor placing fifth overall. U-M's highest finish at the national meet was a 1994 runnerup showing.

Contact: Barb Cossman (734) 763-4423

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