Sept. 29, 2007

By Ryan Shaw
www.siusalukis.com

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Southern Illinois University cross country women finished eighth and the men 14th at the Notre Dame Invitational on Friday.

The women's team was led by sophomore Nefeteri Williams in the 5K with a time of 18:16, which was good enough for a 13th-place finish

Sophomore A'Seret Dokubo finished in 35th with a time of 18:37 and Freshman Megan Hoelscher posted a 18:43 to finish 42nd.

Also competing for SIU were Emily Toennies (80th, 19:06), Toni Whitfield (126th, 19:43), Katie Rick (173rd, 20:34), Ryan Eichelberger (187th, 20:55) and Merry Lanker (205th, 21:54).

Junior Mohamed Mohamed was SIU's top finisher in the 8K with a time of 24:21 for a 19th-place finish. Jeff Schirmer finished next for SIU in 87th with a time of 25:27.

Also competing for the Salukis were Greg McBride (109th, 25:49), Kyle Kirchner (115th, 25:51), Jason Ordway (117th, 25:53) and Tyler Bradford (146th, 26:26). The Dawgs will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 28 at the Notre Dame Invitational.

Four members of SIU's men's team ran in the non-team 8K. Mark Bowman (11th, 26:06), Dan Dunbar (20th, 26:36), Jason Brosseau (37th, 27:28) and Tom Gentry (39th, 27:37).

Men's Team Results:
1. NOTRE DAME (92 pts.)
2. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (106 pts.)
3. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (124 pts.)
4. MICHIGAN (138 pts.)
5. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (147 pts.)
6. WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (155 pts.)
7. BRIGHAM YOUNG (171 pts.)
8. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (220 pts.)
t9. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (246 pts.)
t9. ILLINOIS (246 pts.)
11. CORNELL UNIVERSITY (248 pts.)
12. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (308 pts.)
13. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (314 pts.)
14. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (389 pts.)
15. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (410 pts.)
16. INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (437 pts.)
17. BOSTON COLLEGE (458 pts.)
18. MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY (511 pts.)
19. NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL (526 pts.)
20. BUTLER (569 pts.)
21. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (579 pts.)
22. WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (624 pts.)
23. NORTHERN IOWA (653 pts.)

Women's Team Results:
1. GRAND VALLEY STATE (126 pts.)
2. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (147 pts.)
3. SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY (164 pts.)
4. CALVIN COLLEGE (174 pts.)
5. BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (177 pts.)
6. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (220 pts.)
7. ILLINOIS STATE (225 pts.)
8. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (289 pts.)
9. NOTRE DAME (298 pts.)
10. WINDSOR (313 pts.)
11. SAN JOSE STATE (325 pts.)
12. HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (332 pts.)
13. NORTHERN IOWA (340 pts.)
14. INDIANA STATE (348 pts.)
15. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (353 pts.)
16. U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY (369 pts.)
17. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (414 pts.)
18. OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (455 pts.)
19. VALPARAISO (468 pts.)
20. UW OSHKOSH (485 pts.)
21. ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (513 pts.)
22. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY (555 pts.)
23. IUPUI (605 pts.)
24. HILLSDALE COLLEGE (650 pts.)
25. IPFW (667 pts.)
26. YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (768 pts.)
27. WISCONSIN- GREEN BAY (800 pts.)