Cross Country Teams Race at Midwest Regionals

Nov. 14, 2009

By Matt Amos
UWRF Sports Information

The Falcon men’s cross country team placed 9th and the women’s team placed 20th at the NCAA DIII Midwest Regionals on Saturday.

The meet, which was held by UW- Oshkosh at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis., hosted DIII cross country teams from throughout the Midwest. There were 39 participating schools in both the men’s 8 kilometer race and the women’s 6 kilometer race.

Abdi Hassan continued running well as he has all season, and came in first for the Falcon men with a time of 25:10 in the 8 kilometer race. Hassan placed 28th out of 282 participating runners. Hassan was named to the USTFCCCA All-Region Team for his impressive performance, completing the meet in the top 35. Coming in second for the Falcons was Chad Ernst, who placed 41st overall with a time of 25:30. Coming in third for River Falls was Richie Mark, who placed 66th overall with a time of 26:00. Next for the Falcons was Scott Bowman, who placed 77th overall with a time of 26:13. The final placing runner for River Falls was Nick Zeien, who completed the meet with a time of 26:22, placing him 88th overall. The Falcon pushers were Scott Degner and Jose Rojas, who completed the meet in 26:49 and 27:02 respectively. All of the placing Falcon runners, as well as the pushers, displayed a great deal of heart as they all topped their season high performances at the meet.

The Falcon men completed the meet with 300 points and a total time of 2:09:15.

Placing first overall in the meet was North Central College out of Ill., with 21 points and a total time of 2:02:34. Second in the meet was UW-La Crosse, with 105 points and a time of 2:04:59. Placing third in the meet was Washington University out of Saint Louis, with 118 points and a total time of 2:05:21.

Carly Eggert came in first for the Falcon women with a time of 22:44, placing her 34th out of 273 participating runners. Eggert was named to the USTFCCCA All-Region Team for completing the meet in the top 35. Crossing the finish line next for the Falcons was Leah Korf with a time of 23:23, placing her 64th overall. Third for River Falls was Katie Rydeen with a time of 25:15. Rydeen placed 152nd overall. Coming in fourth for the Falcons was Diana Moe, who completed the meet in 25:22 and placed 157th overall. The final placing runner for River Falls was Lindsay Knoebel with a time of 25:36. Knoebel placed 164th overall. Pushing for the Falcons was Bayli Maliszewski, with a time of 25:46. Eggert, Rydeen, Moe, Knoebel and Maliszewski all topped their previous season high performances at the meet.

The Falcon women completed the meet with 571 points and a total time of 2:02:20.

UW- Eau Claire placed first overall in the meet with 52 points and a time of 1:49:17. Placing second overall in the meet was Washington University, with 72 points and a time of 1:49:43. Third was UW- La Crosse, with 98 points and a total time of 1:51:15.

The regional meet is the last meet of the season for any runners that did not qualify for the DIII NCAA Championship Meet. The NCAA Championship Meet will be hosted by Bladwin-Wallace College in Ohio on Saturday.

Women's Meet Results
Men's Meet Results

2009 Men's Schedule
2009 Women's Schedule