Issued: November 15, 2003

WIAC "RUNS DOWN" COMPETITION AT MIDWEST REGIONAL

COLFAX - Seven teams from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference advanced to national competition while two others and 15 individuals also qualified between both men and women at today's 2003 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional meet in Colfax.

On the men's side UW-Oshkosh took first place, with six runners finishing in the top 18, to give them a score of 35. David Cisewski led the way with a time of 24:44, finishing second overall. Nick Boehlke was second on the team just one second back of Cisewski for third place overall. Matt Groose was the third Titan runner to finish in the top five with a time of 24:52, good for fifth place.

North Central College finished in second place overall with 97 points with Tim Nelson finishing in a time of 25:03 and in seventh place. Pat Rizzo finished four seconds back of Nelson to finish in 10th place. UW-Stevens Point placed third in the competition with 98 ponits to advance to nationals, with Curtis Johnson leading the way. Johnson finished in a time of 25:03 for fourth place.

UW-La Crosse and Whitewater rounded out the five men's teams and both advance to national competition. The Eagles scored 110 points and were led by Mike Herlihy, who took 13th place with a time of 25:13. The Warhawks advance with a score of 135 and were led by Chad Carstens who finished ninth overall in a time of 25:04.

Eight members qualified individually for nationals on the men's side, including the individual winner of the race, Ryan Kleimenhagen from UW-Platteville. Tom Haxton took sixth overall from the University of Chicago with a time of 25:02 to advance. Dave Huber from Stout was the third individual qualifier with a time of 25:11. The other qualifiers were Mark Heintz from Elmhurst, Patrick Sullivan from the University of Chicago, Reggie Jonaitis from North Central College, Randy Bill from Augustana, Zach Barr from Monmouth College, and Teage O'Connor from the University of Chicago.

In women's competition, UW-Stevens Point took first place with 76 points to earn a trip to nationals. Teresa Stanley led the way for the Pointers with Leah Herlache finishing second on the team. UW-Oshkosh also earned a trip with 98 points and will be joined by UW-La Crosse and University of Chicago. Washington University and Chicago both tied for the fourth and final qualifying trip to nationals but Chicago won the tie breaker.

Individually, Kathleen Brice from Elmhurst was the first qualifier with a second place finish in a time of 20:54. Amy Aleshire from Principia finished in third to earn a trip to nationals. Kristen Igreslski from Carroll took fifth place to also qualify for national competition. Other qualifiers were Jackie Mulrooney from UW-Platteville, Maggie Grabow from Washington University, Amana Kuca from UW-Stevens Point, and Jesi Christiansen from Wheaton.

Men's Team Scores: 1) Q-Oshkosh 35, 2) Q-North Central 97, 3) Q-Stevens Point 98, 4) Q-La Crosse 110, 5) Q-Whitewater 135, 6) University of Chicago, 7) Augustana 217, 7) Washington 217, 9) Elmhurst 228, 10) Platteville 269, 11) Greenville 348, 12) Eau Claire 368, 13) Stout 370, 14) Wheaton 462, 15) Carthage 497, 16) Concordia 569, 17) Illinois Wesleyan 576, 18) St. Norbert 587, 19) Ripon 600, 20) MSOE 619, 21) River Falls 678, 22) Monmouth 679, 23) Beloit 683, 24) Millikin 691, 25) Carroll 692, 26) Principia 699, 27) Lawrence 708, 28) Knox 742, 29) Northland 745, 30) Lake Forest 810, 31) Maryville 943, 32) Dominican University 1022.

Men Individual Qualifiers: Ryan Kleimenhagen (Platteville), Tom Haxton (Chicago), Dave Huber (Stout), Mark Heintz (Elmhurst), Patrick Sullivan (Chicago), Randy Bill (Augustana), Zach Barr (Monmouth), Teage O'Connor (Chicago).

Women's Team Scores: Q-1) Stevens Point 76, Q-2) Oshkosh 98, Q-3) La Crosse 113, Q-4) Chicago 142, 4) Washington 142, 6) Elmhurst 260, 7) Wheaton 263, 8) Eau Claire 267, 9) Whitewater 275, 10) North Central 309, 11) River Falls 332, 12) Augustana 373, 13) Stout 394, 14) Platteville 422, 15) Carthage 429, 16) Lawrence 506, 17) North Park 542, 18) Millikin 555, 19) St. Norbert 556, 20) Illinois Wesleyan 571, 21) Maryville 581, 22) Greenville 582, 23) Carroll 585, 24) Concordia-Wisconsin 611, 25) Beloit 661, 26) Principia 665, 27) Edgewood 689, 28) Wisconsin Lutheran 779, 29) Ripon 792, 30) Superior 817, 31) Knox 870, 32) Monmouth 895, 33) Northland 949, 34) Concordia-Illinois 967, 35) MSOE 1106.

Women Individual Qualifiers: Kathleen Brice (Elmhurst), Amy Aleshire (Principia), Kristin Igreslski (Carroll), Jackie Mulrooney (Platteville), Maggie Grabow (Washington), Amanda Kuca (Concordia), Jesi Christiansen (Chicago).