October 8, 2004
Cross Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                      Men Take First, While Women Finish Seventh

Allendale, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University men’s cross country squad came home with a first-place showing from the Michigan Intercollegiate Meet, while the women also had a fine showing as they earned seventh-place honors.
     Junior Adam Roach (Port Huron, Mich.) took home first place overall (25:40.00), while James Gale (Westland, Mich./Livonia Churchill) finished in seventh place with a time of 26:05. Just missing out on a top ten finish was freshman Steve Czymbor (Hemlock, Mich.) who earned twelfth place with a time of 26:22. Rounding out the top twenty was Pedro Ortega (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley HS) as he ran a time of 26:35 to finish 20th.
       On the women’s side freshman Becca Rudey (Wixom, Mich./Walled Lake Western HS) was the first Cardinal to cross the finish line picking up 15th place with a run of 23:34. Senior Diane Johnston (Grand Blanc, Mich.) followed 18th place (23:58), while Meagan Strohkirch (Gladwin, Mich.) took 22nd place with a time of 23:53.

Top Five Men’s Teams - 8K          Total
1. Saginaw Valley State                     49
2. Wayne State University                   77
3. Lake Superior State University         152
4. University of Detroit                          162
5. Grand Valley State University          167

Top Five Women’s Teams -6K          Total
1. Ferris State                                         59
2. Grand Valley                                       74
3. Wayne State                                     117
4. Siena Heights                                   122
5. Oakland University                          127

7. Saginaw Valley                              142

Complete results at http://gvsulakers.collegesports.com/genrel/092904aai.html

Contact: Nathan Roskey (989) 964-4053

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