Men finish third at XC regional

November 6, 2006 —

Led by senior Paul Jozwiak, the SVSU men's cross country team took third place at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Saturday.

Jozwiak finished fifth in the 10K run, crossing the line in 32:05.7. Junior Nick Krus stepped up, as well, finishing 16th with a time of 32:52.9.

Two other SVSU runners finished in the top 25, as senior Brandon Johnson took 21st with a time of 33:08.9 and senior Greg Schmit was 25th at 33:22.8.

Twenty-three teams competed in the regional, which was won by Grand Valley State. The Lakers finished with 36 points, while the Cardinals had 119.

SVSU finished comfortably ahead of fourth-place Northern Kentucky, which had 170 points.

The women's team did not finish as well as their male counterparts, taking 14th in the 6K race with 319 points.

Junior Becca Rudey paced the Cardinals with a fifth-place finish, crossing the line in 22:19.0.

The next closest SVSU runner was sophomore Nicole Schmidt, who took 66th with a time of 23:20.3.