Cross Country Competes at MCC Championship

Women finish 4th, men 5th.

Oct. 31, 1998

INDIANAPOLIS - UWM freshman Ann Lewis (Wausau, Wis.-Wausau East) took 8th place with a time of 18:26, which helped lead the women Panthers to a 4th-place finish at the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Championship held on Saturday, Oct. 31. The winner for the women's division was Butler.

UWM senior caption Cory Peterson (Ogdensburg, Ws.- Little Wolf) was the top finisher for the men finishing 17th with a time of 26:04. The men finished 5th overall, and finishing behind top finisher Butler.

UWM Individual Scores (top 5) vs. Individual Winner

Women's

1. Alana Crisman (Butler) 17:58
8. Ann Lewis              18:28
9. Emily Hauer            18:38
18. Leah VanRoy           18:53
21. Liz Pesch             19:03
22. Triaia Pozel          19:06

Men's

1. Julius Mwanqi (Butler) 23:33
17. Cory Peterson         26:04
23. Ryan Powell           26:30
28. Stephen Schmidt       26:40
29. Matt Finger           26:42
32. Marshall Finnegan     26:47

Conference Results

Women's

1. Butler - 36pts.
2. Loyola - 42pts.
3. Detroit - 72pts.
4. UWM - 78pts.
5. UW-Green-Bay - 152pts.
6. Illinois-Chicago - 161pts.
7. Wright State - 198pts.
8. Cleveland State - 252pts. 

Men's

1. Butler - 16pts.
2. Loyola - 42pts.
3. Detroit - 100pts.
4. Wrights State - 109pts.
5. UWM - 121pts.
6. Illinois Chicago - 131pts
7. UW-Green Bay - 200pts.