Senior Matt Finger wrapped up
his career with the Panthers.
UWM Cross Country Women Finish 20th at Great Lakes Regionals, Men Finish 22nd

Three seniors wrap up their careers with the Panthers.

Nov. 13, 1999

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women’s cross country team was not able to top its school-best 13th-place finish from last year at today’s Great Lakes Regional Championships, settling for a 20th-place overall finish at the race in Terre Haute, Ind., with 515 points in a field of 30 teams. The men turned in a 22nd-place finish in a field of 28 teams with 634 points. UW-Madison was the top team finisher in both the men’s and women’s races with 51 and 30 points respectively.

Sophomore Brianne Peterson (Plymouth, Wis.) led the Panthers with a 59th-place finish in 18:29.20 on the 5,000-meter course.

On the men’s side, junior Aaron Nodolf (Monroe, Wis.) topped the Panthers again, finishing the 10,000-meter course in 54th place in a time of 32:21.10. Three members of the UWM men’s team ran their last cross country races as Panthers, seniors Stephan Schmidt (Milwaukee, Wis.), Ryan Powell (Marhall, Wis.) and Matt Finger (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).

Women’s Team Finishes

1	Wisconsin	30

2	MichiganState	110

3	Michigan	112

4	NotreDame	224

5	Marquette	228

6	Purdue		242

7	KentState	257

8	Cincinnati	271

9	Indiana		276

10	Akron		281

11	CentralMichigan	287

12	Ohio		310

13	Miami		317

14	Butler		319

15	Toledo		398

16	EasternMichigan	403

17	WesternMichigan	429

17	BallState	429

19	IndianaState	509

20	Wis.-Milwaukee	515

21	BowlingGreen	559

22	YoungstownState	593

23	DetroitMercy	613

24	Dayton		645

25	Valparaiso	719

26	Oakland		720

27	WrightState	754

28	Xavier		786

29	Wis-GreenBay	912

30	Evansville	939

Men’s Team Finishes 1 Wisconsin 51 2 NotreDame 68 3 Michigan 79 4 OhioState 137 5 Butler 172 6 CentralMichigan 193 7 MichiganState 195 8 KentState 264 9 Indiana 272 10 Miami 285 11 EasternMichigan 307 12 IndianaState 321 13 Purdue 384 13 Cincinnati 384 15 BallState 394 16 WesternMichigan 438 17 Marquette 487 18 Valparaiso 519 19 YoungstownState 555 20 WrightState 604 20 Ohio 604 22 Wis.-Milwaukee 634 23 Dayton 642 24 DetroitMercy 643 25 Xavier 683 26 Oakland 692 27 Wis-GreenBay 799 28 Evansville 883

UWM Women’s Finishes 1 Erica Palmer,UW-Madison 16:52.20 59 Brianne Peterson, So. 18:29.20 101 Leah Van Roy, So. 19:23.70 109 Ann Lewis, So. 19:40.80 119 Liz Pesch, So. 19:50.40 140 Abby Hurst, Fr. 20:25.00 142 Tricia Pozel, So. 20:29.90 175 Katie Olander, Fr. 23:20.70

UWM Men’s Finishes 1 John Schoenfelder, UW-Madison 30:07.00 54 Aaron Nodolf, Jr. 32:21.10 127 Matt Finger, Sr. 33:55.20 147 Stephan Schmidt, Sr. 34:44.20 149 Ryan Powell, Sr. 34:53.20 179 Pat Harrngton, So. 36:19.90 187 Jeremy Dunn, Fr. 37:42.90