Michigan State University Athletics
Women's Cross Country Sixth at Regional Championships
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
November 14, 1998
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's cross country squad finished sixth at the Great Lakes Regional Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana, with a team total score of 187. The University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan finished first and second with team scores of 39 and 53, respectively.
The University of Michigan's Katie McGregor won the Regional Championships with a time of 17:02, 14 seconds better than her winning finish at the Big Ten Championship in Ann Arbor on November 1st. The top Spartan finisher was junior Leah Nilsson (Williamston, Mich.) placing 25th with a time of 18:21. Her season best time of 17:54 came at the Michigan Intercollegiates on October 9, 1998. The other Spartans to finish in the top 50 included Jen Denkins (Flushing, Mich.), Ann Somerville (Ironwood, Mich.), and Sarah Parbel (Caledonia, Mich.). Denkins finished with a time of 18:29, one second off her time at the Big Ten Championships (18:30).
At last years Great Lakes Regional Championships, Michigan State finished in 10th place with a team total score of 301. This year's sixth place finish is Michigan State's best since they placed fifth in 1994.
Team Results Individual Results 1. Wisconsin 39 1.Katie McGregor (UM) 17:02 2. Michigan 53 2. JoAnna Deeter (Norte Dame) 17:13 3. Bowling Green 133 3. Erica Palmer (Wisc.) 17:16 4. Norte Dame 137 4. Jackie Conrad (Ohio) 17:28 5. Ohio 151 5. Jenelle Deatheridge (Wisc.) 17:38 6. Michigan State 187 6. Bethany Brewster (Wisc.) 17:43 7. Eastern Michigan 239 7. Elizabeth Kampfe (UM) 17:43 8. Butler 260 8. Melissa Converse (Ohio) 17:44 9. Marquette 275 9. Michelle Slater (UM) 17:53 10. Kent State 332 10. Wendy Licht-Ordway(Bowling Green) 17:53 11. Cincinnati 342 Spartan Finishers 12. Ball State 351 25. Leah Nilsson 18:21 13. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 357 31. Jen Denkins 18:29 13. Miami 357 34. Ann Somerville 18:32 15. Purdue 364 46. Sarah Parbel 18:45 16. Western Michigan 399 51. Christie Achenbach 18:50 17. Central Michigan 420 53. Karyn Duba 18:50 18. Indiana State 424 97. Lindsey Rinnan 19:26 19. Akron 508 20. Indiana 532 21. Detroit 562 22. Dayton 645 23. Valparaiso 646 24. Wisconsin-Green Bay 718 25. Evansville 760 26. Wright State 767
