NCAA Grand Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships

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The NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships took place Saturday at the Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wisconsin.

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In the women's race (6,000 meters), Michigan State's Leah O'Connor and Rachele Schulist went 1-2 to help lead the Spartans to the win. O'Connor and Schulist both finished the race in 19:45, but O'Connor was the individual champion. Michigan's Brook Handler was the top finisher for the Wolverines, placing seventh in 20:08. Finishing second for Michigan was Megan Weschler in 22nd place in 20:40. Michigan's top two runners, Erin Finn and Shannon Osika, did not run in the regional championship.

Michigan State won the regional with 28 points, Wisconsin was second (82), Toledo third (133), Michigan fourth (137) and Ohio State rounded out the top five with 155 points.

Michigan women's cross country team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Cross Country Championships on November 22 at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, IN. A live webcast of the championships will start broadcasting at noon (ET) on NCAA. com.

The Wisconsin Badgers men's cross country team won the overall title Saturday at home. The Badgers scored 61 points to win the meet on the 10,000 meter course. Coming in second was Michigan State with 82 points, Michigan was third with 94, Indiana was fourth (126) and Eastern Michigan fifth with 164 points.

Winning the individual title was John Mascari from Indiana State in 30:07. Wisconsin's Malachy Schrobilgen finished in 20:10. Michigan had two runners in the top 10, Mason Ferlic was seventh in 30:25 and Ben Flanagan was 10th in 30:31.

The Michigan men's cross country team also earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Cross Country Championships this Saturday. The men's race starts at 1 p.m. ET.

Women's Team Standings

 1. Michigan State     28
 2. Wisconsin          82
 3. Toledo            133
 4. Michigan          137
 5. Ohio State        155
 6. Notre Dame        195
 7. Indiana           198
 8. Eastern Michigan  202
 9. Butler            210
10. Purdue            221

Top 10 Individual Finishers

 1. Leah O'Connor, Michigan State       19:45
 2. Rachele Schulist, Michigan State    19:45
 3. Sarah Disanza, Wisconsin            19:58
 4. Molly Seidel, Notre Dame            19:59
 5. Julia Otwell, Michigan State        20:06
 6. Lindsay Clark, Michigan State       20:07
 7. Brook Handler, Michigan             20:08
 8. Katie Borchers, Ohio State          20:11
 9. Gabi Anzalone, Wisconsin            20:14
10. Victoria Voronko, Eastern Michigan  20:16

 

Men's Team Standings 
 1. Wisconsin          61
 2. Michigan State     82
 3. Michigan           94
 4. Indiana           126
 5. Eastern Michigan  164
 6. Notre Dame        205
 7. Indiana State     241
 8. Butler            252
 9. IUPUI             253
10. Ohio State        277


Top 10 Individual Finishers
 1. John Mascari, Indiana State     30:07
 2. Malachy Schrobilgen, Wisconsin  30:10
 3. Matt McClintock, Purdue         30:17
 4. Caleb Rhynard, Michigan State   30:17
 5. Erik Peterson, Butler           30:22
 6. Michael Clevenger, Notre Dame   30:22
 7. Mason Ferlic, Michigan          30:25
 8. Joseph Stewart, Miami (Ohio)    30:29
 9. Evan Esselink, Indiana          30:29
10. Ben Flanagan, Michigan          30:31