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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men's Cross Country Finishes Eighth, Women's 12th At MAC Meet
August 07, 2002 | Men's Cross Country
Oct. 27, 2001
Men's Results | Women's Reults
YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University men's cross country team recorded an eighth-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championship Saturday (Oct. 27). The race was held at the Eagle Crest Golf Course in Ypsilanti.
The Falcons recorded a team total of 202 points. Host Eastern Michigan had three of the top-four finishers to win the race with 30 points, while Miami (83 pts.) finished second.
Central Michigan (113), Kent State (133), Buffalo (135), Western Michigan (143), Ball State (196), BGSU, Marshall (229), Ohio (237), Toledo (261) and Akron (322) rounded out the 12-team race.
Individually, senior Tom Kutter posted a 12th-place finish for the second consecutive year. That finish, in a time of 25:33.1, earned him All-MAC Second-Team honors, also for the second-straight season.
Sophomore Justin Perez was the second Falcon to cross the finish line, placing 37th in a time of 26:21.5.
Other Falcon competitors included junior Dave Larson (42nd, 26:29.4), seniors Rob Glatz (53rd, 26:46.8) and Chad Kunkle (63rd, 26:58.9) and junior Andy Artiaga (89th, 28:21.5).
 Junior Joy Echler was the top finisher for BGSU at the MAC Championships  |
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The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team finished 12th at the 2001 Mid-American Conference Championship Saturday (Oct. 27). The race was held at the Eagle Crest Golf Course in Ypsilanti.
The Falcons posted a team total of 311 points. Toledo won the race with 71 points, while Ball State (79 pts.) placed second.
Kenet State (82), Miami and Central Michigan (120 each), Western Michigan (162), Ohio (188), Akron (190), Marshall (248), Eastern Michigan (262), Buffalo (271), BGSU (311) and Northern Illinois (312) rounded out the 13-team field.
Individually, the Falcons were led by junior Joy Echler, who placed 26th overall in a time of 19:13.6. Freshman Melissa Krueger was 67th, with a time of 19:59.1.
Other Falcon finishers were senior Sarah Lohrbach (70th, 20:05.8), freshman Elise Gould (81st, 20:19.5), junior Cyndi Bostdorff (89th, 20:36.4), freshman Nicole Suitor (90th, 20:37.0), sophomore Amber Culp (95th, 20:48.2) and juniors Christy Paine (106th, 22:02.1) and Kristin Spicer (107th, 22:19.8).
