Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men Place Ninth At Stanford Invitational
September 26, 2004 | Men's Cross Country
Sept. 25, 2004
STANFORD, Calif. - The Bowling Green State University cross country team traveled to Palo Alto, Calif., to compete in the 31st annual Stanford Invitational this weekend. In the 4K race the Falcon men finished ninth overall among 20 teams, while the women placed 10th.
The men were once again led by sophomore Rogers Kipchumba. He placed 31st overall with a time of 12:43. Edwin Cheruiyot was the second Falcon to cross the finish line with a 13:06, good enough for 43rd overall.
For the women, newcomer Jamie Roflow placed 34th overall with a 14:59. Seniors Melissa Krueger (43rd) and Elise Gould (48th) finished with times of 15:13 and 15:18 for second and third place finishes for the Falcons. Freshman Caroline Hillman did not run, due to an injury.
 The Falcon travelling party at Stanford  |
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"I was quite pleased to see our top-five women finish within a 26-second span. Overall, they ran a nice race against a very tough field."
BGSU Women's Results:
1 34 3609 Jamie Roflow FR 14:59 2 43 3607 Melissa Krueger SR 15:13 3 48 3603 Elise Gould SR 15:18 4 53 3610 Kim Settle SO 15:23 5 58 3611 Nicole Suitor SR 15:25 6 ( 81) 3608 Andrea Pollack SO 15:44 7 ( 93) 3602 Christina Gingras SR 15:55BGSU Men's Results:
1 31 3599 Rogers Kipchumba SO 12:43 2 47 3595 Edwin Cheruiyot SO 13:06 3 68 3598 Bryan Jackson JR 13:39 4 70 3597 Steve Ferber FR 13:42 5 72 3601 Steve Vairetta JR 13:48 6 ( 80) 3600 Ryan Rohrer FR 14:07
 Melissa Krueger and Jamie Roflow run at Stanford (photo by Amanda Decker) |
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 Steve Vairetta runs at Stanford (photo by Amanda Decker) |
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