BGSU Men's Cross Country Heads to South Bend for Joe Piane Invitational

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Bowling Green State University men's cross country team will travel to South Bend, Ind. to compete in the 2016 Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame University on Friday, Sept. 30. The Falcons will be one of 24 teams to compete in the Gold Division Race which begins at 5:00 p.m. and lasts for five miles.

"This is a good mid-season test for us to go to a meet this competitive with regionally ranked teams," said assistant men's cross country coach Charles Wentz. "I want to see how we match up with regional foes. We will learn a lot about our future as a team moving forward and expect this race to simulate a championship atmosphere for our team."

Among the teams racing against Bowling Green are three teams ranked in this week's Great Lakes Regional poll: IUPUI (7th), Oakland (10th) and Indiana State (13th). Belmont, another competitior, is ranked 12th in the South Region. The Falcons will also be running against Clemson and Vanderbilt, as well as Mid-American Conference foe Central Michigan.

For those planning to attend Friday afternoon's meet, a course map can be found here.

In their most recent competition, the Falcons fared very well at the 29th Mel Brodt Collegiate Invitational in Bowling Green, Ohio. Noah Schaub placed second ovverall in the 8,000-meter race and set a personal best with a time of 25:57.5. Jonathan Wenning placed seventh in 26:26.6, while junior Nick Voth crossed the finish in 26:54.4 for tenth place. Tyler Phillips and Jacob Schenten also competed in that meet.

Here is the complete list of teams competing in the Gold Division race:
Belmont, Bowling Green, Calvin, Central Michigan, Clemson, Duquesne, Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana State, IUPUI, Loyola, Marshall, Murray State, Northern Iowa, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Southern Illinois, UNC-Greensboro, Utah Valley, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Valparaiso, Vanderbilt and Youngstown State.

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