Sept. 29, 1998

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Almost 60 men’s and women’s collegiate cross country teams will travel to the Notre Dame Golf Course for the 43rd Notre Dame Invitational this Friday, Oct. 2, 1998 beginning at 2:45 p.m.

The invitational was conceived by former Irish coach Alex Wilson in 1956, making it one of the oldest invitationals in the nation. Last year’s winners included Elly Rono of Southern Indiana, who won the men’s race, while Eastern Michigan picked up the men’s team title. On the women’s side, Lisa Petsche of Edinboro won the individual title and Bowling Green came away with the team championship.

Among this year’s field are a number of ranked teams both on the men’s and women’s side. Along with the 32nd-ranked Notre Dame women, #10 North Carolina State, #22 Baylor and #25 Bowling Green will all compete. The 15th-ranked Notre Dame men, meanwhile, will be challenged by fourth-ranked North Carolina State.

The first race of the afternoon will begin at 2:45 p.m. with the gold men’s race, followed by a junior varsity men’s and women’s race at 3:30 p.m. The women’s race will start at 4:15 p.m. with 23 teams entered and the men’s blue race will begin at 5:00 p.m. with 19 teams.

NCAA DIV. I Cross Country Polls
FinishLynx Women's Cross Country Rankings (As of Sept. 28, 1998) 1.   BYU             225 2.   Stanford        216 3.   Providence      199 4.   Colorado        197 5.   Michigan        192 6.   Wake Forest     166 7.   Georgetown      161 8.   Arizona         145 9.   Wisconsin       14410.   NC State        13511.   Dartmouth       13212.   Arkansas        12713.   Northern Ariz.  12614.   Washington      11615.   Missouri        11216.   Oregon           8817.   Minnesota      73.518.   William & Mary   6719.   Florida          6520.   UCLA           46.521.   West Virginia    3922.   Baylor           3023.   Utah State       2424.   Cornell          2225.   Bowling Green    18Others:  34. NOTRE DAME   


Martin Surfacing Men's Cross Country Rankings (As of Sept. 29, 1998) 1.   Stanford        397 2.   Arkansas        385 3.   Colorado        367 4.   NC State        311 5.   Arizona         300 6.   Providence      297 7.   Michigan        280 8.   Oklahoma State  279 9.   Oregon          24410.   Michigan St.    24111.   Northen Ariz.   24012.   Wisconsin       19313.   William & Mary  19214.   Montana         19115.   NOTRE DAME      19016.   Iona College    15217.   Portland        14418.   Washington St.  11119.   BYU             10120.   Georgetown      10021.   Minnesota        8922.   Illinois St.     5323.   Washington       5024.   Utah             4825.   Princeton        44