October 18, 1996
Notre Dame Runners Take Sixth in Central CollegiateChampionships
Notre Dame, Indiana–Notre Dame sent its “B” men’s and women’ssquads to the Central Collegiate championships at Kalamazoo, Mich. andboth the men’s and women’s squads came away with sixth-place finishes. Ohio University claimed both titles.
Notre Dame’s men’s squad was led by top-finisher Tim Engelhart whoplaced 20th. Scott Grace was right behind Engelhart in 26th place. Ohio’s Josh Ritchie was first.
On the women’s side, South Bend’s Patti Rice was the top Irishfinisher at 14th while Marisa Posch was 27th. Ohio’s Jackie Conradclaimed the title.
Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s “A” squads run Saturday at theprestigious Arizona Invitational, site of the 1996 NCAA cross countrychampionships. The Irish will face their toughest test of the season,running against some of the top teams in the country.
Men's Results Women's Results 1. Ohio 42 1. Ohio 522. Eastern Michigan 58 2. Western Michigan 863. Central Michigan 82 3. Youngstown State 1184. Western Michigan 94 4. Central Michigan 1325. Youngstown State 167 5. Illinois 1406. Notre Dame 183 6. Notre Dame 1497. Kent 204 7. Eastern Michigan 1578. Eastern Illinois 223 8. Loyola 1699. Loyola 224 9. Eastern Illinois 18010. Bowling Green 239 10. Toledo 22611. WI-Milwaukee 289 11. WI-Milwaukee 25512. Bradley 32913. Toledo 34314. Detroit 372