University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Cross Country Finishes Fifth at Big Ten Championships
11/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Carlson covered the 8-kilometer course in a time of 24 minutes, 27.1 seconds to place 10th and earn his first postseason conference honor. Wisconsin sophomore Matt Tegenkamp won the individual crown in 24:01.9.
Wisconsin had five runners finish in the top 10 to cruise to its fourth consecutive team title with 25 team points. Ohio State (79) edged Michigan (80) for second place. Indiana placed fourth with 95, while Minnesota was fifth with 108.
"We knew it was going to be a tough meet but we lost a lot of key battles we should have won," said Golden Gopher head coach Steve Plasencia. "Andrew (Carlson) didn't have the best race of his life, but he hung there. Ryan (Malmin) ran very well. We just had gaps that cost us."
Golden Gopher redshirt freshman Ryan Malmin ran well in his first Big Ten Championship experience, placing 16th in a time of 24:42.5, two places short of earning all-conference acclaim.
A pair of seniors crossed the finish line as the third and fourth Gophers, Toby Henkels and Will McComb. Henkel posted a time of 24:48.7 to finish 22nd, while McComb was clocked at 24:51.7 for 24th place. Completing the scoring Gophers was sophomore Ryan Ford, who placed 36th in 25:08.3.
The Golden Gophers have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA Midwest Regional in Normal, Ill., on Nov. 16. Minnesota, the defending regional champion, looks to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships for the sixth straight season.
Big Ten Conference Championships Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002 Varsity Cross Country Course - West Lafayette, Ind. 8-kilometers Team Result 1. Wisconsin 1-2-5-8-9-(12)-(25) 25 2. Ohio State 11-13-14-18-23-(32)-(42) 79 3. Michigan 3-7-15-26-29-(39)-(40) 80 4. Indiana 4-6-19-31-35-(53)-(60) 95 5. Minnesota 10-16-22-24-36-(43)-(46) 108 6. Michigan State 17-20-28-33-58-(61)-(63) 156 7. Iowa 27-30-34-44-50-(52)-(59) 185 8. Illinois 21-37-38-49-56-(62)-(64) 201 9. Purdue 41-45-48-51-54-(67)-(68) 239 10.Penn State 47-55-57-65-66-(69)-(70) 290 Top Individual Finishes (1-7 earn All-Big Ten First Team, 8-14 earn All-Big Ten Second Team) 1. Matt Tegenkamp, Wis. 24:01:9 2. Isaiah Festa, Wis. 24:04.5 3. Nate Brannen, Mich. 24:06.1 4. John Jefferson, Ind. 24:07.7 5. Wallace Adam, Wis. 24:10.7 6. Sean Jefferson, Ind. 24:13.0 7. Nick Willis, Mich. 24:15.7 8. Bobby Lockhart, Wis. 24:22.8 9. Simon Bairu, Wis. 24:24.2 10. Andrew Carlson, Minn. 24:27.1 11. Dan Glaz, Ohio St. 24:30.8 12. Tim Keller, Wis. 24:33.5 13. Derrck Butler, Ohio St. 24:33.9 14. Aaron Fisher, Ohio St. 24:39.6 Golden Gopher Finishes 10. Andrew Carlson 24:27.1 16. Ryan Malmin 24:42.5 22. Toby Henkels 24:48.7 24. Will McComb 24:51.7 38. (36) Ryan Ford 25:08.3 45. (43) Andrew McKessock 25:17.5 49. Michael Bialick 25:30.3 58. Erik Grumstrup 25:33.7 72. Neil Hanson 26:03.3
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