October 18, 1996

Notre Dame Runners Take Sixth in Central Collegiate Championships

Notre Dame, Indiana--Notre Dame sent its "B" men's and women's squads to the Central Collegiate championships at Kalamazoo, Mich. and both 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 who placed 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 Irish finisher at 14th while Marisa Posch was 27th. Ohio's Jackie Conrad claimed the title.

Notre Dame's men's and women's "A" squads run Saturday at the prestigious Arizona Invitational, site of the 1996 NCAA cross country championships. 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                 52
2.  Eastern Michigan     58         2.  Western Michigan     86
3.  Central Michigan     82         3.  Youngstown State    118
4.  Western Michigan     94         4.  Central Michigan    132
5.  Youngstown State    167         5.  Illinois            140
6.  Notre Dame          183         6.  Notre Dame          149
7.  Kent                204         7.  Eastern Michigan    157
8.  Eastern Illinois    223         8.  Loyola              169
9.  Loyola              224         9.  Eastern Illinois    180
10. Bowling Green       239        10.  Toledo              226
11. WI-Milwaukee        289        11.  WI-Milwaukee        255
12. Bradley             329
13. Toledo              343
14. Detroit             372