Sept. 12, 1997

Notre Dame Finishes First at Scarlet & Gray Invitational

NOTRE DAME, Ind -- The Notre Dame Men's and Women's cross country teams each finished first at the Scarlet and Gray Invitational at Ohio State this Friday. On the men's side, Notre Dame ran away with the race as the Irish finished first with 18 points, easily outdistancing Ashland University and Ohio State, who finished with 51 and 67 points respectively. On the women's side, the going was tougher as the Irish finished with 28 points and narrowly defeated Penn State, which finished with 31 points. Ashland and Ohio State claimed the third and fourth spots with 91 and 96 points respectively.

Notre Dame freshman Ryan Shay, running in his first collegiate race, took first place with a time of 24:56.6 while teammate Antonio Arce finshed second with a time of 24:57.7. Returning All-American Jason Rexing finished in eighth place with a time of 25:04.5. The Irish placed eight in the top ten as they easily overpowered the rest of the field.

Sophomore Alison Klemmer, running in her first collegiate race after being sidelined all of last year with injuries, was the highest finisher in the women's race for the Irish as she finished second to Penn State's Erin Davis with a time of 17:40.6. Nicole LaSelle continued to run well for the Irish as she finished in fourth with a time of 17:54.1, and sophomore All-American JoAnna Deeter was sixth, her lowest finish ever in her collegiate career, with a time of 18:07.3.

    Men's Results           			Women's Results
1. Ryan Shay, ND        24:56.6 		1. Erin Davis, PSU      17:38.4
2. Antonio Arce, ND     24:57.7 		2. Alison Klemmer, ND   17:40.6 
3. Hild Florian, Ash.   24:59.7 		3. Donna Fidler, PSU    17:49.3
4. Anthony Alt, ND      25:00.9 		4. Nicole LaSelle, ND   17:54.1
5. Ryan Maxwell, ND 	25:01.8 		5. Mieke Walsh, ND      18:04.5
6. Scott Grace, ND      25:02.3 		6. JoAnna Deeter, ND    18:07.3
7. Ted Higgins, ND      25:03.3 		7. Cindy Glass, Ash.    18:12.8
8. Jason Rexing, ND     25:04.5 		8. Allison Glizt, PSU   18:20.3
9.  Randy Benedict, Ash.25:07.8 		9. Shelley Brand, PSU   18:21.5
10. Mike Conway, ND 	25:08.3 		10. Beth Buchheit, PSU  18:23.2