2004 MIAC Cross Country Championships
Carleton College is serving as the host of the 2004 MIAC Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships. The meet will again be held at St. Paul's Como Park. The men race first at 2 p.m., followed by the women at 3 p.m.
Meet Recap: Knight women, Ole men victorious at 2004 MIAC Championships
October 30th, 2004
St. Paul, Minn. – The Carleton College women claimed its first conference title since 1991 and the St. Olaf College men earned its first crown since 1976 at the 2004 MIAC Cross Country Championships at St. Paul’s Como Park.
Carleton’s 71 team points easily outdistanced defending champion Gustavus Adolphus College at 100 points. College of St. Benedict junior Leah Wurm took the individual title in 18:53.3, becoming the first Blazer to win the individual MIAC title. The Knights’ Cassie Funke placed second in 19:07.8 as Carleton put all five scoring runners into the top 25.
St. Olaf, meanwhile, road a tough one-two finish from Kelly Fulton and Malcolm Richards to claim its first conference title in 28 years. Fulton’s 26:10.5 was followed by Richards’ time of 26:15.5. Carleton was second with 56 points to the Oles’ 43, as both schools pushed four runners into the top 15.
2004 MIAC Cross Country Championships/St. Paul, Minn./Como Park
Women’s Final Results: 1. Carleton 71; 2. Gustavus Adolphus 100; 3. St. Thomas 104; 4. St. Olaf 123; 5. Macalester 132 6. Augsburg 175; 7. St. Benedict 183; 8. Concordia-Moorhead 197; 9. Hamline 204; 10. Bethel 212; 11. St. Catherine; 12. St. Mary's 297.
Women’s Individual Results (top 15 All-MIAC): 1. Leah Wurm (St. Benedict) 18:53.3; 2. Cassie Funke (Carleton) 19:07.8; 3. Amy Lyons (Bethel) 19:13.2; 4. Keidra Anderson (Hamline) 19:20.6; 5. Erin Weier (St. Olaf) 19:37.1; 6. Nichole Petersen (Gustavus) 19:37.7; 7. Natalie Hanson (Concordia) 19:39.1; 8. Laura Hudson (Carleton) 19:43.0; 9. Brigid Power (St. Thomas) 19:47.4; 10. Lydia Davitt (Gustavus) 19:48.0; 11. Lacee Schrupp (Hamline) 19:49; 12. Chelsea Guettinger (St. Thomas), 19:50.6; 13. Ellen Waldow (Ausgburg) 19:58.5; 14. Koby Hagen (Macalester) 20:02.6); 15. Francie Streich (Macalester) 20:03.2
Men’s Final Results: 1. St. Olaf 43; 2. Carleton 56; 3. St. Thomas 115; 4. Macalester 118; 5. Hamline 121; 6. St. John's 155; 7. Gustavus 183; 8. Augsburg 206; 9. Concordia-Moorhead 218; 10. Bethel 233; 11. St. Mary's 341.
Men’s Individual Results (top 15 All-MIAC): 1. Kelly Fulton (St. Olaf) 26:10.5; 2. Malcom Richards (St. Olaf) 26:15.5; 3. Dan Bucy (Carleton) 26:31.5; 4. Jeff Metzdorff (Hamline) 26:44.0; 5. Nick Myran (Concordia) 26:46.1; 6. Steve Harris (Carleton) 26:54.2; 7. Chris Lundberg (Carleton) 27:01.2; 8. John Schwerkoske (St. Thomas) 27:03.7; 9. Tim Smit (St. John’s) 27:04.7; 11. Alex Zupan (Gustavus) 27:08.1; 12. Sam Hauck (St. Olaf) 27:12.5; 13. Bo Rydze (Macalester) 27:14.6; 14. Adam Williamson (Carleton) 27:16.7; 15. Roscoe Sopiwnik (Macalester) 27:25.2
2004 miac cross country championships, recap