ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, November 13, 2004

Etown Finishes 2nd at Mideast Regionals, Blue Jays Heading to NCAA Division III Championship Meet November 20

MEADVILLE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown finished second out of 34 scoring teams at the Mideast Regional Championships at Allegheny College Saturday, thereby qualifying as a team to compete at next Saturday's NCAA Division III Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. It is the fourth time in the last six years, and the first time since 2002, that the Blue Jays will run as a team at the national championship meet.

Four Etown runners earned all-Mideast Region honors by placing in the top 35 in the field of 249 runners over the 8000m course. Steve Sanko (Hazleton, PA/Bishop Hafey) was Etown's top finisher in fifth place overall with a time of 25:55. Jose Miranda (Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Twp.) finished tenth overall for Etown in 26:05. Greg Wetzel (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks East) placed 16th overall in 26:33, and Patrick Donovan (South Pasadena, CA/St. Francis) finished 21st overall in 26:42, thereby giving the Blue Jays a 47 second spread between their number one and number four finishers.

Etown number five runner Jason Theobald (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale) narrowly missed All-Region honors, finishing 36th overall in 27:04. Also placing in the top 50 for Etown was Chris Williams (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) in 41st place overall in 27:11.

at Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.
2004 Mideast Regional Championships
8000m Course
Top Ten Team Scores (34 scoring teams): 1. Haverford 53; 2. Elizabethtown 88; 3. Allegheny 115; 3. Carnegie-Mellon 115; 5. Widener 151; 6. Dickinson 183; 7. Swarthmore 228; 8. Salisbury 239; 9. Frostburg State; 10. Muhlenberg 367.
Etown Individual Finishers (249 runners): 5. Steve Sanko* 25:55; 10. Jose Miranda* 26:05; 16. Greg Wetzel* 26:33; 21. Patrick Donovan* 26:42; 36. Jason Theobald 27:04; 41. Chris Williams 27:11; 142. Matt Rockwell 29:00.
* All-Mideast Region honors