ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, November 20, 2004

Etown Men Finish 15th, Etown Women Finish 19th, at NCAA Division III National Championship Meet

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. --- Elizabethtown College was one of just 11 schools at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, held at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Saturday, to have both its men's and women's teams competing. Both teams had highly successful days, with the Etown men's team finishing 15th in the nation and having two of its runners earn All-America honors, and with the Etown women's team finishing 19th in the nation in its first-ever national championship appearance and beating the other three teams from the Mideast Region in the process.

The Etown men totaled 341 points to place 15th out of 24 teams. By finishing in the top 35 in the 215 runner field, two Blue Jay seniors – Steve Sanko (Hazleton, PA/Bishop Hafey) and Jose Miranda (Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Twp.) -- earned All-America honors. Sanko was Etown's top finisher in 27th place overall, having traversed the 8000m course in 25:13.6, and Miranda placed 31st in a time of 25:16.0. Junior Greg Wetzel (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks East) also finished in the top 100 for Etown, placing 99th overall in 25:59.1.

The Etown women totaled 432 points to place 19th out of 24 teams. Etown also placed first out of the four teams from the Mideast Region, defeating 20th place Dickinson, 21st place Allegheny, and 23rd place Haverford after placing third out of the four qualifying teams at the Mideast Regional just one week ago. Senior Melissa St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) was Etown's top finisher in 103rd place out of 215 runners with a time of 23:21.11 over the 6000m course. First-year Jessica Cook (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) finished 111th overall in 23:24.6, and fellow first-year Katie Garner (Wyncote, PA/Cheltenham) placed 113th in 23:25.3.

at Eau Claire, Wis.
2004 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships
Men's Team Scores (8k course): 1. Calvin College 107; 2. North Central College 137; 3. Wisconsin-La Crose 148; 4. Haverford College 196; 5. Willamette University 209; 6. Tufts University 223; 7. St. Olaf College 267; 8. Carleton College 285; 9. Williams College 290; 10. SUNY-Geneseo 292; 11(t). Wisconsin-Stevens Point 309; 11(t). Nebraska Wesleyan 309; 13. DePauw University 313; 14. Wartburg College 331; 15. Elizabethtown College 341; 16. University of Chicago 367; 17. Wisconsin-Platteville 374; 18. College of New Jersey 414; 19. Bates College 416; 20. Keene State College 427; 21. Emory University 490; 22. Pomona-Pitzer 496; 23. New York University 518; 24. Centre College 667.
Etown Men's Finishers (215 runners): 27. Steve Sanko* 25:13.6; 31. Jose Miranda* 25:16.0; 99. Greg Wetzel 25:59.1; 161. Ryan Mulcahy 26:42.8; 164. Jason Theobald 26:45.0; 178. Patrick Donovan 26:57.3; 181. Chris Williams 26:59.7.
Women's Team Scores (6k course): 1. Williams College 110; 2. Middlebury College 129; 3. Washington University (MO) 149; 4. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 174; 5. Colby College 202; 6. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 224; 7. Luther College 233; 8. Denison University 283; 9. Willamette University 285; 10. Wisconsin-La Crosse 297; 11. Carleton College 316; 12. Amherst College 335; 13. SUNY-Geneseo 336; 14. Wesleyan University (CT) 347; 15. Ithaca College 351; 16. DePauw University 400; 17. Wartburg College 410; 18. Colorado College 411; 19. Elizabethtown College 432; 20. Dickinson College 442; 21. Allegheny College 460; 22. Nebraska Wesleyan 463; 23. Haverford College 524; 24. Trinity University (TX) 551.
Etown Women's Finishers (215 runners): 103. Melissa St. Clair 23:21.1; 111. Jessica Cook 23:24.6; 113. Katie Garner 23:25.3; 132. Erin Deihl 23:37.3; 187. Danielle Frye 24:34.0; 192. Tara Fagan 24:41.4; 195. Amanda Santore 24:49.0.
* denotes All-American