EVENT: 1996 NCAC Cross Country Championhsips DATE: Saturday, October 26, 1996 SITE: Denison University Biological Reserve Granville, Ohio __________________________________________________________________________ EARLHAM, WITTENBERG TIE FOR MEN'S TITLE WOOSTER TAKES WOMEN'S CROWN Granville, Ohio -- Earlham and Wittenberg's men and Wooster's women won team titles at the l3th North Coast Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships, which were hosted by Denison University today on their Granville, Ohio, campus. Earlham and Wittenberg tied for the men's title, the first tie for a cross country championship in the l3-year history of the Conference. Earlham, which was the defending champion, and Wittenberg, which won its first-ever NCAC cross country title today, each earned 75 points. Wooster scored a mild upset, defeating Kenyon, the defending champion by a 37-49 margin. The win was Wooster's first title since l987. Dan Denning (Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington), a junior from Kenyon College won the individual honors as he clocked a time of 26:27.08 over the 8,000-meter course and was recognized as the l996 NCAC Men's Runner of the Year. Oberlin senior Shannon Fox (North Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman) defended her individual title as she ran the 5,000- meter course in a time of l8:49.5 and was named the l996 NCAC Women's Runner of the Year. The top seven individual finishers earn first-team All NCAC honors, with the next seven placed on the second team and the third seven receiving honorable mention. Earlham coach Pat Thomas and Wittenberg coach Tracey Hollenbaugh were named Co-Coaches of the Year for men's cross country, while Dennis Rice of Wooster was named the NCAC Coach of the Year in women's cross country. __________________________________________________________________________ North Coast Athletic Conference 1996 Men's Cross Country Championships TEAM RESULTS 1. Earlham College..................................................... 75 1. Wittenberg University............................................... 75 3. Allegheny College................................................... 84 4. Oberlin College..................................................... 89 5. Kenyon College .................................................... 101 6. The College of Wooster ............................................ 112 7. Denison University ................................................ 127 8. Case Western Reserve University.................................... 201 9. Ohio Wesleyan University .......................................... 245 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Denning, Dan Jr Kenyon College 26:27.08 2. Dawe, Alex Sr Oberlin College 26:30.53 3. Thirumurthy, Harsha Jr Oberlin College 26:37.44 4. Barnes, Isaac Jr Wittenberg University 26:39.78 5. Cleveland, Dave Sr Earlham College 26:45.19 6. Gottfried, Troy Jr Earlham College 26:49.29 7. Matott, Michael Jr Allegheny College 26:53.44 8. Drexler, Willie Sr The College of Wooster 27:00.03 9. Kidder, Tim Jr Earlham College 27:07.38 10. Schwier, Layne Sr Wittenberg University 27:18.42 11. Hudson, Mark So Allegheny College 27:31.42 12. Nigh, Eric So Denison University 27:33.95 13. Miles, Jason Jr Kenyon College 27:35.66 14. Norton, Dave Sr Wittenberg University 27:41.15 15. Anthony, Kevin Jr Allegheny College 27:42.73 16. Baird, Josh Jr The College of Wooster 27:43.99 17. Snyder, Ryan So Kenyon College 27:45.53 18. Krause, Kurt Jr Allegheny College 27:45.79 19. Wells, Kit Sr Oberlin College 27:54.77 20. Dawson, Andrew So The College of Wooster 27:56.47 21. Anderson, Nathan Sr Wittenberg University 27:59.82 22. Collins, Mike Sr Case Western Reserve 28:04.79 23. McKinzey, Kevin Sr Earlham College 28:07.32 24. O'Malley, Kevin So Denison University 28:10.16 25. Paine, Nathan Fr Denison University 28:13.37 26. Kaufman, Nathan So Wittenberg University 28:15.65 27. King, Jeremy Sr Denison University 28:16.29 28. Mominee, Mickey Sr Kenyon College 28:19.91 29. Holliday, Ryan Jr Case Western Reserve 28:20.74 30. Cook, David Fr Oberlin College 28:25.03 31. Buckley, Robert Fr The College of Wooster 28:26.97 32. Fisher, Mike Jr Earlham College 28:28.99 33. Palmer, Gerry So Allegheny College 28:29.80 34. Bloeser, Jeremy Sr Allegheny College 28:32.01 35. Rankenburg, Max Jr Oberlin College 28:33.21 36. Murphy, David So Allegheny College 28:35.61 37. Peterson, Allyn So The College of Wooster 28:36.40 38. McCabe, Brendan So The College of Wooster 28:37.21 39. Wyrick, Ben So Allegheny College 28:37.92 40. Pistiolas, Michael So Denison University 28:46.27 41. Smith, Chris Fr Ohio Wesleyan University 28:56.94 42. VanDeusen, Chris Sr Wittenberg University 28:59.42 43. Sheridan, James Fr Kenyon College 29:01.14 44. Fischer, Andy Jr Ohio Wesleyan University 29:01.91 45. Mell, Spencer Sr Allegheny College 29:03.75 46. Riccobono, Chris Fr Earlham College 29:06.91 47. Hughes, Kevin Jr Allegheny College 29:09.09 48. Pickrell, Ben Sr Denison University 29:11.47 49. Larson, Judson Fr Wittenberg University 29:13.04 50. Jordon, John So Kenyon College 29:14.17 51. Rude, Nathan Fr Earlham College 29:23.80 52. Webster, Matt So Case Western Reserve 29:28.56 53. Mallet, Matt Sr Case Western Reserve 29:31.12 54. Oyster, Nate So Case Western Reserve 29:42.32 55. Lavoie, John-Paul Sr Earlham College 29:43.14 56. Brummel, David Sr Earlham College 29:45.59 57. Payton, Jason Fr Denison University 29:46.30 58. Morgan, Jon So Wittenberg University 29:49.55 59. Jones, Clayton Fr Ohio Wesleyan University 30:10.53 60. Horst, Jamie So Wittenberg University 30:15.92 61. Kennard, Tim Fr Ohio Wesleyan University 30:21.10 62. Picconi, Eric Fr Ohio Wesleyan University 30:22.68 63. Winn, Craig Fr Case Western Reserve 30:23.72 64. Fishwick, Colin Fr Oberlin College 30:28.00 65. Schwickerath, Scott So Case Western Reserve 30:29.84 66. Barrows, Nick Fr Wittenberg University 30:34.44 67. Lover, Andrew Sr Earlham College 30:35.12 68. Ruhrmund, Don Jr Case Western Reserve 30:39.37 69. Gillett, Kyle Fr Wittenberg University 30:40.11 70. Oehl, David So Earlham College 30:40.92 71. Robillard, Karl Jr The College of Wooster 30:43.72 72. Kershner, Steve Sr Denison University 30:49.99 73. Findley, Jason Sr The College of Wooster 30:55.91 74. Leal, Rudy Sr Kenyon College 30:56.78 75. Estwick, Roland Sr Case Western Reserve 31:12.46 76. Sanders, Ted So Case Western Reserve 31:14.11 77. Walsh, Charlie Fr Kenyon College 31:15.30 78. Greenaway, Scott Fr The College of Wooster 31:15.89 79. Kurtzman, Dave So Ohio Wesleyan University 31:23.76 80. Campbell, Curt So Case Western Reserve 31:30.34 81. Kuehn, Scott So Wittenberg University 31:31.22 82. Blomquist, Greg Fr Ohio Wesleyan University 31:33.83 83. Veith, Aaron So The College of Wooster 31:34.94 84. Berendts, Dan Fr Ohio Wesleyan University 31:39.23 85. Stanger, Russ Sr Kenyon College 31:40.58 86. Chandler, Matt Jr Denison University 32:02.47 87. Kuebler, Paul Sr Case Western Reserve 32:08.87 88. Rademacher, Matt Fr Denison University 32:25.12 89. Bagstad, Ken So Ohio Wesleyan University 32:45.63 90. Wilson-Barthes, Brenden So Kenyon College 32:51.32 91. Jacobs, Mike So Denison University 33:09.52 92. Webb, Tom Jr Allegheny College 33:21.01 93. Herrington, Ben So Denison University 33.30.16