NCAC Cross Country Championships ________________________________ DENISON WOMEN, KENYON MEN TAKE NORTH COAST TITLES; DENISON'S DUNHAM REPEATS IN MEN'S RACE DELAWARE, Ohio -- Denison took its second straight title and its first- ever outright crown in the women's race and Kenyon captured its first-ever men's title at the 16th North Coast Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships, which were held at Ohio Wesleyan on Oct. 30. Denison edged out second-place Kenyon by 15 points despite two Ladies placing first and second in the race. The Big Red placed five scorers in the top 17 to make the difference in the results. Kenyon senior Laura Shults (Hornell, N.Y.; Hornell) won the race in 19:31.20, followed by her teammate, freshman Gelsey Lynn (Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; Mt. Pleasant) in 19:51.50. The top individual for Denison was freshman Adrienne Shue (Circleville, Ohio; Circleville), who was five seconds behind Lynn in third. Earlham junior Shannan Rieder (Cincinnati, Ohio; Mount Notre Dame) was fourth in 20:03.70 and Denison junior Susan Bettcher (Strongsville, Ohio; Strongsville) placed fifth with a 20:11.00 clocking. Kenyon's margin of victory over Denison in the men's race was even tighter -- by just seven points. In this race, it was the Big Red who had individuals place first and second, and the Lords who had all five scorers in the top 19. Denison junior Joe Duhnam (Laramie, Wyo.; Laramie) won his second straight individual crown with a time of 26:15.40. It is the third time he has placed in the top two at the NCAC Championships. His teammate, freshman Brock Babcock (Platte City, Mo.; Platte County), was second in 26:53.30. Wabash made its mark in its first NCAC championship event by placing two in the top four. Senior Mike Vega (Lake Station, Ind.; Edison) was third in 26:58.20 while his Little Giant teammate, senior Greg Augspurger (Louisville, Ky.; Castle [Ind.]), was five seconds behind in fourth. Kenyon freshman Ben Hildebrand (Rochester, N.Y.) in 27:13.60, rounded out the top five. 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. _____________________________________________________________________ North Coast Athletic Conference 1999 Men's Cross Country Championships TEAM RESULTS 1. Kenyon College ............................................... 56 2. Denison University ........................................... 63 3. Wabash College ............................................... 84 4. College of Wooster .......................................... 111 5. Allegheny College ........................................... 115 6. Wittenberg University ....................................... 154 7. Oberlin College ............................................. 160 8. Ohio Wesleyan University .................................... 178 9. Earlham College ............................................. 216 10. Hiram College ............................................... 277 INDIVIDUAL HONORS Runner of the Year ................... Joe Dunham, Denison University Newcomer of the Year .............. Brock Babcock, Denison University Coach of the Year ............................... Duane Gomez, Kenyon INDIVIDUAL RESULTS NAME YR SCHOOL TIME SCORE ========================= == ========================= ======== ===== Dunham, Joe 3 Denison University 26:15.40 1 Babcock, Brock 1 Denison University 26:53.30 2 Vega, Mike 4 Wabash College 26:58.20 3 Augspurger, Greg 4 Wabash College 27:03.80 4 Hildebrand, Ben 1 Kenyon College 27:13.60 5 Bradshaw, Justin 1 Wittenberg University 27:13.80 6 Remaly, Greg 1 Kenyon College 27:15.60 7 Huffman, Bill 2 College of Wooster 27:24.40 8 Allen, Brice 3 Allegheny College 27:28.60 9 Mackan, Jake 2 Ohio Wesleyan University 27:31.10 10 Graham, Andy 1 Earlham College 27:37.90 11 Snyder, Cary 2 Kenyon College 27:46.50 12 Evener, Vince 3 Kenyon College 27:51.60 13 Burgdorf, Matt 3 Denison University 27:54.90 14 Rogers, John 3 Oberlin College 27:59.60 15 Princic, Dan 2 Allegheny College 28:02.30 16 Coppola, Marty 2 College of Wooster 28:05.90 17 Shaw, Rob 3 Allegheny College 28:10.20 18 Cabrerra, Matt 1 Kenyon College 28:11.60 19 Sherer, Mark 1 Wabash College 28:12.50 20 Hall, Kyle 4 Wabash College 28:13.60 21 Lightle, Rob 3 Denison University 28:19.20 22 Chiorian, Nick 3 College of Wooster 28:26.00 23 Haggenjos, Pete 3 Denison University 28:36.90 24 Dyskant, Raymi 2 Oberlin College 28:40.20 25 Rude, Nathan 4 Earlham College 28:41.60 26 Gillett, Kyle 4 Wittenberg University 28:42.10 27 Starlin, Shawn 4 Ohio Wesleyan University 28:45.90 28 Buckley, Robert 4 College of Wooster 28:47.20 29 Dewald, Nick 1 Wittenberg University 28:48.00 30 Boyd, Andy 4 Denison University 28:48.50 31 Eversmeyer, Alex 1 Kenyon College 28:48.90 32 Pealer, Ben 2 Allegheny College 28:52.40 33 Callahan, Brendan 1 College of Wooster 28:54.30 34 Crawford, Forrest 2 Oberlin College 28:54.90 35 Shipp, Brandon 1 Wabash College 28:55.40 36 Adams, Marty 1 Ohio Wesleyan University 28:55.80 37 Ortiz, Joey 1 Hiram College 29:01.30 38 Zook, Brett 3 Allegheny College 29:02.10 39 Richey, Cary 4 Wabash College 29:04.00 40 Bevacqua, David 3 Oberlin College 29:07.90 41 Kalnow, Drew 1 Kenyon College 29:12.50 42 Hyde, David 2 Wittenberg University 29:18.40 43 Petersen, Hans 2 Oberlin College 29:18.60 44 Beesing, Don 2 Hiram College 29:21.80 45 Rhode, Jared 1 College of Wooster 29:28.10 46 Houwer, Seth 2 Allegheny College 29:31.90 47 Lundgren, Curtis 1 Wittenberg University 29:33.60 48 McDaniel, Euan 1 College of Wooster 29:33.90 49 Blomquist, Greg 4 Ohio Wesleyan University 29:34.50 50 Halley, Devon 1 Allegheny College 29:36.70 51 Severino, Mike 1 Oberlin College 29:40.30 52 Roynestad, Andrew 1 Ohio Wesleyan University 29:41.40 53 Warren, Zach 1 Earlham College 29:41.70 54 Claussen, Craig 3 Denison University 29:42.00 55 Campos, Jesus 1 Wabash College 29:43.70 56 Croft, Dan 1 Allegheny College 29:45.50 Passmore, Rob 2 Kenyon College 29:48.40 Goshorn, Grant 3 Wabash College 29:59.10 Ward, Mike 1 Denison University 30:03.10 Jones, Clayton 4 Ohio Wesleyan University 30:15.00 57 Warren, Trevor 3 Ohio Wesleyan University 30:27.40 58 Sheridan, James 4 Kenyon College 30:31.10 Cyr, Andy 4 Allegheny College 30:33.00 Beaudry, Jeff 3 Ohio Wesleyan University 30:36.40 Mead, Matthew 1 Ohio Wesleyan University 30:37.80 Schneider, Matt 3 College of Wooster 30:40.30 Fishwick, Colin 4 Oberlin College 30:46.70 59 Szczepinski, Rich 3 Hiram College 30:49.40 60 Cecala, Aaron 2 Allegheny College 30:51.40 Myers, James 1 Wabash College 30:53.00 Stifler, Luke 3 Earlham College 30:58.40 61 Clarkson, Luke 2 Wittenberg University 30:58.90 62 Estrada, Daniel 1 Ohio Wesleyan University 31:07.20 Kennard, Tim 4 Ohio Wesleyan University 31:16.80 Latuchie, Matt 1 Kenyon College 31:20.50 Schwartz, Dan 3 Oberlin College 31:24.50 Webb, Ben 1 Denison University 31:26.30 Picconi, Eric 4 Ohio Wesleyan University 31:28.60 Blachly, James 2 Oberlin College 31:31.00 Smith, Matt 1 Denison University 31:35.20 Adelson, Mike 2 Kenyon College 31:36.30 Jirousek, Dave 3 Allegheny College 31:37.10 Davis, Mike 4 Kenyon College 31:40.40 Rupp, Jordan 2 Wittenberg University 31:42.80 63 Pursel, Dan 1 College of Wooster 31:43.10 Ludlow-Mallea, Erik 3 Oberlin College 31:43.60 Williams, David 1 Denison University 32:04.70 Howe, Matt 4 Wittenberg University 32:11.00 Bates, Ryan 2 College of Wooster 32:26.70 Sussman, Chris 2 Denison University 32:29.20 Mutti, Glenn 2 Earlham College 32:38.20 64 Millet, John 3 Oberlin College 32:39.30 Dupra, Jeff 1 College of Wooster 32:54.50 Blinn, Chris 4 Earlham College 32:59.10 65 Mears, Curtis 1 Wittenberg University 33:04.20 Thompson, Gabe 1 College of Wooster 33:31.10 Staviscak, Joe 2 Wittenberg University 33:32.30 Dunning, Chris 1 Hiram College 33:35.90 66 Liu, Leo 3 Wittenberg University 33:47.80 Scherzer, Ben 2 Earlham College 34:57.40 67 Emshoff, Chris 1 Hiram College 35:22.90 68 Lagan, Josh 1 Hiram College 36:43.70 69 Lah, Jack 3 Hiram College 40:26.30 70