Weekly Release #4

Sept. 27, 2005

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Men's Athlete of the Week
Scott Overall, Butler, Senior, London, England
Overall placed 10th of 225 runners at the Roy Griak Invitational. He crossed the finish line in 24:32, just two seconds behind ninth-place finisher Brad Lowery of South Dakota State. He was the top finisher among the three Horizon League teams entered in the 27-team event, won by Brigham Young.

Women's Athlete of the Week
Victoria Mitchell, Butler, Senior, Mansfield, Australia
Mitchell came in 10th in the individual competition and helped Butler to a sixth-place team finish at the Roy Griak Invitational. She finished in 21:20, just four seconds ahead of teammate Ava Hutchinson, who placed 11th. Mitchell was three seconds behind ninth-place finisher Emily Brown of Minnesota. There were 287 runners and 31 teams competing in the field.

Other Top Men's Performers
Andrew McQuillan, Loyola, Senior, Geneva, Ill.
McQuillan earned a 35th-place finish with a time of 25:04 to lead the Ramblers to place 12th at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn., last weekend. The native of Geneva, Ill. has finished as LU's top runner in three meets this season.

Josh Nygren, UW-Milwaukee, Senior, Marinette, Wis.
Nygren paced three Milwaukee runners among the top 100 at the Roy Griak Invitational, taking 74th with a time of 25:36. His finish helped the Panthers to a 23rd-place finish at the meet.

Joel Hidalgo, Wright State, Junior, Beavrecreek, Ohio
Hidalgo finished in 85th place at the Louisville Invitational with a time of 26:26.43.

Nick Buzek, Youngstown State, Senior, Akron, Ohio
Buzek placed 17th with a personal-best time of 26:26 on Penn State's 5.2 mile course to lead the men to a seventh-place finish at the Spike Shoe Invitational.

Other Top Women's Performers
Angie Huebner, UW-Milwaukee, Sophomore, Green Bay, Wis.
Huebner led UWM at the Roy Griak Invitational with a 102nd-place showing. The Green Bay native finished the 6,000-meter course with a time of 23:04.

Sherri Douglas, Cleveland State, Junior, Canton, Ohio.
Douglas led the team for the third straight week. She finished the Great Lakes Pre-Regional in 15th place in 23:16. The course was the first six kilometer race the Vikings had competed in all season.

Susan Hill, Wright State, Freshman, Maumee, Ohio
Hill finished in 45th place at the Louisville Invitational with a time of 19:20.5.

Emily Cicero, Youngstown State, Senior, Napoleon, Ohio
Cicero finished 25th to help YSU receive an 11th place team finish at the Spike Shoe Invitational. She finished the 6K-course in a time of 22:47.