October 13, 2002
Men's Cross Country Finishes Tied For Second Over the Weekend
Despite its top two runners taking the weekend off, the Truman men's cross country still finished in a tie for second-place out of 15 teams at the Border States Championships on Saturday in Edwardsville, Ill. The Bulldogs recorded 90 points, tying with SIU-Edwardsville and finishing behind Emporia State who had 57 points.
Andy Person led the team with a seventh-place overall finish, finishing the 8k course in a time of 26:27. Brad Peter and Pat Boyle were second and third on the team. Peter was 19th overall with a time of 26:57 and Boyle was 23rd with a time of 27:03. Ryan French came in 28th with a time of 27:11 and Trey Robinson was right behind him in 29th with a time of 27:16.
The women's team was orginally schedule to run in the same meet but decided to take an off-weekend instead.
Both cross country squads will be off until Oct. 26 when Truman runs in the MIAA Championships in Joplin, Mo.
Border States Championships
Team Standings 1) Emporia State 57 2) Truman 90 SIU-Edwardsville 90 4) Rend Lake 95 5) Missouri-Rolla 152 6) Washington 167 7) Central Missouri 169 8) Johnson County CC 186 Bellarmine 186 10) Greenville 237 11) Simpson 345 12) Centre College 363 13) Drury 389 14) Maryville 432 15) Danville CC 441
Truman Individual Finishes 7) Andy Person 26:27 19) Brad Peter 26:57 23) Pat Boyle 27:03 28) Ryan French 27:11 29) Trey Robinson 27:16 31) Aaron Wells 27:21 35) Danny Wilhite 27:28 58) Mark Chrismer 28:03 69) Jon Carl Rosario 28:20 72) Dan Boyle 28:25 74) Aaron Cooper 28:26