Sept. 10, 2001

Men's Cross Country Finishes Second at University of Kansas

Six Bulldogs placed in the top 20, including a second-place finish by senior Andy Doering (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North) as the Truman men's cross country team collected a second-place finish at the seven-team University of Kansas/Bob Timmons Invitational on Saturday.

The 'Dogs finished with 57 points to finish behind host Kansas, which won with a total of 28. DePaul University was third with 65 points, followed by Pittsburg State (Kan.)'s 88 points for fourth.

Doering, a two-time all-America and a two-time individual champion of the meet, ran the 8,000-meter course in 26:29.13 to place second overall, a shade under four seconds behind the winner.

Elsewhere for the Bulldogs, junior Pat Boyle (St. Charles, Mo.) came in 13th with a time of 27:43.28, while senior Brian McQueary (St. Louis/St. Mary's) was 14th in 27:56.44. Junior Dan Boyle (St. Charles, Mo.) was 16th with a time of 28:02.91 and junior Mike Nelson (Fenton, Mo./Northwest) was 18th in 28:14.61. Freshman Scott Downard (Norman, Okla.) rounded out the Truman top 20 finishers by placing 20th with a time of 28:21.44.

Truman will travel to the University of Nebraska/Woody Greeno Invitational this Saturday, Sept. 15 for its third meet of the year.

Final Team Scoring
Bob Timmons Invitational (University of Kansas)
Rim Rock Farm, Lawrence
Sept. 8, 2001
1. University of Kansas         28
2. Truman State University      57
3. DePaul University            65
4. Pittsburg State (Kan.)       88
5. Hastings College            138
6. Colby Community College     169
7. Baker University (Kan.)     196

TRUMAN RESULTS
 2. Andy Doering          26:29.13
13. Pat Boyle             27:43.28
14. Brian McQueary        27:56.44
16. Dan Boyle             28:02.91
18. Mike Nelson           28:14.61
20. Scott Downard         28:21.44
28. Andy Person           28:36.73
32. Brad Peter            28:41.71
43. Ryan French           29:09.05
45. Matt Judson           29:18.01
52. Trey Robinson         29:46.93

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