Oct. 6, 2001

Men's Cross Country Takes 12th at Notre Dame

The Bulldog men's cross country team, the No. 7 team in Division II, finished 12th out of 18 mostly NCAA Division I schools on Friday at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind.

The 'Dogs scored 287 points in the meet, which was won by the host with 28 points. Truman's 287 points was a mere six points behind 11th-place Western Michigan.

Senior Ben Rosario (St. Louis/SLUH) led the way for Truman as he completed the 8,000-meter course in 25:23. Senior Andy Doering (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North) was 42nd with a time of 25:29. Four other Bulldogs placed in the top 100, including sophomore Alan Heincker (Dittmer, Mo./Grandview) who was 51st in 25:36. Senior Brian McQueary (St. Louis/St. Mary's) finished 79th in 26:06, followed by junior Pat Boyle (St. Charles, Mo.) in 92nd (26:18) and junior Mike Nelson (Fenton, Mo./Northwest) who was 100th (26:18).

The Bulldogs, who are ranked second in the South Central Region, will next compete on Oct. 20 at the MIAA Championships in Emporia, Kan.

Here are complete Truman results from the Notre Dame Invitational:

Final Team Scoring
Notre Dame Invitational (South Bend, Ind.)
Oct. 5, 2001 (8,000 meters)
1. Notre Dame	28
2. Utah State	47
3. Indiana	115
4. Loyola-Chicago	142
5. Butler	190
6. Northern Iowa	209
7. Ohio State	235
8. Illinois State	244
9. Wisconsin-Oshkosh	254
10. Montana	267
11. Western Michigan	281
12. Truman	287
13. Bowling Green	319
14. Edinboro	339
15. Ball State	366
16. Calvin	393
17. Valparaiso	434
18. Cal Poly Pomona	507



TRUMAN RESULTS
37. Ben Rosario (St. Louis/SLUH)	25:23
42. Andy Doering (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North)	25:29
51. Alan Heincker (Dittmer, Mo./Grandview)	25:36
79. Brian McQueary (St. Louis/St. Mary's)	26:06
92. Pat Boyle (St. Charles, Mo.)	26:18
100. Mike Nelson (Fenton, Mo./Northwest)	26:25
107. Dan Boyle (St. Charles, Mo.)	26:30
120. Mark DeBold (St. Charles, Ill./Lincoln-Way)	26:59
131. Andy Person (Wildwood, Mo./Ladue)	27:13

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