Sept. 10, 2001

Four Collect Top 10 Finishes at UNO/Creighton Invitational

The Truman State University women's cross country team competed on Saturday at the University of Nebraska-Omaha/Creighton Invitational and had four runners earn top 10 finishes at the meet. No team scores were kept at the five-team meet.

Senior Beth Luebbering (St. Thomas, Mo./Jefferson City Helias) led the Bulldog finishers with a second-place showing and a time of 19:55 on the 5,000-meter course. It was Luebbering's second straight runner-up finish of the year. Junior Suzanne Schmidt (Omaha, Neb./Elkhorn) finished fifth in 20:03 in her hometown, while juniors Jennifer Tesmer (Harrisonville, Mo.) and Leah Zidon (Bondurant, Iowa/Bondurant-Farrar) grabbed eighth and ninth place, respectively, with times of 20:18 and 20:26.

Two other Bulldogs just missed the top 10, as senior Jody Shanks (Liberty, Mo.) came in 11th with a time of 20:37 and sophomore Sonya Yamnitz (Hallsville, Mo./Jefferson City Helias) was 12th in 20:51.

The 'Dogs compete again this Friday at the Iowa State Invitational, their third meet of the season.

TRUMAN RESULTS
UNO/Creighton Invitational
Chaico Hills Recreation Area, Omaha, Neb. (Sept. 8, 2001)
 2. Beth Luebbering         19:55
 5. Suzanne Schmidt         20:03
 8. Jennifer Tesmer         20:18
 9. Leah Zidon              20:26
11. Jody Shanks             20:37
12. Sonya Yamnitz           20:51
15. Emily Komiskey          20:59
16. Dani Rawlings           21:13
17. Alisha Smyth            21:17
T-18. Brandy Leffler        21:20
21. Amy Johnson             21:24
23. Cammie Ewing            21:41
26. Angie Haddock           22:05
31. Taran May               23:49

No Team Scores Kept

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