Miners fare well at Greater Louisville Classic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The 20th-ranked University of Missouri-Rolla men's cross country team continued its strong showing in the 2007 season with a 14th place finish overall -- and third among the NCAA Division II schools -- Saturday at the Greater Louisville Classic.
UMR finished behind only No. 10 Southern Indiana and No. 11 Edinboro, while finishing ahead of No. 24 Wayne State (Mich.) in the final standings.
Joffroi Holcombe had the top finish among the Miners as he came in 33rd place overall with a time of 24:50 over eight kilometers. Chris Murray finished 63rd overall in 25:21 while Kurt Schawecker was 78th in 25:33.
UMR's top five was rounded out by Brendan Smith in 83rd place in a time of 25:39 and Chris Thielker in 156th place in 26:22.
A total of36 teams, including several from the Division I ranks, and 310 runners took part in the meet that was won by the host school, Louisville.
UMR will return to the course next Saturday when it participates in the Rhodes Twilight meet with the Lady Miners in Memphis, Tenn.