DREWS/NEUBAUER RESULTS

TEAM FINISH
The women’s team placed 23rd out of 27 teams while the men’s team placed 19th out of 25 teams.

TEAM STATS:
WOMEN’S TEAM: The team’s top five runners had a total team time of 124:14 for an average of 24:51 per runner and a spread of 1:14. This was an improvement of 3:24 or about 41 seconds a runner. The team’s top seven runners had a total team time of 176:09 for an average of 25:10 per runner for a spread of 1:45. This was an improvement of 4:18 or about 37 seconds a runner.

MEN’S TEAM: The team’s top five runners had a total team time of 139:49 for an average of 27:58 per runner and a spread of 1:28. The team’s top seven runners had a total team time of 197:09 for an average of 28:10 per runner for a spread of 1:35.

’07 IMPROVEMENT
WOMEN’S TEAM: Rachel Richardson (:10), Katie Wold (:27)

MEN’S TEAM: Nate Carey (1:05)

SEASON BEST
WOMEN’S TEAM: Katie Schneiderman (:15), Michelle Lewis (:20), Abbey Ring (:25), Karla Kultgen & Bonnie Wold (:29), Emily Stenzel (:30), Jennah Brodersen (:32), Stephanie Libby (:37), Rachel Richardson (:58), Bridgette Crozier (1:03), Erica Schweikert (1:14), Katie Wold (1:32), Angie Raasch (1:44)

MEN’S TEAM: Nate Carey (:16), Josh Norton (:34), Josh Schmidt (1:24)

PERSONAL BEST
WOMEN’S TEAM: Katie Schneiderman (:15), Katie Wold (:27), Karla Kultgen (:29), Emily Stenzel (:30), Jennah Brodersen (:32), Stephanie Libby (:37), Erica Schweikert (:1:14), Angie Raasch (1:44)

MEN’S TEAM: Nate Carey (:10), Josh Norton (:34)

STUD OF THE MEET
Angie Raasch & Nate Carey

SUMMARY
The University of Wisconsin-Stout Cross Country Teams traveled to West Salem to compete in the Jim Drew’s/Tori Neubauer Invitational hosted by UW-La Crosse. While the weather was perfect for just the second time this season, the above average rain fall of the last month set the stage for another trudge fest as the average returner ran about 30 seconds slower than they had a year ago. Both fields were again very competitive and comprised of a number of nationally ranked teams. In the end, the women’s team placed twenty-third overall and the men’s team placed nineteenth.

The men’s race started the day off, and sophomore Nate Carey came through with his career best performance. The sophomore closed the gap on a number of conference competitors and surpassed others along the way. Freshman Peter Johnston finished with a near personal best as the team’s second runner in 27:43. Matt Kennedy, Jon Golem, and David Schonscheck compiled the team’s scoring runners and Clint Loker and Joey Merrill rounded out the team’s top seven.

The women’s team was again led by senior Abbey Ring who completed the course with a season best time as she placed 106th. Freshman Emily Stenzel and junior Rachel Richardson came in next for the team thirty seconds later in. Bridgette Crozier finished as the team’s fourth as she continues to make big strides after a leg injury that kept her from training for much of the season. Michelle Lewis finished as the team’s fifth runner and freshmen Katie Schneiderman and Stephanie Libby rounded out the team’s top seven. Emily Stenzel, Katie Schneiderman, Stephanie Libby, Angie Raasch, Karla Kultgen, Erica Schweikert, Katie Wold, and Jennah Brodersen all finished the race with personal best performances for the team.

The Studs of the Meet were freshman Angie Raasch and sophomore Nate Carey. Angie ran a 5K personal best – in the 6K. Angie rolled through the 5K in 21:57 which was 13 seconds faster than she had completed the Parkside 5K race. Angie went on to run a personal best 6K by 1:44. In the men’s race, Nate had his best race of the season and his career on Saturday. Nate ran 1:05 faster than he had a year ago and a ten second personal best.