Queens University of Charlotte
University of Louisville- Greater Louisville Classic
10/2/2010 7:01:07 PM | Men's Cross Country
Queens rests until Oct. 15 when they host the Royals Cross Country Challange
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Michael Crouch (Yucca Valley, Calif., Yucca Valley) posted a new school record of 23:28.88 for 8,000-meters, good for 5th-place at the Greater Louisville Classic, while the Royals took 10th in team scoring. Crouch was the second NCAA Division II finisher as Columbus State's Meshack Koyiaki was the overall champion in 23:20.75 in the 323-man field.
Overall, the Royals' top five harriers all posted personal bests with Colin Guillard (Pommerieux, France, Louis Cormontaigne Metz France) at 24:36.93 in 40th; Simon Stuetzel (Meinborn, Germany) at 25:03.37 in 89th; Felix Duchampt at 25:29.30 in 138th and Alexander Schilling (Dresden, Germany, Sportgymnasium ) at 25:31.75 in 143rd. Nelson Mwangi (Kenya, Nairobi School) also contributed with a 25:37.25 in 159th.
The University of Louisville was the overall team champion with 97 points, while #3 NCAA DII ranked Colorado School of Mines was second with 155 and #4 Grand Valley State was third with 172. The #8 nationally-ranked Royals' 10th-place finish with 387-points was enough to take down #7 ranked Southern Indiana who finished 18th with 488 points. The two teams had tied earlier in the season at the Mountaineer Open. Queens also downed Division I rivals Ole Miss, Missouri, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Miami, UNC-Greensboro and Davidson.
The race saw the deepest fields in the event's history with 25 NCAA Division I institutions joining eight NCAA DII nationally ranked teams whom the race served as the pre-national meet. On a course that has hosted meets over the past decade including the NCAA DI South Region, the NAIA national and the Big East championships, the top eleven finishers all posted marks faster than the course's All-Time 20th performance. Eight performances for the day moved onto that list with, Crouch's time now ranking him as the 12th fastest in course history.
The Royals will be off next week but will be back in action when they host the first annual Royal Cross Country Challenge October 15th.
