Oct. 28, 2006

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - A soft and muddy course led greeted the Wright State cross country teams as they competed at the Horizon League Championships. The men's team finished eighth of eight teams and the women finished seventh of nine teams.

On the men's side, freshman Kyle Fetters paced the Raiders with a 47th place finish, 41st in the team scoring, with a time of 28:04 on the 8K course. Carlos Zamora finished 56th overall in a time of 28:37 and Alex Gutman covered the course in 28:38 and finished 58th.

Freshman Kevin Sheehan placed 65th overall, finishing in 29:00, while Mitch Meinerding finished in 81st and Kurt Throckmorton placed 82nd, both in a time of 31:26.

In the women's race, Marie McVetta led the Raiders for the seventh straight meet. McVetta covered the 5K course in a time of 20:11, finishing in 26th place overall. Stephanie Supan finished second for the Green and Gold in 37th place in a time of 21:03 and Christina Hill finished in 21:39 and 49th place.

Taryn Cochran completed the course in 22:02, finishing 57th, and Marie Pitsenbarger finished in 63rd place in a time of 22:23.

The Raiders will next compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships, hosted by Bowling Green State University. The Green and Gold will race on November, 11 at times to be announced.

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Women's Results
Place Team Points
1. Butler 19
2. Loyola 55
3. UW-Milwaukee 69
4. UIC 96
5. UW-Green Bay 174
6. Youngstown State 185
7. Wright State 201
8. Cleveland State 223
9. Detroit 228

Place Name Time
26 Marie McVetta 20:11
37 Stephanie Supan 21:03
49 Christina Hill 21:39
57 Taryn Cochran 22:02
63 Marie Pitsenbarger 22:23

Men's Results
Place Team Points
1. Butler 18
2. UIC 69*
3. Loyola 69*
4. UW-Milwaukee 108
5. Youngstown State 137
6. Detroit 148
7. UW-Green Bay 166
8. Wright State 242

* - UIC finishes second via sixth-man tiebreaker

Place Name Time
47 Kyle Fetters 28:04
56 Carlos Zamora 28:37
58 Alex Gutman 28:38
65 Kevin Sheehan 29:00
81 Mitch Meinerding 31:26
82 Kurt Throckmorton 31:26