Sept. 14, 2002

NKU WOMEN FINISH THIRD AT CEDARVILLE

Koenig, Moore lead Norse with top-10 finishes

CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Elaine Koenig and Anna Moore both posted top-10 finishes Saturday as the Northern Kentucky University women’s cross country team captured third place at the Friendship Invitational, which was hosted by Cedarville University.

Koenig completed the five-kilometer race in 19:05, which was good for seventh-place honors. Moore captured eighth-place honors with a time of 19:13.

The NKU men posted a fifth-place finish in the eight-kilometer race. Doug Fulmer led the NKU men with a ninth-place finish and a time of 26:48. Denny Kramer finished 13th with a time of 27:11.

Friendship Invitational

(Men's, 8 kilometers)

Men's Team Scores: 1. Cedarville 54, 2. Shawnee State 66, 3. Wright State 68, 4. Huntington 71, 5. NKU 82, 6. Wittenburg 174, 7. Asbury 193, 8. Wilberforce 250.

NKU Men's Individuals: 9. Doug Fulmer 26:48; 13. Denny Kramer 27:11; 22. Marc Teismann 27:39; 23. Ryan Carskadon 27:46; 25. Greaham Niemer 27:52; 26. Josh Lane 27:55; 38. Kevin Arnold 28:34; 42. Pat Sullivan 28:52; 48. Joe Beck 29:40.

(Women's, 5 kilometers)

Women's Team Scores: 1. Cedarville 24, 2. Wright State 64, 3. NKU 91, 4. Huntington 107, 5. Asbury 113, 6. Wittenburg 142.

NKU Women's Individuals: 7. Elaine Koenig 19:05; 8. Anna Moore 19:13; 26. Erin Engel 20:26; 32. Tracy Inman 20:57; 37. Lori Goetz 21:38; 39. Lisa Sand 21:46; 40. Emily Sand 21:47; 55. Jennifer Wertz 23:02; 61. Crystal Brefeld 23:43; 65. Erin Jeffery 25:17.