Sept. 9, 2006

Two Freshmen Lead Penguins In Season-Opening Meet

    Akron, Ohio -- Youngstown State freshman Justin Dickman finished eighth to lead the men's squad while fellow freshman Lisa Lee paced the women's squad with a 22nd-place finish at the Tommy Evans Invitational on Saturday.
    Dickman clocked in with a time of 21:57 at Firestone Metropark's four-mile course to guide the team to a third-place finish.
    Junior R.D. Goodright was the second Penguin across the finish line with a time of 22:06.6, and J.D. Sheppard finished one spot back in 22:07. Dan Nemergut placed 14th with a time of 22:25, and Nick Kruse closed out the scoring five with a time of 22:27.00.
    Lee ran a time of 21:31 while freshman Laura Yamsek placed 26th with a time of 22:07.6. Amy Moore finished 33rd (23:23), Jen Roman finished 36th (24:17) and Madelyn McGhee (24:24).