Nov. 10, 2007

Freshmen Lead Men's Squad to Improved Finish at Regional

    Bloomington, Ind. -- Three freshmen paced the Youngstown State men's cross country team to a 23rd-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional, another big improvement for the young squad.
    The 23rd-place finish was three spots higher than last season, and YSU's 678 point total was 95 points better.
    The women's squad finished 28th ahead of Horizon League foes Green Bay and Wright State.
    Freshman Jake Lape (Boardman) was YSU's top finisher, placing 110th with a 10K time of 33:33.79. Fellow freshman Jim Ramson (Poland) finished 132nd with a time of 34:03.27, and sophomore Justin Dickman placed 133rd in 34:06.12. Junior Dan Nemergut (South Range) was 143rd with a time of 34:25.43, and freshman Joe Copploe (McDonald) placed 165th with a time of 34:59.56.
    Senior  R.D. Goodright finished 190th with a time of 36:13.40 in his final collegiate race.
    On the women's side, Lauren Blase, Kayla Witmer and Madelyn McGhee finished back-to-back-to-back as the top three finishers. Blase (Boardman) was 174th with a time of 24:40.62, Witmer (South Range) was 175th in 24:41.84 and McGhee (Brookfield) finished in 24:44.55. Jennfier Roman placed 190th in 25:09.41, and Dawn Goodwin rounded out the scoring five with a 195th-place time of 25:24.94.