CHRISTINE THOMPSON'S CROSS
COUNTRY
2000
Women's Cross Country Places 13th At NCAA Regional Meet
Christine Thompson leads Falcons in Great Lakes Region Championships.
Nov. 11, 2000
YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team posted a 13th-place finish at the 2000 NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Championships Saturday (Nov. 11). The Falcons had a team total of 332 points in the 31-team race, which was held in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Individually, senior Christine Thompson was the Falcons' top finisher. She placed 36th in the 217-woman race, finishing in a time of 22:13.0. Sophomore Joy Echler was 43rd in a time of 22:16.8, while freshman Amber Culp was 56th in a 22:23.7 time.
Other BGSU competitors included freshman Jordan Hartmann (80th, 22:47.2), sophomore Briana Killian (124th, 23:25.6), senior Lisa Mariea (131st, 23:33.8) and junior Lisa Schroeder (166th, 24:17.0).
The University of Wisconsin captured the team title with 65 points, outdistancing second-place Michigan (113 points). Individually, UW junior Erica Palmer won the race in a time of 20:17.1.
Women's Cross Country Places Ninth At League Meet
Thompson is 17th individually at MAC Championships in Kalamazoo.
Oct. 28, 2000
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team posted a ninth-place finish at the Mid-American Conference Championship Saturday (Oct. 28). The event, hosted by Western Michigan University, was held at Pine View Golf Club.
Central Michigan won the 13-team meet with a team score of 78 points, outperforming second-place Ball State by a single point. The Falcons of head coach Cami Wells had a team total of 188 points.
Individually, senior Christine Thompson was the Falcons' top finisher in the 100-woman race. Thompson placed 17th overall in a time of 18:12.
Sophomore Joy Echler crossed the line six seconds after Thompson, placing 22nd. Freshman Amber Culp was 38th in a time of 18:31.
Also competing for the Brown and Orange: Freshman Jordan Hartmann (18:51, 52nd), senior Lisa Mariea (19:00, 62nd), sophomore Briana Killian (19:08, 67th), junior Lisa Schroeder (19:20, 74th) and sophomore Erin Croley (19:48, 83rd).
Toledo's Tuula Laitinen won the race, finishing in an even 17 minutes.
Women's Cross Country Fourth At All-Ohio Championships
Joy Echler places seventh overall; Falcons now prepare for MAC meet.
Oct. 13, 2000
DELAWARE, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team recorded a fourth-place finish at Friday's (Oct. 13) All-Ohio Championships. The race, which generally features nearly every college and university in the state, was held in Delaware, Ohio.
The Falcons had a team score of 131 points to trail only Kent State (77), Ohio (85) and Akron (107) in the 36-team race.
Malone's Everlyne Lagat was the individual winner among the 249 competitors. Sophomore Joy Echler was the Falcons' top finisher, placing seventh in a time of 19:35.
Senior Christine Thompson, the second Falcon to cross the line, was 11th in a time of 19:41. Freshmen Jordan Hartmann and Amber Culp were 32nd and 33rd, respectively, as Hartmann crossed the line in 20:19, followed one second later by Culp.
BG's fifth finisher was senior Lisa Mariea, who placed 48th overall. Sophomores Erin Croley (58th) and Briana Killian (59th) also competed in the race for the Brown and Orange.
The Falcons are now idle from competition until Saturday, Oct. 28, when the team heads to Kalamazoo, Mich., for the Mid-American Conference Championship. Start time for that race is scheduled for noon.
Women's Cross Country Places 18th At Notre Dame
Joy Echler is BGSU's top finisher.
Oct. 6, 2000
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team posted an 18th-place finish at the Notre Dame Cross Country Invitational Friday (Oct. 7). BGSU had a team total of 511 points in the 31-team race.
Sophomore Joy Echler was BGSU's top finisher for the fifth time in as many races, placing 39th in the 232-runner competition with a time of 18:08. Senior Christine Thompson was 60th overall in a time of 18:23.
Other BGSU competitors included Amber Culp (18:57, 123rd), Jordan Hartmann (19:09, 144th), Briana Killian (19:34, 175th), Lisa Schroeder (19:44, 181st) and Erin Croley (19:48, 184th).
BGSU will return to action next Friday (Oct. 13) afternoon. On that date, the Falcons of head coach Cami Wells will head to Delaware, Ohio, for the All-Ohio Championship.
Women's Cross Country Places 22nd At Roy Griak Invite
Race featured 13 nationally-ranked teams.
Sept. 23, 2000
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team posted a 22nd-place finish at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational Saturday (Sept. 23). Host Minnesota won the 29-team race, which featured a total of 13 teams listed in the most recent FinishLynx Top 25 poll.
For the Brown and Orange, sophomore Joy Echler led the way, placing 50th in a field of 239 runners with a time of 22:13. Senior Christine Thompson crossed the line in a time of 22:39 to finish 85th overall.
Other Falcon placers included freshman Jordan Hartmann (23:13, 126th), senior Lisa Mariea (23:30, 144th), sophomore Briana Killian (23:37, 151st), freshman Amber Culp (23:50, 160th) and sophomore Erin Croley (24:03, 166th). Junior Lisa Schroeder (24:52) was the eighth finisher for the Brown and Orange.
Arizona's Tara Chaplin was the individual winner, crossing the line in an even 21 minutes.
The 13th-ranked Golden Gophers won the race with a team total of 98 points. Yale finished second with 127 points. In addition to Minnesota, other teams listed among the nation's top 25 schools include seventh-ranked Arizona State, No. 11 Providence, No. 12 Oregon, No. 15 Colorado State, No. 21 Missouri, No. 23 Marquette and No. 25 Wake Forest.
The BGSU women of head coach Cami Wells are idle until heading to Indiana for the Notre Dame Invitational on October 6.
Women's Cross Country Places Third At Mel Brodt Invitational
Echler leads BG with a fifth-place finish
Sept. 16, 2000
Bowling Green, Ohio -
The Bowling Green State University women's cross country team placed third in the 11-team Mel Brodt Invitational Saturday morning at BGSU.
The Falcons finished with 76 points as Toledo won the invitational with a team score of 31. Central Michigan was second with 43 points. Following BG were Cincinnati (84), Wright State (111), Xavier (168), Findlay (174), Ohio Northern (183), Windsor (201), Siena Heights (220) and Cleveland State (272).
Leading the way for BG was sophomore Joy Echler (Montpelier, Ohio) who placed fifth in a time of 18:11. Other top performances for the Falcons were turned in by senior Christine Thompson (Amherst, Ohio/Steele) who placed 13th (18:31), freshman Jordan Hartmann (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) who placed 16th (18:59), senior Lisa Mariea (Toledo, Ohio/Start) who placed 21st (19:07), sophomore Briana Killian (Englewood, Ohio/Northmont) who placed 30th (19:39), sophomore Erin Croley (Laura, Ohio/Milton-Union) who placed 31st (19:39) and freshman Amber Culp (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) who placed 32nd (19:41).
The next meet for BG will be on Sept. 23 in Minneapolis at the Roy Griak Invitational.
| Mel Brodt
Invitational Results Scores and times from women's cross country race. Sept. 16, 2000 Bowling Green, Ohio - 2000 Mel Brodt Invitational * Women's Results Bowling Green State University - 10:30 a.m. TEAM SCORES - OVERALL Place Team Score
1. Toledo 31
2. Central Michigan 43
3. Bowling Green 76
4. Cincinnati 84
5. Wright State 111
6. Xavier 168
7. Findlay 174
8. Ohio Northern 183
9. Windsor 201
10. Siena Heights 220
11. Cleveland State 272
Tri-State (only had four runners finish)
TEAM SCORES - DIVISION I Place Team Score 1. Toledo 31 2. Central Michigan 43 3. Bowling Green 73 4. Cincinnati 80 5. Wright State 103 6. Xavier 135 7. Cleveland State 165 TEAM SCORES - DIVISION II/NAIA Place Team Score
1. Findlay 31
2. Windsor 39
3. Siena Heights 50
Tri-State (only had four runners finish)
TEAM SCORE - DIVISION III Place Team Score 1. Ohio Northern 15 Overall # Name (School) Time Div. I Div. II/ Div. III Place Place NAIA Place Place 1 157 Tuula Laitinen (Toledo-1) 17:41 1 2 116 Brook Creed (Central Michigan-1) 18:01 2 3 158 Emily Loruope (Toledo-2) 18:04 3 4 133 Angie Kist (Cincinnati-1) 18:11 4 5 103 Joy Echler (Bowling Green-1) 18:11 5 6 162 Briana Shook (Toledo-3) 18:16 6 7 160 Kia Minkkinen (Toledo-4) 18:17 7 8 126 Daniell Quisenberry (Central Mich.-2) 18:20 8 9 173 Jessica Kuhr (Wright State-1) 18:21 9 10 123 Cami Moll (Central Michigan-3) 18:22 10 11 115 Stefanie Burklow (Central Michigan-4) 18:23 11 12 124 Melissa Miller (Central Michigan-5) 18:23 12 13 111 Christine Thompson (Bowling Green-2) 18:31 13 14 165 Sara Vergote (Toledo-5) 18:45 14 15 131 Kelly Crum (Cincinnati-2) 18:52 15 16 104 Jordan Hartmann (Bowling Green-3) 18:59 16 17 120 Patty Langworthy (Central Michigan-6) 19:02 17 18 121 Tami Lauritzen (Central Michigan-7) 19:03 18 19 122 Karen LeRoy (Central Michigan) 19:04 20 206 Julie Pitney (Findlay-1) 19:07 1 21 108 Lisa Mariea (Bowling Green-4) 19:07 19 22 117 Amber Crenshaw (Central Michigan) 19:08 23 135 Mandy McCumber (Cincinnati-3) 19:15 20 24 137 Jackie Rieder (Cincinnati-4) 19:19 21 25 172 Cecy Kinne (Wright State-2) 19:24 22 26 125 Trau Owczarek (Central Michigan) 19:29 27 175 Mary Maxton (Wright State-3) 19:31 23 28 156 Emily Gora (Toledo-6) 19:31 24 29 265 Elizabeth Stierwalt (Ohio Northern-1) 19:37 1 30 106 Briana Killian (Bowling Green-5) 19:39 25 31 101 Erin Croley (Bowling Green-6) 19:39 26 32 102 Amber Culp (Bowling Green-7) 19:41 27 33 190 Molly Krumpelbeck (Xavier-1) 19:41 28 34 136 Rachel Nichols (Cincinnati-5) 19:47 29 35 201 Kelly Cothern (Findlay-2) 19:50 2 36 188 Patty Green (Xavier-2) 19:51 30 37 110 Lisa Schroeder (Bowling Green) 19:55 38 176 Elizabeth McMaken (Wright State-4) 19:56 31 39 177 Elizabeth Miller (Wright State-5) 19:57 32 40 138 Missy Titus (Cincinnati-6) 19:57 33 41 109 Christy Paine (Bowling Green) 19:57 42 139 Stephanie Tutalo (Cincinnati-7) 19:58 34 43 107 Leighann Kramer (Bowling Green) 20:01 44 193 Nichole Moorman (Xavier-3) 20:02 35 45 264 Mandy Miller (Ohio Northern-2) 20:02 2 46 248 Erica Giorgi (Windsor-1) 20:09 3 47 204 Candace Nicholson (Findlay-3) 20:09 4 48 105 Katrina Kerns (Bowling Green) 20:10 49 134 Jennifer Limle (Cincinnati) 20:13 50 224 Christine West (Siena Heights-1) 20:15 5 51 180 Erin Wertalik (Wright State-6) 20:19 36 52 250 Mary Homer (Windsor-2) 20:21 6 53 268 Lindsey Wade (Ohio Northern-3) 20:21 3 54 223 Gina Watson (Siena Heights-2) 20:23 7 55 170 Mary Allnut (Wright State-7) 20:27 37 56 247 Melissa Galea (Windsor-3) 20:27 8 57 233 Amanda Portis (Tri-State-1) 20:30 9 58 191 Natalie Lanese (Xavier-4) 20:32 38 59 263 Amber Vavrek (Ohio Northern-4) 20:34 4 60 155 Tiffany Brown (Toledo-7) 20:36 39 61 185 Claire Beck (Xavier-5) 20:40 40 62 221 Jackie Thompson (Siena Heights-3) 20:41 10 63 249 Casey Gray (Windsor-4) 20:41 11 64 210 Garrie Smith (Findlay-4) 20:42 12 65 179 Holly Uber (Wright State) 20:43 66 150 Shariah Pratt (Cleveland State-1) 20:44 41 67 245 Melanie Battaglia (Windsor-5) 20:46 13 68 262 Teresa Kirk (Ohio Northern-5) 20:48 5 69 171 Christina Haverfield (Wright State) 20:53 70 203 Andrea Morgan (Findlay-5) 20:56 14 71 215 Jenny Duncan (Siena Heights-4) 21:02 15 72 209 Kristin Rosendale (Findlay-6) 21:05 16 73 194 Liz Sand (Xavier-6) 21:08 42 74 174 Katie Lucas (Wright State) 21:11 75 269 Kelli Wise (Ohio Northern-6) 21:13 6 76 186 Maggie Dunn (Xavier-7) 21:14 43 77 261 Terresa Cox (Ohio Northern-7) 21:15 7 78 161 Kristy Selhorst (Toledo) 21:17 79 192 Leah Mock (Xavier) 21:19 80 267 Kelly Timmerman (Ohio Northern) 21:20 81 181 Lynda Wourms (Wright State) 21:23 82 164 Sherri Trent (Toledo) 21:27 83 189 Jennie Illig (Xavier) 21:29 84 260 Karen Buccier (Ohio Northern) 21:30 85 187 Blance Fisher (Xavier) 21:33 86 246 Mary Collins (Windsor-6) 21:37 17 87 252 Gloria Imbers (Windsor-7) 21:40 18 88 266 Erika Thomas (Ohio Northern) 21:50 89 159 Marn Melanie (Toledo) 21:56 90 218 Tina Petiprin (Siena Heights-5) 22:06 19 91 205 Samantha Philpot (Findlay-7) 22:09 20 92 130 Sarah Albert (Cincinnati) 22:13 93 217 Ruth Minnick (Siena Heights-6) 22:33 21 94 230 Erica Evans (Tri-State-2) 22:39 22 95 151 Jessica Spisak (Cleveland State-2) 22:40 44 96 234 Laura Smedley (Tri-State-3) 22:41 23 97 202 Jennifer Gillespie (Findlay) 22:50 98 251 Alison Houston (Windsor) 22:54 99 216 Bridget McBroom (Siena Heights-7) 23:11 24 100 178 Sara Tully (Wright State) 23:17 101 225 Lamitta Williams (Siena Heights) 23:20 102 220 Marie Robinson (Siena Heights) 23:34 103 132 Catherine Evans (Cincinnati) 23:38 104 219 Amanda Porter (Siena Heights) 24:25 105 147 Meredith Hill (Cleveland State-3) 25:01 45 106 149 Georgian Peril (Cleveland State-4) 25:23 46 107 145 Tracy Bartkawinski (Cleveland State-5) 26:02 47 108 146 Melissa Bowens (Cleveland State-6) 26:54 48 109 235 Becky Stakes (Tri-State-4) 27:23 25 |