The Eastern Michigan University men’s cross country
team won their third consecutive Mid-American Conference
cross country title and their 13th in school history Oct.
27 at the Riverwood Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
The Eagles
totaled 31 points to best runner-up Miami, who had 50 points.
This is only the second time in school history that the
Eagles have won three consecutive conference titles. The
Green and White won five straight from 1990-1994.
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THREE IN A ROW: The Eastern Michigan University
men's cross country team celebrates its third
Mid-
American
Conference title in a row. The Eagles scored
31 points
to defeat runnerup Miami, with 50
points, at
the Riverwood Resort
in Mt. Pleasant Oct. 26. Pictured
are (back row,
from left) Kyle Mena, David Brent, Ryan
Grau, Wade
Wines, Neal Naughton and Head Coach
John Goodridge.
(front row, from left) Josh Perrin,
Curtis Vollmar,
Josh Karanja and Luke Chrusciel.
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The Eagles, who joined the MAC in 1972, are now a perfect
4-0 when Central Michigan has hosted the MAC Championships.
The Eagles had all juniors score and had three in the top
seven to claim first team All-MAC and two additional runners
earning second team All-MAC honors.
The Eagles, led by head coach John Goodridge, had a new Josh
— Josh Perrin — lead them to the MAc title.
The junior, who finished second at last year’s championship,
won the individual title in a time of 24:33, edging out
Ohio’s
Craig Leon. This is the second consecutive year in which
an Eagle claimed the individual title. Perrin, who earned
first team All-MAC honors for the second consecutive year,
becomes the 12th person and 16th overall winner to claim
the individual title for the Green and White.
The other Josh, Josh Karanja, who had led the Eagles as
the number one runner all season, finished third overall,
improving upon his seventh place finish last year. He finished
the 8,000-meter course in a time of 24:49. Karanja, too,
took home first team All-MAC honors for the third consecutive
season. David Brent was fifth across the finish line, finishing
the race in a time of 25:06 to earn All-MAC honors for
the second straight year.
Curtis Vollmar finished 10th for the Eagles in a time of
25:19, earning second team All-MAC accolades again this
year. He improves upon his 12th-place performance last
year. Rounding out the top five scorers for the Green and
White was Kyle Mena. Mena, who did not run last year in
the conference championships due to injury, finished 12th
in a time of 25:19.
Other Eagle finishers included Neal Naughton,
17th in a time of 25:33; Luke Chrusciel, 19th in 25:35; Wade Wines, 21st in
25:40; and Ryan Grau, 30th in 25:54.
Coach John Goodridge was voted the 2007 Coach of the Year,
earning the award for the third straight year.
The Eagles head to NCAA Great Lakes Regional, hosted by
Indiana University Saturday, Nov. 10.
