Badger Runners Pick Off Three Foes at Northern Illinois
August 31, 2001 | Men's Cross Country
The Wisconsin men's cross country team defeated three out of four opponents Friday night at Anderson Hall Field in DeKalb, Ill. Wisconsin, Eastern Illinois, UW-Green Bay and two North Central College teams took part in the race.
The Badgers defeated the North Central Freshman, the North Central Varsity and UW-GB, while falling to EIU.
Individually, sophomore Drew Hohensee was the Badgers' top finisher (18:58) and third overall. Hohensee paced his teammates well as Wisconsin took the next three overall spots within a 10-second time span. Sophomore Joe Eckerly finished fourth (18:59), junior Sam Jackson finished fifth (18:59) and freshman Ryan Cole finished sixth (19:08) for the Badgers. Dan Murray, Wisconsin's fifth runner, finished at 20:59 (40th).
EIU was the only team to complete a clean sweep of its opponents. EIU also had the top finisher in Jason Bialka, who finished in 18:47.
UW's next event is the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 29.
