Badgers Run at Pre-Nationals
October 13, 2007 | Men's Cross Country
Competing without several of their top performers, the No. 2 Wisconsin men's cross country team scored 347 points in the Blue Race to finish 13th at the Indiana State Pre-Nationals Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind.
No. 15 Northern Arizona took home the team title with 124 points, besting No. 4 Iona who finished in second place with 136 points. Lopez Lomong captured the individual title for Northern Arizona, beating 261 other runners by covering the 8,000-meter course in 23 minutes and three seconds.
Freshman Landon Peacock (Morley, Mich.) led the way for the Badgers, placing 43rd in 24:04. Close on his heels was sophomore Craig Miller (Lancaster, Pa.) who finished 45th in 24:06.
Junior Christian Wagner (Columbus, Ind.) and sophomore Ryan Gasper (Fort Atkinson, Wis.) were next to cross the finish line, placing 69th and 84th, respectively, in 24:17 and 24:26.
Rounding out the scoring for UW was freshman Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill, N.C.), who placed 106th in 24:42.
Also competing for Wisconsin in the Blue Race were freshmen David Pede (Greenfield, Wis.) and Ryan Craven (Mount Prospect, Ill.) who placed 176th and 193rd, respectively, in 25:15 and 25:30.
The Badgers also had four runners compete in the Men's Open Race, with sophomore Brandon Bethke (Lake Forest, Calif.) placing first in 24:17.
Sophomore Tim Pierie (Mokena, Ill.) placed 57th in 25:41 and senior Ben Porter (East Troy, Wis.) finished 110th in 26:39. Freshman Noah Shannon also ran but did not finish the race.
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The Badgers will next compete at the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 28 where they will look to capture a conference record ninth straight crown. The race is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. on the OSU Golf Course.
