November 5, 2003

Men's and Women's Teams Improve at MAC Championships

Last year the Akron men's team placed 10th at the Mid-American Conference championships and the women placed 5th. This year the men moved up a spot to 9th and the women climbed to 3rd, just 9 points shy of the conference title. Adriana Zalucka (3rd, 17:36) and Morgan Sulzener (8th, 17:48) both earned All-MAC honors. The women also placed Jennie Castle (16th, 18:09) and Brandi Schoeppner (18th, 18:14) in the top 20. Not to be overlooked is Rachel Zubricky's stellar performance as fifth runner. She ran a personal best time, 18:47, to place 37th.

As he has done throughout his career, David Howard led the men in a major meet. Despite a couple of falls David placed 32nd (25:42). He was followed by Chris Perun (43rd, 26:00), David Pykare (46th, 26:06), Scott Mate (56th, 26:29), and Adam Bray (69th, 27:47).

MAC Championships Website

Adriana Zalucka (left) with the other top 3 finishers.