Akron Cross Country
Site: Eagle Crest Golf Course
Race Distance: 6km
Weather: 41 degF, sunny, clear
Course conditions:  Perfect golf course footing
Place Last Name First Name 1km 1M 3km 4km 5km 6km 10/16/04 Team Scores
12/1 Sulzener Morgan 3:20 5:28 10:11 13:49 17:12 20:37 21:40   1. Michigan 40  
  Pace per mile:                 2. Notre Dame 79  
24/2 Schoeppner Brandi 3:24 5:32 10:24   17:30 21:01 22:00   3. Michigan State 85  
  Pace per mile:                  4. Indiana 148  
26/3 Rudzinska Beata 3:27 5:34 10:31     21:04 21:59   5. Marquette 166  
  Pace per mile:                  6. Butler 187  
61/4 Castle Jennie 3:24 5:35 10:42 14:35 18:21 21:37 22:00   7. Akron 202  
  Pace per mile:                  8. Wisconsin 213  
86/5 Zubricky Rachel 3:31 5:47 10:53     22:03 23:11   9. Ball State 225  
  Pace per mile:                  10. Kent State 278  
134/6 Michael Becki 3:39 6:03 11:21     23:01 24:15  
  Pace per mile:                
160/7 Freudenrich Emily 3:39 6:05 11:35     23:37 24:04  
  Pace per mile:                 
209  Finishers
Spread 1-5: 86"
Comments MAC Schools Only
The goals I had coming into the meet included: 1. Akron 56  
Grade  2. Ball State 65
1. Be in a position to race last 3km A 3. Kent State 83
2. Beat all of the MAC schools A 4. Toledo 93  
3. Top-10 finish A 5. WMU 129  
4. Compete against Indiana, Butler, Marquette A 6. Miami 135  
A great day for us.  Our best meet of the year and we came very close to realizing our delusions of grandeur.
I was very pleased with the way we competed as a group, even when things didn't set themselves up perfectly.
Each of you raced the full 6km to the best of your ability on that day.  In fact, you raced better than you realize.
Compare the places of our top 5 at the 3km mark with their final places: 
3km 6km Improvement
Morgan 15 12 3
Brandi 32 24 8
Beata 49 26 23
Jennie 75 61 14
Rachel 95 86 9
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From what I saw and heard we finished very strongly in the last 1km.  That's the sign of a team that is fit and
knows how to race.  Congratulations to Morgan for being just the fourth Akron woman to qualify for cross country
nationals and to Brandi for earning All Region honors.  Finishing in the top 25 in our region after placing 44th at MAC 
is an exceptonal turnaround.  I am also proud of the mental toughness that Beata and Jennie showed when they 
weren't at their best, and the great races of Rachel, Becki, and Emily.  Go Zips!