Results Detroit, Mich. (Sept. 8, 2007) ???C Oakland???s men???s cross country team ran to a fifth-place finish at Detroit???s Tommy Titan Invitational at Cass-Benton park this afternoon, compiling a team score of 142. Freshman
Justin Battle (Beverly Hills, Mich.) was the Golden Grizzlies??? top finisher of the day, posting a time of 22:20 to place 24th overall in the four-mile race. Freshman
Tom Gienapp (Brighton, Mich.) followed in 29th with a time of 22:37, one spot of freshman
Jeff Bonzheim (Jenison, Mich.) who ran a 22:40. Freshman
Kevin Cataldo (Traverse City, Mich.) followed in 34th place, clocking in at 22:55. Freshman
John Petricevic (Freeland, Mich.) edged classmate
Jordan Strohkirch (Gladwin, Mich.) by one second for 36th, crossing the finish line in 22:59. Freshman
Gus Povirk (Franklin, Mich.) logged a 23:04 to finish 40th, while junior
Tim Rowland (Oxford, Mich.) followed in 42nd with a time of 23:17. Freshman
Travis Galbraith (Freeland, Mich.) rounded out the field for the Golden Grizzlies, running a time of 23:22 for a 45th place finish. The Golden Grizzlies return to action next weekend at the Mel Brodt Invitational Saturday at Bowling Green State University.
Top Team Scores 1. WSU Alumni (41) 2. Wayne State (45) 3. Front Line Racing (86) Detroit (86)
5. Oakland (142) Top Five Finishers 1. Nick Allen, WSU Alumni, 19:57 2. Abdullah Saleh, Wayne State, 20:31 3. Lance Jones, WSU Alumni, 20:36 4. Matt Fecht, WSU Alumni, 20:45 5. Kevin Christensen, Wayne State, 20:48
Top Oakland Finishers 24. Justin Battle, 22:20 29. Tom Gienapp, 22:37 30. Jeff Bonzheim, 22:40 34. Kevin Cataldo, 22:55 36. John Petricevic, 22:59 37. Jordan Strohkirch, 23:00 40. Gus Povirk, 23:04 42. Tim Rowland, 23:17 45. Travis Galbraith, 23:22