Men's Cross Country

Men's Cross Country 2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS
Summit League Championship: 2nd place
Great Lakes Regional: 16th place
Final Ranking: Unranked

  • Placed in the top-three in the league for the eighth time in the last ten years

  • Tied for best ever finish at the Great Lakes Regional

  • Won the Michigan Intercollegiates (Oct. 8) by 24 points over Eastern Michigan for the first time in school history

  • Finished in the top 10 at the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 17) finishing ahead of Auburn, Houston, LSU and TCU.

  • Zack Jones placed second at The Summit League Championship becoming the third runner in school history to earn all-league honors four times.

  • Jones ran the second fastest 10K in school history at 30:32.01 on Oct. 17 at the Chili Pepper Festival.

  • Jones was given the Athletic Department's Hollie L. Lepley Award for recognition of the male senior student-athlete that demonstrates the highest athletic achievement , academic achievement and community service.

  • Pat Cassady won his first race of his collegiate career at the Golden Grizzly Open on Sept. 4.

  • Cassady won The Summit League Cross Country Athletes of the Week on Oct. 12 after winning the Michigan Intercollegiates.

All-Summit League:

Zach Jones (1st team), Brandon Griffin (1st team), Pat Cassady (2nd team)

The Summit League Athlete of the Week:

Pat Cassady (Oct. 12)

Academic All-Summit League:

Justin Battle, Pat Cassady, Brian Ciarkowski, Nate Ismond, Zack Jones, Steven Marcinkowski, Joe Osentoski, Ross Solanskey, Kenny Wall, Nathan Ziolko.