2008 Woodie Awards
Cross country gives strong showing at GLVC conference tournament
Jacob Boone
Issue date: 10/23/07 Section: Sports
The SIUE men's and women's cross country teams finished sixth and seventh, respectively, at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships at Butler University in Indianapolis Saturday.
The men's team placed two runners in the top five places with senior Erik Steffens placing third with a time of 25:19 and junior Kyle Cameron placing fourth with a time of 25:25. The team had 142 points as the University of Southern Indiana won the meet with a score of 41.
Head Coach David Astrauskas said Steffens and Cameron came on strong at the end of the year.
"Erik and Kyle both had a real nice weekend," Astrauskas said. "I was real happy to see them place the way they did."
Steffens said he and Cameron run different styles. Steffens said Cameron works from the back to the front, Cameron worked his way up from 35th place in the first mile to the leaders, while Steffens said he likes to go out with the lead pack.
Astrauskas said the course was wooded, hilly and had some tight spots but it was fair for everyone running.
Steffens said there were some spots on the course that were tough.
"It was a bit of a rough course if you were in congestion," he said.
Freshman Shawn Dillard finished 39th overall but 37th for team scoring with a time of 26:56, coming in third for the Cougars.
Steffens said Dillard had a strong day and that Dillard is still getting used to the eight-kilometer distance after making the jump from five-kilometer races in high school.
Other SIUE runners were sophomore Sean Gosewisch at 55th overall but 48th for team scoring with a time of 27:31, junior Steve Werths at 59th overall and 50th for team scoring and sophomore Ryan Wessling placing 80th among all runners but 66th for team scoring.
On the women's side, sophomore Kayla Brown lead the Cougars with a tenth place finish in a time of 22:58 for the six kilometer race.
Astrauskas said Brown did not run all week because of an injury and instead cross-trained. She visited the doctor Monday.
The men's team placed two runners in the top five places with senior Erik Steffens placing third with a time of 25:19 and junior Kyle Cameron placing fourth with a time of 25:25. The team had 142 points as the University of Southern Indiana won the meet with a score of 41.
Head Coach David Astrauskas said Steffens and Cameron came on strong at the end of the year.
"Erik and Kyle both had a real nice weekend," Astrauskas said. "I was real happy to see them place the way they did."
Steffens said he and Cameron run different styles. Steffens said Cameron works from the back to the front, Cameron worked his way up from 35th place in the first mile to the leaders, while Steffens said he likes to go out with the lead pack.
Astrauskas said the course was wooded, hilly and had some tight spots but it was fair for everyone running.
Steffens said there were some spots on the course that were tough.
"It was a bit of a rough course if you were in congestion," he said.
Freshman Shawn Dillard finished 39th overall but 37th for team scoring with a time of 26:56, coming in third for the Cougars.
Steffens said Dillard had a strong day and that Dillard is still getting used to the eight-kilometer distance after making the jump from five-kilometer races in high school.
Other SIUE runners were sophomore Sean Gosewisch at 55th overall but 48th for team scoring with a time of 27:31, junior Steve Werths at 59th overall and 50th for team scoring and sophomore Ryan Wessling placing 80th among all runners but 66th for team scoring.
On the women's side, sophomore Kayla Brown lead the Cougars with a tenth place finish in a time of 22:58 for the six kilometer race.
Astrauskas said Brown did not run all week because of an injury and instead cross-trained. She visited the doctor Monday.
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