Omaha
MIAA Championship
UNO Finishes Sixth at MIAA Championship
Oct 24, 2009 | Cross Country
Results
EMPORIA, KAN.- Freshman #Megan Oddo# ran to a 19th place finish, earning All-MIAA Honorable Mention honors, as the UNO cross country team finished sixth at the MIAA Cross Country Championships at Jones Park in Emporia, Kansas on Saturday morning. With a time of 23:11, Oddo helped the Mavs improve from a ninth place finish in 2008 to sixth with a team total of 172 points.
Missouri Southern won the championship with a MIAA record-low team score of 18 points. MSSU's Kimi Shank ran to a first place finish for the second year straight and set a course record with a time of 21:01.
Freshman #Brittany Phillips# finished in 32nd place for the Mavs with a time of 23:49.
The surprise of the day for the Mavericks was sophomore #Kelly Esch#. Esch joined the team in mid-season and in spite of the shortened training time with the team, finished third for UNO and 37th overall with a time of 23:58. She was followed closely by #Dina Luka# who ran a time of 24:00 for 38th place. #Nicole Behm# was the fifth finisher for UNO with a time of 24:20, good for 48th place.
Next up for UNO is the NCAA South Central Regional in Abilene, Texas on November 7.
How UNO runners fared:
19. Megan Oddo, 23:11
32. Brittany Phillips, 23:49
37. Kelly Esch, 23:58
38. Dina Luka, 24:00
48. Nicole Behm, 24:20
68. Amanda Stauffer, 25:41
72. Lisa Tesarek, 26:07
79. Jolene Smith, 28:10
MIAA Championship Team Results
1. Missouri Southern, 18 points
2. Truman, 57 points
3. Pittsburg State, 68 points
4. Northwest Missouri State, 128 points
5. Fort Hays State, 164 points
6. Central Missouri, 172 points
6. Nebraska-Omaha, 172 points
8. Emporia State, 200 points
9. Southwest Baptist, 216 points
