Michigans Men AND Women both WIN XC Regionals!!!

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2 NCAA Regional Trophies on the same day...GO BLUE!

MGoShoe

November 15th, 2013 at 4:11 PM ^

...the full results.

The top finisher for the men's team was Mason Ferlic who finished 3rd, 6 secs off the winner's pace (from Indiana State).

The top finisher for the women's team was Erin Finn who finished 2nd, 9 secs off the winner's pace (from Ohio U.). 

Wolverine Devotee

November 15th, 2013 at 4:14 PM ^

The women had a really great year last year but it's surprising to see the men get the win.

Hopefully this is just the beginning of the great news for Michigan Athletics this weekend.

gjking

November 15th, 2013 at 4:34 PM ^

Both teams got retailation for Big Ten's, and both are going to Nationals. Woman lost to MSU at Big Ten's and beat them today. Men lost to Indiana at Big Ten's and beat them today.

Hope they can make some noise at Nationals!

MGoClimb

November 15th, 2013 at 4:56 PM ^

The Michigan men were apparently leading Big Tens with a K to go, so it looks like they ran with something to prove today! Awesome to see for both men and women! Nice to see what Gibby has done for the men over the past few years.

Go Blue!

gjking

November 15th, 2013 at 5:48 PM ^

Its been a nice imporovement certainly, though Gibby has been relatively weaker in track where you need guys to score points across 800m/1500m/5K/SC/etc. instead of getting the entire team prepared for 8K or 10K XC. He is a high mileage strength based coach.

For those not familiar with XC scoring, the men's race was about as close as any race you'll ever see. 4 teams seperated by 5 points, I don't think I've seen that before in 15 years around the sport.

 

 

 

 

 

MGoClimb

November 15th, 2013 at 8:30 PM ^

It was close, alright. Michigan's top guys ran really well.

As for the shorter distances, you're correct. Coach Warhurst was more of a middle distance guy. That and talent like Willis and Brannen don't come around that often. It'll be interesting to see if Gibby can pull in some mid-distance talent with the success he's building.