November 23, 1998
COLUMBIA, Mo.
- For many teams, it is all over but for the crying. But for the Missouri Cross Country team there is no need for tears.
An amazing season for both the men's and women's team came to a melancholy finish today at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Lawrence, Kan. The men finished 27th and the women 21st.
Freshman Kim Moore, who has shown great promise with three excellent meets in the post season paced Mizzou, finishing 60th overall.
Sophmore Katie Meyer returned to her second NCAA Championships and improved upon a 96th place a year ago, moving up to 92nd this year. Meyer was followed closely by Anne Marie Brooks, a stand-out freshman who finished 94th to complete her first year of collegiate competition.
The men's team was led by Nick Smith(So.) who finished 93rd overall, Adam MacDowell (So.) who finished 117th overall, and senior Ryan Pirtle, who has finished his collegiate career with three excellent races ran well and finished 152nd overall.
The Tigers were hurt in the scoring due to the fact that Owen Donahue did not finish the race.
Further information including quotes from Head Coach Jeff Pigg and a season recap are forth-coming.NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women - 5,000M Men -10,000M
1. Villanova 106
2. Brigham Young 110
3. Stanford 111
4. Georgetown 199
5. Wisconsin 233
6. Arkansas 311
7. Colorado 332
8. Baylor 351
9. Washington 363
10. William and Mary 374
11. Michigan 380
12. Oregon 384
13. Kansas State 385
14. Providence 386
15. Wake Forest 388
16. Arizona 397
17. Northern Arizona 423
18. North Carolina 424
19. North Carolina St. 455
20. Oklahoma St. 462
21. Missouri 493
22. Florida 531
23. Arizona State 534
23. Nebraska 534
25. Colorado St. 535
26. Minnesota 559
27. South Florida 561
28. UCLA 574
29. Texas 584
30. Cornell 590
31. Tennessee 640
Men's Team Results
1 Arkansas 97
2 Stanford 114
3 Colorado 158
4 Michigan 183
5 Oregon 233
6 Wisconsin 246
7 Northern Arizona 295
8 North Carolina State 311
9 James Madison 320
10 Providence 339
11 Arizona 348
12 Michigan State 352
13 William and Mary 375
14 Oklahoma State 387
15 Dartmouth College 391
16 Butler University 411
17 Princeton 427
18 Washinton State 433
19 Georgetown 469
20 Central Michigan 476
21 Iowa 501
21 Tennessee 501
23 Iona 538
24 Minnesota 552
25 Miami (Ohio) 562
26 Duke 566
27 Missouri 628
28 Portland 634
29 Tulane 682
30 South Florida 728
31 TN- Chattanooga 817