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September 24, 2006 Runners Show Improvement at Doane Season Update: Dana’s men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Dean White Invitational Sept. 23. The meet featured a mix of NAIA and NCAA teams as well as a few teams from NAIA Region III, the region in which Dana competes. Men improve pack time: The men’s team broke three minutes for their pack time for the first time this season, running 2:44 for their 1-5 runners. Senior John Kaup (4th Yr, Grand Island, NE) placed 5th overall with a 26:49. Junior Eric Bane (3rd Yr, Oakland, IA) helped pull freshman Cory Logsdon (1st Yr, Fort Calhoun, NE) to a quick time, running to a 16th/17th finish in 28:13 and 28:17, respectively. Freshman Andrew Palmblade (1st Yr, Hastings, NE) finished 22nd in 29:00. Freshman Kevin Bane (1st Yr, Oakland, IA) lopped off 2 minutes from his previous season best, to complete Dana’s scoring with a 28th place finish in 29:33. Tim Kruger (1st Yr, Bellevue, NE/East) took almost a minute off his season best with a 37th place finish in 30:24. Tyler Petersen (1st Yr, Blair, NE) was right on Kruger’s heels, running a 30:36 to finish 40th. Senior Greg Rickenbacher (4th Yr, Tacoma, WA) got back on track taking nearly three and a half minutes off his season best with a 31:10 to finish 42nd. Sophomore Kiel Montgomery (2nd Yr, Indianola, IA), bothered by knee problems, finished in 50th place with a 34:18. Women move up through field: The women’s team saw similar drops in times that the men’s team experienced. Junior Jen Anderson (3rd Yr, Lincoln, NE), led the way for the women’s team, finishing 21st with a 21:28. Freshman Rachel Ness (1st Yr, Seward, NE) had a breakthrough race, taking a minute and half off her previous best, running to a 26th place in 21:44. Freshman Chelsea Fibranz (1st Yr, McPherson, KS) battled with a cold to finish in 29th place with a 21:55. Freshman Christine Bailey (1st Yr, Omaha/Burke) ran to a 40th place finish in 23:15. Close behind Bailey was sophomore Amy Jackman (2nd Yr, Seward, NE), who had sore leg issues all week, finished in 42nd place with a 23:43. Weekly Quote from the coach: “Some of our runners are dealing with ailments, but out of 14 runners, 13 of them ran their fastest time of the season,” Head Coach Derek Fey said. “We’re showing signs of improvement. As we approach our peaking phase, we will see times drop even more.”
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