Oct. 16, 2004

Results

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Competing against some of the toughest competition in the nation, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's cross country team ran to a 32nd-place finish in the 35-team "white" Saturday afternoon in Terre Haute. This same Indiana State Cross Country Course plays home to both the NCAA Regionals and NCAA Championships in November.

Leading the Panther charge was junior Josh Nygren, who placed 90th with a time of 25:14.7. Junior Nate Weiland, who led its last time out, was 118th in 25:27.0.

Running in the same race as defending National Champions, the Stanford Cardinal, Milwaukee scored 794 points, and topped Texas Tech, IUPUI and Virginia Commonwealth, respectively. The Cardinal dominated the meet, scoring just 77 points with a 242-man field.

Rounding out the Panther scoring was a mixture of youth and leadership in sophomore Ben Uphoff, senior Bryan Hassemer and freshman R.J. Pire. Uphoff crossed the line 177th in 26:03.2. Hassemer was just 10 seconds back in 193rd (26:13.1) and Pire took 216th in 26:34.7.

Just missing out on scoring, but finishing together was senior Micah Hanthorn and freshman Nick Hawley. The duo posted times of 26:43.2 and 26:44.5, respectively, to place 220th and 221st.

The Panthers are in action next when they host the 2005 Horizon League Championships on Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Parkside National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wis.