Coming off of a strong fourth place finish at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship, the UW-W men's cross country team found themselves ranked 35th in the final national poll according to the latest
U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll.
Aron Kehoe (Monroe/Monroe) came out of the difficult midwest regional as a national qualifier. Kehoe was one of seven individuals not on nationally qualifying teams to qualify. This is Kehoe's first national qualification in cross country. He has had previous qualifications in track and field in the 800 meter run where he finished sixth in 2009 to claim All-American honors.
The 2009 National Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Baldwin Wallace College (OH) on Saturday, November 21st at the Highland Heights Golf Course. The men's race will take place at noon Eastern time. A link to the championship website can be found below.
NCAA National XC
UW-Whitewater's History at the National Meet
Last year
Mathias Werve (Kenosha/Tremper) qualified as an individual finishing in 151st place. UW-Whitewater has had a national qualifier every year since 2003. They have had 55 qualifiers in the past 20 years. (6 teams and 13 individuals) UW-W has produced 15 All-American performances by 11 All-Americans. The last team appearance came in 2003 where UW-W finished 17th. The best team finish for UW-Whitewater came in 1999 where they finishied fifth. The best individual finish at nationals came from Jeremy Burks in 2000 where he finished 7th.
Midwest Regional Summary
The qualifying individuals were:
Chris Zook ................ Augustana College (8th place)
Nate Stymeist .......... UW-Oshkosh (11th place)
Jason Lindelof ......... UW-Superior (13th place)
Brian Wurtz ................ Wheaton College (18th place)
Aron Kehoe (Monroe/Monroe) ............... UW-Whitewater (22nd place)
Nick Schafer ............. UW- Stevens Point (23rd place)
Josh Williams........... Edgewood College (24th place)
For additional information:
Jeff Miller, UW-W MXC Head Coach, (262)472-5648
