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October 30, 2000
Frerker Asking For Better Team Performance at Regionals
Strong races and a better performance are what Coach Darryl Frerker is
looking for from both his men's and women's cross country teams this
weekend at the NCAA Division II Regionals.
The regionals are on Saturday in Ashland, Ohio. The men's 10,000-meter
race begins at 10:30 a.m. with the women's 6,000-meter race to follow at
11:15 a.m.
On the women's team, Frerker is looking for a much better performance than
the conference race two weeks ago. The women finished the Great Lakes
Valley Conference Championships in seventh place.
"We are very young and have a lot of talent. I am hoping to finish in the
upper half this weekend," Frerker said.
The women's team will consist of six freshmen - Carrie Carducci (Powell,
Ohio), LeeAnn Lomax (Georgetown), Breanne Steffens (Moline), April
Greenwood (Mt. Vernon) and Maria Ewersmann (St. Paul, Mo.) - and one
junior in Jill Irlam (Virden). Carducci was the top finisher for the
Cougars at the GLVC Championships with a 12th-place finish and a time of
23 minutes, 10 seconds.
As for the men, Frerker said he believes they also have the opportunity to
finish in the upper half of regionals.
"Since we don't have anyone graduating, I look for regionals to be an
experience to have a strong team in the future."
The men's regional team will consist of junior Robert Old (Hendersonville,
Tenn.), sophomores Jason Olszowka (Lockport), Dustin Gentry (Charleston)
and Darren Dinkelman (Nashville) and freshmen Tyler Krauss (Freeburg),
Nick Campbell (Charleston) and David Droege (Nashville). Krauss was the
top finisher at the conference championships two weeks ago for the
Cougars. Krauss came in 18th with a time of 33:40.
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