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Carducci Shatters Freshman Record
         Carrie Carducci (Powell, Ohio) set the goal of breaking SIUE’s freshman record for 5,000 meters at cross country. On Saturday, she shattered it.
         Carducci ran the Forest Park cross country course at the Washington University Invitational in a time of 17 minutes, 59.8 seconds. That topped the best time by a Cougar freshman previously set last season by Amanda Bozue (18:32.7). Her sub-18 minute time also was the second fastest 5,000 meters in school history. Only Karin Beach-Pond (17:49) at 1995 Missouri-Rolla Open has run faster.
         “All she had to do was get into the competition and run with the leaders,” said Coach Darryl Frerker. “And she did that.”
         Carducci ran the same 5,000-meter course on Sept. 8 and came within two seconds of Bozue’s record. Frerker said Carducci planned on breaking the record at the course her next time around.
         Carducci finished 14th in her record-breaking performance at the Washington University Invitational. As a team, SIUE placed 14th of 32 teams.
         Frerker hopes his freshman can help guide the women’s cross country team to a strong finish at the team’s next meet—the GLVC Championships. The event is set for Oct. 21 at 10:30 a.m. in Evansville, Ind.

Olszowka Sets Pace
For SIUE Men’s Cross Country
         Despite running the 14th fastest time in school history, Jason Olszowka (Lockport) probably could have run better, according to Coach Darryl Frerker.
         Frerker pointed to the sophomore’s 1998 performance of Olszowka’s where he ran 20 seconds better than Saturday’s time of 25:48.2. Both performances were at the Washington University Invitational.
         The Cougars placed 16th as a team out of 30 teams behind Olszowka. Frerker is hoping to see his other runners improve enough to challenge for a top 10 position at the GLVC Championships on Oct. 21.
         Frerker said he thought freshman Tyler Krauss (Freeburg) and junior Robert Old (Hendersonville, Ky.) can finish the season strong enough to help the Cougars at the GLVC meet.
         The GLVC men’s race begins at 11 a.m. in Evansville, Ind.