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Nov. 15, 2003
Men Finish 17th, Women 21st at NCAA Great Lakes Regional
    Terre Haute, Ind. -- The Youngstown State men's cross country team earned the second-best finish in program history with a 17th-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Saturday afternoon.
    Tony Orcena ran a personal-best 10-kilometer time of 32 minutes, 40.6 seconds to lead the men's team, which featured a team gap of 25 seconds.  His time also earns him the fourth position on YSU's all-time top performers list.
    Lisa Davies' 6-kilometer time of 21:56.8 led the women to a 21st-place finish, a six-place improvement from last year.  Davies' 38th-place finish was the second-best overall in school history at the regional meet and the top finish for a freshman.
    Behind Orcena's 89th-place finish, Matt Paullin placed 98th with a time of 32:55.6 while Nick Buzek finished 106th in 33:01.5.  Kurt Michaelis placed 107th in 33:02.2 and Jeremy Riehm rounded out the top five in 33:10.3.
    On the women's side, Kim Jendre finished 117th with a time of 23:22.8 while Lindsay Wojciak placed 129th in 23:31.0.  Jenn Wenhold finished 141st with a time of 23:46.5 and Lindsay Frontz placed 145th in 23:51.1.
    The Youngstown State indoor track and field season begins on Dec. 5 at the Golden Flash Gala at Kent State. 
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