Oct. 29, 2005

Cicero Places Eighth, Six Men PB at Horizon League Championship

Yellow Springs, Ohio -- Youngstown State senior Emily Cicero finished eighth to earn Second-Team All-Horizon League honors while Nick Kruse finished 17th as one of six men to run a personal-best time at the Horizon League Championship Saturday morning at John Bryan State Park.
    Cicero covered the women's 5K course in 18:11 to earn all-conference honors for the fourth time in her career. She also finished eighth as a freshman to garner Horizon League Newcomer of the Year accolades and finished sixth as a sophomore and junior to earn first-team honors.
    Kruse's personal-best time of 25:24 in the 8K paced the men's squad to a fifth-place finish. Dave Mealy ran a personal-best 25:25 to place 19th while Nick Buzek finished 23rd in a personal-best 25:40. Nick Smith finished 35th with a mark of 26:34, and Dan Nemergut ran a personal-best 26:38 to finish 36th and round out the scoring five. R.D. Goodright ran a personal-best 27:17 to finish 51st, and Harold Jones placed 62nd with a personal-best 27:45. J.D. Sheppard placed 73rd in 29:20.
    Behind Cicero, Gina Mavrikis placed 36th with a time of 19:31 while Marielle Glanz finished 57th in 21:06. Amy Moore finished 65th in 21:34, and Debbie Breunig placed 70th in 22:35. Madelyn McGhee finished 71st (22:38), Estee Rogers placed 73rd (23:39) and Genevieve Jerome finished 74th (23:44).
    Butler won both championships while Loyola finished second in both races. YSU's women's team finished in eighth.
    The Penguins will compete in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 12 at 11 a.m.