Nov. 2, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Behind a fifth-place and All-Conference finish from freshman Kyle Dawson (Coatesville, Pa.), the Nittany Lion men's cross country team posted a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, Sunday at the University of Michigan Golf Course. The Nittany Lions' outstanding finish was the highest since the 2000 season for the Penn State men, who also bested several ranked programs on the day.
The Nittany Lion women turned in a seventh-place finish in the team standings in arguably the deepest distance conference in the country, which included seven programs ranked in the top 21 nationally. Junior Bridget Franek (Hiram, Ohio) led the way for the women with a ninth-place effort individually, posting an all-conference finish for the second-straight year.