MICHIGAN RUNNING NEWS - November 26 , 2003 - Vol. 3, no. 4

Sponsored by: Running Fit: http://runningfit.com

- Presenting the Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003marathon/

Thanksgiving Turkey Trot and America's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 27 http://www.theparade.org/parade/parade_events.shtml

Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, April 25, 2004 http://www.clevelandmarathon.com

** Happy Thanksgiving ** from Editor Jennie McCafferty and Great Lakes Sports Publications.

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__/ RITZ IS BACK! WINS NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY TITLE

__/ CALVIN COLLEGE WINS DIVISION III MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

__/ GRAND VALLEY STATE WOMEN TAKE THIRD IN DIVISION II

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK

__/ AMBER SMITH SIGNS WITH COLORADO

__/ KRISTIE KIEFFER MAKES CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY AT OAKLAND UNIVERISTY

__/ OLYMPIC GAMES COUNTDOWN: TIM BROE'S VIDEO JOURNAL

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS

__/ RACE CALENDAR

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MICHIGAN CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS PLACE IN ALL THREE NCAA DIVISIONS:

__/ RITZ IS BACK! WINS NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY TITLE - WATERLOO, IOWA (11/24/03) - Dathan Ritzenhein (Ritz) pulled away from Stanford's Ryan Hall in the last 400 meters of the 10K race to claim the 2003 NCAA Division I Cross Country title in 29:14. On a clear, cold day with sharp, gusty winds, the Colorado red-shirt sophomore from Rockford, Michigan, showed that his talent has returned after injuries forced him out of action last year.

The University of Northern Iowa hosted the meet at the Irv Warren Golf Course in tough weather conditions reminiscent of the 2000 championship at Ames, Iowa.

Ryan Hall (second in 29:15) led the Stanford men to their second straight title, placing four runners in the top six (24 points). The Stanford men were so dominant that Don Sage, their sixth runner, finished as All- American in thirteenth place, but didn't contribute to the team score.

Eastern Michigan's Gavin Thompson led for much of the race and finished third in 29:17.

Wisconsin's young team finished second (174 points) for the second year, Northern Arizona finished third (190 points), and a jubilant Iona College finished just 1 point behind for 4th place (191 points), the highest finish for any Iona team at a national championship event.

North Carolina's Shalene Flanagan (19:36) won the individual title for the second straight year, while an ecstatic Sara Bei (3rd, 19:49) led the Stanford women to the team title (120 points) after finishing as runners' up in 2002. Providence College's Kim Smith (2nd, 19:42) helped her team to the podium and third place (222 points). Brigham Young's second place (128) continued a remarkable seventh straight year as either the first or second team. University of Michigan women, led by All-American, Rebecca Walter's 17th place, were fourth (232 points.)

Colorado women were fourth with Rockford's Kalin Toedebusch contributing to the score as Colorado's second scorer. Michigan State's Michelle Carson also earned All American honors with a twelfth place finish (20:13).

Other Michigan results:

Men: Nate Brannen, Michigan (14th, 29:54) - All American Nick Willis, Michigan, (15th, 29:54) - All Amercan Todd Mobley, Notre Dame, (27th, 30:06) Tim Moore, Notre Dame, (30:48) Michigan - team: 9th (335 points) Central Michigan - team: 18th (437 points)

Women: Kristie Kiefer, Oakland University (21:33) Linsey Blaisdell, Wisconsin (22:34) Michigan State - team: 17th (435 points)

For complete results, see http://www.ncaasports.com/.

__/ CALVIN COLLEGE WINS SECOND DIVISION III MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP - HANOVER, IN (11/22/03) - For the first time in NCAA Division III cross country history, a school tallied six all-Americans as men's team champion Calvin College (Mich.) placed six runners in the top 35 on Saturday at the L.S. Ayres Athletic Complex on the campus of Hanover College.

Wartburg College (Iowa) junior Josh Moen earned the individual title to mark the first time the top individuals hailed from the same school, as Missy Buttry won the women's race.

Moen, a junior, won in a course-record 24:34.4 in the eight-kilometer event. He easily outdistanced Widener University's Macharia Yuot, who finished second in 25:03.1.

Calvin won the men's team championship with a 48 points, marking only the second time in NCAA Division III history that a team scored fewer than 50 points in a meet. North Central College (Ill.) scored 32 points to win the 1993 NCAA title.

The title was the second for Calvin, which also earned the 2000 NCAA crown.

Calvin had its top six runners finish in the first 19 spots. Junior David Haagsma led the effort with a fifth-place finish in 25:24.1. Junior Hendrik Kok, who won the Great Lakes Regional, was sixth in 25:24.8.

For the third time in five years, the Middlebury College women's cross country team has captured the NCAA Championship. For complete results see http://ncaasports.com/crosscountry/mens/results/diviii

-- From NCAA Sports Website: http://ncaasports.com

__/ GRAND VALLEY STATE WOMEN TAKE THIRD IN DIVISION II - CARY, NC (11/22/03) - The Grand Valley State women's cross country team captured its second straight third place finish at the NCAA DII National Championshis. GVSU tallied a team score of 143. Adams State captured the title with a score of 38, followed by Western State (101).

Ewing finished in a time of 21:45, while Kara Egan followed in 14th place with a time of 22:20. Krista O'Dell was 27th (22:48), Jeannette Seckinger 42nd (23:12) and Megan Doerr 54th (23:20). Adrian Chouinard was 56th (23:22) and Stephanie Silwinski 102nd (24:12).

Head coach Jerry Baltes has led the Lakers to three straight NCAA Championships, including back-to-back third place finishes.

"I'm extremely proud of the way our kids competed," said Baltes. "We ran hard showed a lot of heart with our finish." For complete results see http://www.ncaasports.com/crosscountry/womens/results/di vii

-- From Grand Valley State University's Website:

http://gvsulakers.ocsn.com/

__/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK - "If he stays healthy and we train smart, then we'll discover the breadth of his talent."

-- Colorado coach Mark Wetmore on Dathan Ritzenhein's win at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, quoted by Dick Patrick of USA Today, November 25, 2003.

__/ AMBER SMITH SIGNS WITH COLORADO - Michigan Runner Editor Scott Sullivan alterted us to this news from Marquette Mining Journal: "ISHPEMING ? One of the best high school distance runners ever in the Upper Peninsula will leave Michigan when she begins her college career next fall. All-American Amber Smith of Westwood High School has signed a national letter of intent to attend, and run for, the University of Colorado, her mother, Mary Smith, reported Tuesday. Mary Smith said Amber has accepted an athletic scholarship covering 80 percent of her expenses at the Boulder school and that Amber, who has a 4.0 grade-point average, might also receive an academic scholarship. Smith was also recruited by such schools as Notre Dame and Stanford. Coach Mark Wetmore's Colorado Buffaloes are ranked sixth in NCAA Division I in women's cross country. Smith signed with Colorado on Sunday, less than two weeks after learning she has been named Miss Cross Country by the Michigan cross country coaches association. Earlier this fall, she was named Michigan High School Runner of the Year by Michigan Runner magazine.In Smith's most recent high school competition, she set a U.P. cross country finals record with a time of 17:53.72 while winning her fourth U.P. Division 2 title. She is also the defending U.P. Division 2 track champion in the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Up next for Smith is the Foot Locker Midwest Regionals on Nov. 29 in Kenosha, Wis. The top eight runners at the regional meet will qualify for the Foot Locker National Championship two weeks later in San Diego. Last fall, she took second in the regional race and then fifth at the national championship, earning first-team All-America honors with a personal-best time of 17:48 over 3.1 miles."

__/ KRISTIE KIEFFER MAKES CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY AT OAKLAND UNIVERISTY - We thank Laura Murphy for pointing out that Oakland University's Kristie Kieffer was selected to participate in the Division I Cross Country Championships. In fact, Kieffer is the top runner for the Golden Grizzlies and the school's first national qualifier in women's cross country. Kieffer finished 13th in a field of 214 at the Great Lakes Regional to earn one of two at-large bids for regional individuals.

__/ MICHIGAN RUNNER TV SCHEDULE OF SHOWS - The Michigan Runner TV Show

(http://michigan runner.tv) is featuring the following Internet Television shows this season.

**Events**

Amber Smith - Michigan High School Runner of the Year 2002/2003 (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003ambersmith/)

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI (Now shoing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003bigbird/)

Portage Invitational Cross Country Meet, Portage, MI (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003portage/)

Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Bank Marathon, October 5, 2003 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003detroit/)

Silver Valley Trail Run, East Tawas, September 19, 2002 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003silvervalley/)

Crim Festival of Races, Flint, MI, August 23 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2002crim/)

Steve's Run-Dowagiac, MI, July 26, 2003 (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003stevesrun/)

Hannibal Cannibal, MO, July 5, 2003 (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003hannibal)

The Great Race-Elkart, IN, May 24-26, 2003 (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003greatrace/)

Michigan Indoor Track Series Championship (Now Showing:High School: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003mits/)

LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle-Chicago, IL (Now Showing: http:// michiganrunner.tv/2003shamrock/)

Great Wall Marathon (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003greatwall/)

Running Fit-Trail Marathon and Half Marathon - Pinckney, MI (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003trailmarathon/)

Forest City Road Races, London, Ontario, May 11, 2003 (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003forestcity/

Lake Superior Shore Run Race Against Tobacco, Marquette

Capital City River Run, Lansing

25th Annual Big Bird Run-Roseville, MI

Belle Isle 33rd New Years Eve Run, Belle Isle, Detroit, MI

MHSAA LP X-C Finals, Brooklyn, MI

Big Ten X-C Championships, East Lansing, MI

NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, Waterloo, Iowa

**Interviews**

Bob Figuli, 100,000 Miles and Counting (Now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003figuli/

Keith and Kevin Hanson - Olympic Development Program Parts I & II (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003hansons1/ and http://michiganrunner.tv/2003hansonsII/)

Pat Ball - Preview of 2003 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, Relay and Compuware 5K (now showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003detroitpreview.html

Tim Broe - An Interview (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003timbroe/

Boaz Cheboiywo - An Interview (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/ 2003boaz/)

John Goodridge-Coaching High School & College Runners, Part I (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003goodridge1)

Dick Beardsley- Staying The Course (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003beardsley/)

Nancy Clark-Food Guide for Marathon Runners (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003nancyclark/)

Frank Shorter-Catching the Cheaters (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003shorter/)

Mark Will-Weber- The Quotable Runner (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003quotable/)

Allan Steinfeld-Directing the New York Marathon (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003teinfeld/)

Collette Liss - Shamrock Shuffle Champion (Now Showing: http://michiganrunner.tv/2003collette)

Chris Lear-Sub 4:00, Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile (Now Showing:http://michiganrunner.tv/2003chrislear/)

Shaun Creighton- LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle

Defending Champion

Rod DeHaven- 2000 Olympic Marathoner

Carey Pinkowski- Directing the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

Jeff Galloway - Leader, Crim Training Program

Greg Meyer - Boston Marathon Winner

Kevin Sullivan - Olympian and Canadian Mile Record Holder

**Video Journal**

Olympic Games Countdown: Tim Broe's Video Journal

**Training**

Doug Kurtis Marathon Training Series, 12 weeks of marathon tips and advice from the man who has won more marathons than anyone. Now showing:

Parts 1-12. "http://michiganrunner.tv/2003marathon/"

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__/ RACE CALENDAR - The following calendar listings are provided as a value added service for our Michigan Runner clients. If you are interested in Sponsorship of the Michigan Runner Newsletter or having your race listed in our calendar, please contact Art McCafferty at artmccaf@glsp.com

Thursday, November 27

* Lansing Turkeyman Trot, Lansing, 5KR, Lansing Community College, 9:00 am, http://www.playmakers.com, (517) 702-0226

* Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, Detroit, Wayne State University, 1MR-7:30 am, 10KR-8:30 am http://motorcitystriders.com

Friday, November 28

* Fantasy 5K, Howell, 6:00 pm, (517) 546-2439 or http://www.howell.org.

Saturday, November 29

* Footlocker Midwest Regional Cross Country Championships, Kenosha, Wisconsin. http://footlockercc.com.

Saturday, December 13

* Run Like the Dickens 5K Run and Walk and Tiny Tim Trot, Holly, 9:00 am, http://www.signmeupsports.com

* Footlocker National Cross Country Championships, Balboa Park, San Diego, http://footlockercc.com.

Wednesday, December 31

* Belle Isle New Years Eve Run, 3:30 pm

Sunday, January 11, 2004

* Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon, http://dwws.disney.go.com/wideworldofsports/index

Sunday, January 18, 2004

* The HP Houston Marathon and Half Marathon, http://www.hphoustonmarathon.com, (713) 957-3453.

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