Sept. 1, 2006

Houghton, Mich. - The Wayne State men's cross country team finished in first place out of four teams at the UP Collegiate Opener hosted by Michigan Tech. The Warriors placed three runners in the top five. Steve Mance (Royal Oak, Mich./Madison Heights Bishop Foley) finished in second place, while senior Chris Mehay (New Baltimore, Mich./Anchor Bay) finished in fourth and redshirt sophomore Abdullah Saleh (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson) rounded out the top five.

Complete results are as follows:

Team, Points
1. Wayne State, 34
2. Wartburg, 44
3. Michigan Tech, 59
4. Northern Michigan Ski Team, 97

Top Runner, Time
Karl Walczak, 16:24

WSU Runners, Time
2. Steve Mance, 16:27
4. Chris Mehay, 16:46
5. Abdullah Saleh, 16:58
9. Kevin Christensen, 17:00
25. Dave Lucas, 17:40
29. Sam Breen, 17:51
32. Dan Kapadia, 18:04
53. Vince Bechard, 18:58

Wayne State will next compete at the Tommy Titan Invitational in Northville, Mich. on Saturday, September 9.