Sept. 10, 2005

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NORTHVILLE, Mich. - The Wayne State men's cross country team was victorious at the Detroit Mercy Titan Invitational on Saturday.  The four-mile race was held at Cass-Benton Park in Northville, Michigan.

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Place	School	Points
1.	WAYNE STATE	24
2.	Bucknell	56
3.	Windsor	83
4.	Front Line Racing	86
5.	Detroit	112
6.	Macomb	DNF
7.	Madonna	DNF

Wayne State took the top three finishes in the race.  Justin Kessler (Ionia, Mich.) won for the second year in a row with a time of 20:07, while Chris Mehay (New Baltimore, Mich./Anchor Bay) finished second at 20:19, and Matt Fecht (Warren, Mich./Mott) placed third at 20:20.

Abdullah Saleh (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson) also placed in the top ten, running in 20:39 for seventh.  Kevin Christensen (Battle Creek, Mich./Penfield) took eleventh place with a time of 20:55, and Lance Jones (Saranac, Mich.) rounded out the top 20 at 21:21.

The Warriors will next travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 17, for the Midwest Collegiate race at 1:45 p.m.