Sept. 16, 2006

Bowling Green, Ohio - Senior Chris Mehay's (New Baltimore, Mich./Anchor Bay) first-career first place finish led Wayne State to a top finish among non-NCAA Division I teams at the Bowling Green Mel Brodt Invitational. It was the third-straight win for the Warriors in as many meets.

Overall, Mehay would have finished in fourth place among both Division I and Division II teams.

Division I Eastern Michigan won the invitational, having six of the top-ten runners.

Bowling Green's Eddie Kipchoge won the invitational with a time of 24:42.

Results are as follows:

Division I:
1. Eastern Michigan (32 points)
2. University of Cincinnati (71 points)
3. Central Michigan (72 points)
4. Ohio University (97 points)
5. Bowling Green State (109 points)
6. Youngstown State (156 points)

Division II:
1. Wayne State (27 points)
2. Malone (37 points)
3. Ashland (56 points)
4. Wheeling Jesuit (119 points)

Wayne State Runners:
1. Chris Mehay (25:16)
4. Abdullah Saleh (25:42)
5. Lance Jones (25:43
6. Steve Mance (25:44)
11. Kevin Christensen (26:32)
18. Dave Lucas (27:09)
22. Sam Breen (27:22)
26. Dan Kapadia (27:52)
31. Vince Bechard (28:46)

Wayne State will get a well-deserved week off before running at the Paul Short Invitational, hosted by Lehigh University, on Friday, September 29.