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 Saleh Finished Fourth at the 2008 GLIAC Championships |
Oct. 25, 2008
The Wayne State University Men’s Cross Country team (69 points) took second place behind Grand Valley State University (31 points) at the much-anticipated GLIAC Championships in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Abdullah Saleh (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson) and Dan Kapadia (Canton, Mich./Salem) were the first Warriors to cross the finish line placing fourth and fifth. Saleh ran 25:04.0 while Kapadia ran 25:06.8.
Sam Breen (Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven) was the next to finish placing 8th with a personal best time of 25:14.2. Before today, Breen’s best 8k time this season was 26:30.
Chris Tassen (Troy, Mich./Athens), Kevin deBear (Plymouth, Mich./Salem), Nick Krol (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Lahser) and Pat Webster (Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford II) each ran their best time of the 2008 season. Taassan finished 24th (25:45.8), deBear took 28th (25:52.7) and Krol placed 34th (26:06.8). Webster’s time of 26:10.0 (38th place) was a career best.
The Warriors will continue competition on Saturday November 8 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional held in Big Rapids, Mich. The race is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m.
"Sam and Dan ran great. Our guys ran solid. This was typical Abdullah performance --consistent," said Coach Rick Cummins.
"I am pretty please overall with our second-place finish. To finish second in this conference, which is arguably the first or second deepest league in the nation, is pretty good."
