March 20, 2007

Orlando, Fla. - The Wayne State men's cross country team participated at the Disney Relays in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, March 17. Four Warriors - Abdullah Saleh (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson), Lance Jones (Saranac, Mich./Saranac) and assistant coaches Nick Allen and Matt Fecht - finished in the top five in the 5000 meter run.

Dan Kapadia (Canton, Mich./Salem) finished in 11th place, while Vince Bechard (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child) and Sam Breen (Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven) came in 13th and 14th, respectively.

Results are as follows:

1. Matt Leeder, Unattached, 14:50.18
2. Abdullah Saleh, Wayne State, 15:10.47
3. Nick Allen, Wayne State, 15:11.05
4. Lance Jones, Wayne State, 15:11.68
5. Matt Fecht, Wayne State, 15:23.58
6. Clay Davis, Ohio Wesleyan, 15:31.13
7. Matt Kempton, Ohio Wesleyan, 15:47.78
8. Mike Combs, Unattached, 15:51.05
9. Matt Dobson, West Florida, 15:52.82
10. Ry Sanoerson, Central Connecticut State, 15:54.03
11. Dan Kapadia, Wayne State, 16:00.51
12. Evan Matthews, Unattached, 16:10.30
13. Vince Bechard, Wayne State, 16:12.91
14. Sam Breen, Wayne State, 16:15.37
15. Pete MacLeod, Ohio Wesleyan, 16:25.70
16. Mitch Novy, Unattached, 16:26.55
17. Clayton Tillery, Unattached, 16:49.08
18. Justin Dickieson, West Florida, 16:57.19
19. Pat McHugh, West Florida, 16:59.10
20. Brandon Hunter, Ohio Wesleyan, 17:51.09