Sept. 1, 2006

Houghton, Mich. - The Wayne State Warriors finished fourth out of four teams at the UP Collegiate Opener hosted by Michigan Tech. Sophomore Rachelle Malette (Windsor, Ont./Holy Names) led all WSU runners to finish in fourth place overall with a time of 19:47. Northern Michigan finished in first place.

Complete results are as follows:

Team, Time
1. Northern Michigan, 28
2. Michigan Tech, 49
3. Wartburg, 73
4. Wayne State, 99

Top Runner, Time
Kelly Ahern, Northern Michigan, 19:30

WSU Runners, Time
4. Rachelle Malette, 19:47
31. Sarah Kearfott, 21:51
48. Teresa Sabin, 22:35
58. Kara Kessler, 23:19
73. Vallorie Ebert, 25:00

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