Nov. 8, 2003

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. - The Warrior women's cross country team tallied 141 points to finish in fourth place at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet and qualify for the 2003 NCAA nationals in Cary, N.C., on Nov. 22. Grand Valley State won the women's race with 35 points and was followed by Northern Michigan with 82 points and Southern Indiana with 96 points.

Freshman Jenni Culbertson (Clinton Twp., Mich./Dakota), the GLIAC Freshman of the Year, led the Warriors with a 13th-place time of 22:30.6. Culbertson earned All-Great Lakes Region honors for her efforts. Senior Amy Averill (Detroit, Mich./Southfield Christian) ran a time of 22:47.9 to finish 21st overall and Melissa Moncion (Washington, Mich./Romeo) came in 23rd place (22:52.0).

WSU rookie Faith Kejbou (Warren, Mich./Fitzgerald) ran the Rolling Hills Golf Course route in 23:00.4 to finish 31st and Renee Moncion (Washington, Mich./Romeo) rounded out the WSU scoring with a 53rd-place time of 23:37.9.

"I could not have asked for a better effort out of either team. This was a tremendous day for our kids and our program," said head coach Rick Cummins.

Last year, Wayne State placed ninth at the NCAA Championship. For 2003 NCAA national meet information, visit ncaasports.com or Saint Augustine's College.

2003 Great Lakes Regional Women's Team Results

2003 Great Lakes Regional Women's Individual Results

Place	Name	Time
13th	Jenni Culbertson	22:30.6
21st	Amy Averill	22:47.9
23rd	Melissa Moncion	22:52.0
31st	Faith Kejbou	23:00.4
56th	Renee Moncion	23:37.9
59th	Rachel Campbell	23:42.5
60th	Ruth Minnick	23:44.3