Spring Break
Men 2nd, women 3rd at MAC Champ.
Neufarth takes the win while Sovacool finishes 4th to lead Miami University
Erika Hadley
Issue date: 10/30/07 Section: Sports
Mandrell also mentioned Miami and Eastern Michigan's domination in the top 16.
"It was a really amazing performance for both of the top two teams because of the top 16 runners there were five from Miami and five from Eastern Michigan and only six from the entire rest of the conference," Mandrell said.
The women's squad also had a solid showing at the MAC Championships, with Neufarth winning the meet in a time of 17:35.2. Neufarth has gone 6-for-6 this season, winning every single race she ran in this season, and was crowned the MAC individual champion at Saturday's competition.
Neufarth's newfound success has been a pleasant surprise for her this year.
"It's weird for me because I'm not really used to running this well," Neufarth said.
Head Coach Rick Ceronie has been continually impressed and pleased by Neufarth's abilities this season.
"It's really a wonderful story, from where she was a year ago at this time," Ceronie said. "It's truly been a storybook season for her."
Senior Jennie Stoll came in 11th place for the RedHawks with a time of 18:07.4.
"It was also my last race, my last MAC Conference, and I kept that in mind," Stoll said. "I knew I wanted to finish it up strong. I think this was my strongest season yet. I was in more control of what I was doing. I wasn't just going out there racing-I had more strategy and knew where I wanted to be."
Neufarth and Stoll were the only top 16 finishers for Miami, and Ceronie cited injury as the reason behind this.
"My greatest concern this season has been that we go into the conference meet healthy," Ceronie said. "I really thought that that would be the deciding factor and unfortunately our really good freshman, Rachel Patterson, has a torn muscle in her hip. I think it went well, but it wasn't good enough."
Still, the season isn't over yet and Ceronie stressed that the main priority for the team at the regional meet draws nearer is to stay focused.
"It was a really amazing performance for both of the top two teams because of the top 16 runners there were five from Miami and five from Eastern Michigan and only six from the entire rest of the conference," Mandrell said.
The women's squad also had a solid showing at the MAC Championships, with Neufarth winning the meet in a time of 17:35.2. Neufarth has gone 6-for-6 this season, winning every single race she ran in this season, and was crowned the MAC individual champion at Saturday's competition.
Neufarth's newfound success has been a pleasant surprise for her this year.
"It's weird for me because I'm not really used to running this well," Neufarth said.
Head Coach Rick Ceronie has been continually impressed and pleased by Neufarth's abilities this season.
"It's really a wonderful story, from where she was a year ago at this time," Ceronie said. "It's truly been a storybook season for her."
Senior Jennie Stoll came in 11th place for the RedHawks with a time of 18:07.4.
"It was also my last race, my last MAC Conference, and I kept that in mind," Stoll said. "I knew I wanted to finish it up strong. I think this was my strongest season yet. I was in more control of what I was doing. I wasn't just going out there racing-I had more strategy and knew where I wanted to be."
Neufarth and Stoll were the only top 16 finishers for Miami, and Ceronie cited injury as the reason behind this.
"My greatest concern this season has been that we go into the conference meet healthy," Ceronie said. "I really thought that that would be the deciding factor and unfortunately our really good freshman, Rachel Patterson, has a torn muscle in her hip. I think it went well, but it wasn't good enough."
Still, the season isn't over yet and Ceronie stressed that the main priority for the team at the regional meet draws nearer is to stay focused.
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