Brian Stetter’s contagious work ethic and leadership could lead Michigan Tech to even greater Cross Country success.

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The 2009 campaign for both the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams are officially over as of earlier this month and now we can take a look back at all the high points of the year.
Both teams had good success running in some of the smaller meets, especially against the other universities from the U.P. The Men ended up winning the U.P. championships with the Women coming in second. Some of the bigger meets would see the Huskies struggle a bit with increased competition but both teams would run fairly good races regardless. A high point for the Women would finally beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats in the last race of the year for the teams at the NCAA Regional, marking a good way to end to the season.
Both teams would see great developments for next year. For the Women, a handful of underclassmen would stand out at many different races. The team must look for this group of runners to become more consistent in order for the team to compete. For the Men, the story is not just Brian Stetter, even though he had an incredible year, but rather who will step up and give him support next year for the team to be successful.
Many of the Cross Country athletes will now begin to train and compete with either the Nordic Skiing team or Track and Field team.

The Huskies traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin this past weekend to compete in the NCAA Regional meet. Overall the teams faired better than in the GLIAC Championships. The Men’s team finished 11th and beat out Northwood and Tiffin and only was behind Findlay by 11 points after previously losing by 58 points at the GLIAC’s. The Women’s team finished in 12th and beat Northern Michigan who they had lost to in the GLIAC Championships.
The Huskies stand out runner, Brian Stetter, ran a very competitive race but unfortunately did not qualify for the National meet. Stetter would finish 11th in the race. Running in his final race as a collegiate runner, senior Ken Gilkerson took 76th overall. The Women were led by Freshman Amanda Halonen who crossed the line 58th. Two more Husky seniors, Alison Springer-Wilson and Jenna Klein, competing in their last race finished 60th and 81st respectively.
The Husky Cross Country teams have now completed their seasons for the year.

The Michigan Tech Cross Country teams will head back to a familiar course for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships as they look to make a splash after what has to be considered a disappointing result from the GLIAC championships in Saginaw.  The Regional Championship will be held at University of Wisconsin – Parkside where the cross country teams ran earlier this year in the Midwest Collegiate Open.  Both teams struggled running at Parkside earlier this year but will look to have a better run this time through.
The Men’s team will be lead once more by Brian Stetter, who is looking to have a big day after another good performance last time out at the GLIAC championships.  A good time and a big race is critical for Stetter in order to help the Huskies and himself as he prepares for a possible run at the NCAA Championships.
The Women will look to simply run solid races, as a leader has yet to emerge from the pack of runners.  In order to finish well as a team they will need a handful of good times from different runners which has proven difficult throughout the year.  If the women can get the results they want, they could finish well as a team and have a nice boost at the end of the year.
The Great Lakes Regional Championships is the second to last possible event for the Husky runners with the National Championships set for late November at a location yet to be announced.  It is unclear if the Huskies will send runners to the National Championships yet but that will likely be decided after the Regional.

The Michigan Tech Cross Country teams took to the course on Saturday with high hopes at the GLIAC championships hosted by Saginaw Valley State.  Unfortunately, the day would turn out to be quite a dismal one for the Huskies who as a team would finish near the bottom for both the Men’s and Women’s standings.

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The Cross Country teams are preparing for their fundraiser, the Muck Run, this Halloween at 10 a.m. on the Tech Trails.

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The Michigan Tech Cross Country teams will head into University Center, Mich. where Saginaw Valley State will host the 2009 GLIAC Championships.  The Men’s side should be an interesting meet as individually there is a lot of talent and there is a lot of depth on the top teams in GLIAC.  Currently as a team, Michigan Tech sits in 7^th out of 11 GLIAC teams in combined score totals.

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Junior Brian Stetter continued his great season, cruising into first place with a time of 23:54, nearly a full minute ahead of the second place runner…

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The Michigan Tech cross country teams are preparing for their annual fundraiser, fittingly called the “Muck Run.”
This casual event is advertised as a “5K trail race through mud, muck and mire. Maybe even snow.”
The race will take place on the Tech Trails on Halloween morning, around 10 a.m. Pre-registration is due by Oct. 23, but race day registration is available, for a higher fee.
The top three male and female runners will receive awards, as will the muddiest runner and those with the best costume. Door prizes and t-shirts will be given out while supplies last.
All proceeds go to the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Contact Joe Haggenmiller with any questions (jjhaggen@mtu.edu, 906-487-2986.
For more info, including registration form, visit tinyurl.com

Junior Brian Stetter continued his great season, cruising into first place with a time of 23:54, nearly a full minute ahead of the second place runner.  Stetter was helped out by his teammates as six Huskies finished in the top 10. The other six Tech runners to finish in the top 10 were; Senior Ken Gilkerson (3^rd, 25:08), senior Oskar Lund (4^th, 25:17), junior Colin Singleton (7^th, 25:27), freshman Jonathan Kilpela (9^th, 25:42) and sophomore Nick Wimmer (10^th, 25:45).  The Tech men defeated Lake Superior State, the only other school to field a full team.

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