Men’s Cross Country Finishes 10th at Oregon’s Dellinger Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s cross country team ran in the Dellinger Invitational in Eugene, Ore., Saturday. The Buckeyes posted a Top 10 finish behind a 36th-place time by Alex Bailey and a 45th-place finish by John Ealy, both seniors.
Bailey clocked a 24:11 and Ealy crossed the finish line in 24:22. Junior Jeff See, who won individual titles in each of Ohio State’s first two meets this season, claimed 61st at 24:40 and sophomore Chad Balyo posted 24:46 for a 64th-place showing.
“I thought the meet went fine,” Robert Gary, Ohio State head coach, said. “We really wanted to get out extremely hard and we definitely did that. We fell apart over the last three kilometers, but as we gain even more fitness and add in some rest, we will be ready to roll for championship season.
“We will be much better-prepared at pre-nationals because of it.”
Ohio State will attempt to defend its All-Ohio Championships title Friday in Delaware, Ohio.
DELLINGER INVITATIONAL MEN’S RESULTS
Sprinfield Country Club
Conditions: 58 degrees, partly sunny, wind 0-5 mph, soft, mostly flat grass golf course terrain (2K loops).
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007
| Pl. | Team | Pts | Places of Finishers | Avg. Time | Spread | ||||||
| 1. | Oregon | 54 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 29 | 23:45 | 29 |
| 2. | Wisconsin | 73 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 43 | 23:48 | 39 |
| 3. | Alabama | 111 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 62 | 95 | 23:54 | 1:17 | |
| 4. | Portland | 137 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 55 | 60 | 69 | 24:04 | 50 |
| 5. | Ucla | 147 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 24:05 | 52 |
| 6. | Utep | 148 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 42 | 97 | 102 | 24:04 | 37 |
| 7. | Washington | 176 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 44 | 51 | 66 | 74 | 24:11 | 32 |
| 8. | Cal Poly | 183 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 24:13 | 38 |
| 9. | New Mexico | 221 | 6 | 20 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 88 | 90 | 24:24 | 1:13 |
| 10. | Ohio State | 292 | 36 | 45 | 61 | 64 | 86 | 99 | 104 | 24:42 | 1:19 |
Individuals
10. Ohio State
| Pl. | Finisher | Time |
| 36. | Alex Bailey, Ohio State | 24:11 |
| 45. | John Ealy, Ohio State | 24:22 |
| 61. | Jeff See, Ohio State | 24:40 |
| 64. | Chad Balyo, Ohio State | 24:46 |
| 86. | Andy Arnio, Ohio State | 25:29 |
| 99. | Christopher Olinger, Ohio State | 26:01 |
| 104. | Jake Edwards, Ohio State | 26:52 |
Time = 2:03:26, Places = 292
Overall
| Pl. | Finisher | Time |
| 1. | Matt Withrow, Wisconsin | 23:20 |
| 2. | Shadrack Kiptoo-Biwott, Oregon | 23:24 |
| 3. | Emmanuel Bor, Alabama | 23:26 |
| 4. | Augustus Maiyo, Alabama | 23:30 |
| 5. | Austin Ramos, Ucla | 23:37 |
