NEWS RELEASE - 10/17/03

Runners Prove Best Times for Season

DECATUR - Every runner turned in a personal best time for Lincoln College in the Millikin Cross Country invitational this past week-end.   Running against mainly four year schools, Lincoln College finished 13 on the men's side with 18 teams entered. 
 
Leading the way for the Lynx was Clint Wombles with a time of 26:58 good for 47th overall.  Ryan Maisenbacher finished 88th with a time of 28:27.  Sophomores Jordan Gerard was 106th in 29:18 and Mark Shannahan finished 115th with 29:47.   Freshman Rob Dudgeon completed the Lynx team with a time of 30:35 for the 8 K race.
 
Jenine Mills and Christien Tait both ran one minute faster than their previous best with Mills finishing 50th and Tait 101.   Mary Daum also finished with her personal best time and Betsy Scarpaci showed improvement as well.
 
Coach Erin Verbeck said, "I couldn't be more pleased with the way our teams ran this weekend.  It was a great day for running and they rose to the occasion.  We plan to peak this week-end at the Danville Region meet and I expect we'll se even better performances.   Our women have an outside shot at taking the team region title if everyone has the best race they are  capable of."

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.