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BIG TEN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, NOVEMBER 3, 2002

ALL PHOTOS BY CHRIS FOX

The Wisconsin men on the starting line.
Rob Myers of Ohio State (#80) leads the field.
Matt Tegenkamp runs just ahead of his Wisconsin teammate, Adam Wallace around the 5k mark.
Blood runs down Wallace's right leg, most likely the result of getting spiked early in the race.
Wisconsin's Isaiah Festa.
Wisconsin freshman Bobby Lockhart.
Iowa's Micah VanDenend leads Ohio State's Sjaan Gerth.
Wisconsin sophomore Matt Tegenkamp heads to the finish line in first place.
Tegenkamp took his first Big Ten Cross Country title in 24:01.9.
Wisconsin went 1-2 as Isaiah Festa finished next in 24:04.5.
Michigan sophomore Nate Brannen finished third in 24:06.1.
Indiana's John Jefferson was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year based on his fourth-place, 24:07.7 finish.
Adam Wallace finished fifth in 24:10.7.
Michigan's Nick Willis finished seventh in 24:15.7.
Wisconsin's Simon Bairu finished 9th in 24:24.2, sealing the victory for his team.
Tim Keller finishes 12th overall and sixth for Wisconsin in 24:33.5.
Chris Toloff of Michigan State finishes 17th in 24:44.6.
Micah VanDenend (right) edged out Steve Sherer for 27th place, 24:53.9 to 24:54.1.
Matt Tegenkamp, post race.
Isaiah Festa talks to his redshirting teammate, Josh Spiker.
Bobby Lockhart of Wisconsin.
Isaiah Festa receivs his runner-up award.
Matt Tegenkamp receives the winner's medal. One year ago he finished second at this meet to Alan Webb.
Tegenkamp, Festa and Brannen.
Tegenkamp and Festa.
Wisconsin won by a comfortable margin, scoring 25 points to Ohio State's 79.
The Wisconsin team
     

 

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