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Josh
Spiker of Wisconsin warms up for the Big Ten XC Championships.
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Wisconsin
and Canada's Simon Bairu had looked strong all season.
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Wisconsin's
Matt Tegenkamp did not race.
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Wisconsin
sophomore Bobby Lockhart warms up for the race.
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Michigan
and New Zealand's Nick Willis warms up.
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Michigan
and Canada's Nate Brannen warms up.
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#2
Wisconsin was expected to win the team title...
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...with
their closest competition expected from #6 Michigan...
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...and
#7 Ohio State. It was a relatively small race with
88 finishers.
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Temperatures
were in the 50s for the race with off and on rain.
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Early
leaders include #183 Chris Powers, #263 Dan Mazzocco...
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...#277
Kyle Orender, #291 Chris Solinsky...
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...#198
Tony Rakaric, #200 Dan Trainor, #245 Sjaan Gerth...
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...#180
Sean Jefferson and #248 Rob Myers.
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Illinois
sophomore Jason Bill runs in the pack.
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L-R:
Simon Bairu, Nick Willis and Rob Myers...
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...break
away from the field.
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Penn
State's Dan Mazzocco runs close behind in fourth.
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Wisconsin's
Chris Solinsky runs in about eighth place.
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Bairu breaks away from Willis and Myers.
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