Luther Second at Central Regional - Qualify for National Championships
Nov. 10, 2007
The men's cross country team will be making a return trip to the NCAA Division III National Championships, after placing second at the Central Regional hosted by St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., this afternoon. The top two teams from the eight different regions automatically qualify for the national finale.
Nebraska Wesleyan won the team title with 88 points. Luther, behind top-10 finishes by Matt Busche and David McKay, posted a team total of 109. St. John's University was third with 127 and Carleton College was fourth with 143.
Busche, McKay and Carson Bruns earned all-region honors by placing in the top-35 individually. Busche, a 2006 All-American, finished third clocked at 25:13. McKay was fifth at 25:24, while Bruns was 26th with a time of 26:09.
Just missing all-region honors was Erik Johnson (37th - 26:23) and Mike Switzer (38th - 26:24) who finished fourth and fifth for the Norse. Completing Luther's seven was Trevor Ruwitch (41st - 26:27) and Aaron Zutz (43rd - 26:30).
Luther will be making its 25th appearance at the national championships and second consecutive under third-year Head Coach Steve Pasche. St. Olaf will be hosting the national championships on the same course the Norse ran this afternoon, one week from today.
NCAA III National Championships Web Site
