Nov. 19, 2011 - Men's Cross Country
Results
WINNECONNE, Wis. -- University of Chicago junior Billy Whitmore (Rocky River, Ohio/ St. Ignatius) turned in an All-America performance at the 2011 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships Saturday at the Lake Breeze Golf Course.
Whitmore covered the eight-kilometer course in 24:19, good for seventh-best among the 279 runners.
Notes
Whitmore becomes the fifth All-American in Chicago men's cross country history and the first since 2002.
Whitmore's seventh-place national finish is the third-best in the program's history, behind Mike Axinns' runner-up performance in 1981 and Tom Haxton's 6th place showing in 2002.
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh played host to the event.
University of Chicago Sports Information
Dave Hilbert, SID
773.702.4638 | dhilbert@uchicago.edu
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