St. Olaf men ready for MIAC Cross Country Championships

Kaitie Eke
October 31, 2008

NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's cross country team will look to a mixture of senior leadership and young talent at tomorrow's MIAC championships, its first under head coach Phil Lundin.

The Oles, ranked 27th in the latest USTFCCA poll, have won two MIAC titles. The last came in 2004.

Doboul Ruon, a sophomore in his first season of collegiate cross country, has been the Oles' top runner this season, earning wins at the St. Olaf Invitational and Eau Claire's BluGold Invite. Ruon's 8k time of 24:52 at the BluGold Invite is the third-best ever run by a St. Olaf cross country athlete.

Cullen O'Neill and David Green, both seniors, have consistently been the team's second and third runners this season. O'Neill has finished in the top 15 in all but one race this year, while teammate Green has carried over successes in last year's track season to the cross country course. O'Neill and Green were the Oles' number three and five runners, respectively, at last years MIAC championships.

Jon Lambert, another Ole sophomore, will also be a factor for the team in the championship race. Lambert was the St. Olaf's second runner at the 2007 MIAC's, and has been the teamýs number three or four runner in each race this season.

Tomorrow's men's race will run at start at 2 p.m. at Como Park in St. Paul, Minn.

Contact media relations specialist Mike Ludwig at (507) 786-3834 or ludwigm@stolaf.edu.