Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Schirmer finishes first, Dokubo third in SIU Early Bird
08/29/2008 | 12:00:00 | Cross Country
Aug. 29, 2008
Megan Kramper
www.SIUSALUKIS.COM
CARBONDALE, Ill. - 2007 MVC champion junior Jeff Schirmer finished first and the Salukis took three of the top five places to help kickoff their season in the SIU Early Bird against the University of Missouri.
Schirmer finished the 6K in 19:05.11 while freshman Neal Anderson took second with a time of 19:31.12.
Rounding out the men's lineup was Mark Bowman in fifth place19:38.50, Brad Wrage in seventh with a time of 19:52.79, Brad Pirok in 11th place at 21:02.72 and Myles Scott-Stirm coming in at 21:29.23
On the women's side, A'Seret Dokubo came in third with a time of 15:06.06 while Jamie Pfister, Ryan Eichelberger, and Kim Bearwood rounded out the top four finishers for the Salukis.
Head coach Matt Sparks said the meet was a good test for especially the underclassmen and will help them as they prepare to run in bigger meets.
"We really hadn't tested ourselves in a workout yet this year we've been practicing for two weeks but its just been general running," Sparks said. "It was interesting to see how especially the younger people stepped up."
The Salukis will next compete in the Panther Invite at Eastern Illinois University on Sept. 12 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
