CONWAY, Ark

Monday, October 31, 2005

CONWAY, Ark. -- On Saturday, the 19th-ranked DePauw University men's cross country team posted a perfect score of 15 points, taking the top five places en route to winning its sixth straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title.

Jared Mann won the meet in a conference and school-record time of 24:42.75, while Chad Bennett was second at 24:59. Dusty Kime was third at 25:04.77 while Ben Stallsworth finished fourth at 25:05.26 and Drew Wyant was fifth at 25:22.08.

Former Greencastle High School standout Daniel Bretscher rounded out DePauw's All-SCAC performances with a sixth-place finish at 25:30.10.

In women's action, the 17th-ranked Tigers totaled 28 points to finish ahead of Trinity's 85 en route to their third-straight SCAC title.

Leslie Dillon won the race in a course and conference-record time of 21:26.41. Johanna Fickenscher was fifth at 22:40.56 while Mandy Willingham was sixth at 22:45.59.

Taylor Penrod finished seventh at 22:48.95 and Emily Mason was ninth at 22:55.75. Libby Huffman finished 11th overall as the Tigers had seven All-SCAC runners.

The Tigers are back in action on Nov. 12, when they compeet at the Great Lakes Regional.

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