Myran Scratches 12-Year Itch for Cobbers by Earning Consecutive All-Conference Honors.
ST. PAUL-- The wait is over!! It has been 12 years since Concordia last had a repeat all-conference performer. Nick Myran (Sr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) made sure that there would not be a 13th. Myran continued his ascent up the mountain of elite distance runners by finishing fifth at the MIAC Championship Meet. He earns All-Conference honors for the second consecutive year, and becomes the first Cobber men's runner to accomplish the feat since Jason Trichler did it in 1991 and 1992. 

Myran covered the eight-kilometer course in 26:46. That is a slower time than last season when he finished ninth. Myran is currently ranked fourth in the region for individual runners and has a chance to earn a spot at the national meet when he competes at the regional meet in two weeks. The top six individual runners in the region qualify for nationals. If Myran qualifies, he would become the first men's runner from Concordia to participate in the national meet since Trichler qualified in 1992.

As a team, Concordia finished in ninth place. It is the same team finish as in 2003 for Garrick Larson's squad. The Cobbers finished the meet with 218 points, only 12 points out of eighth place. St. Olaf edged Carleton for the overall team title.

Ben Nylander (Sr., Lisbon, N.D.) nearly pulled off a storybook finish in his last conference championship meet. The super senior ran a 27:51.4 and finished 21st. He was only 26 seconds away from finishing in the top 15 and claiming all-conference honors.

After Nylander, Concordia dropped off dramatically. The rest of the Cobber top five runners placed from in sequential order from 63-65. Matt Putratz (Fr., Mazeppa, Minn./Zumbrota-Mazeppa) completed his first championship event by running a 29:44.0 and leading the trio in the 63rd spot. Dan Bye (So., Mankato, Minn./Mankato Loyola) was eight seconds behind, running a 29:52.2 and coming in 54th. Scott Dinsen (Fr., Hastings, Minn.) ran a 30:00.2 and finished 65th.

Concordia will train for two weeks before competing in the NCAA Central Region Meet at Waverly Golf Course in Waverly, Iowa on November 13 at 11:00am. 

MIAC CC Championships Men's 8K
Como Golf Course, St. Paul
Oct. 30, 2004
Drizzle, 52, very windy

PLACE  TEAM                  POINTS  PLACES OF FINISHERS              AVG. TIME   SPREAD
  1   St. Olaf                 43    1    2   10   12   18   22   38   26:53.7    1:31.7
  2   Carleton                 56    3    6    7   14   26   35   36   27:09.6    1:33.2
  3   St. Thomas              115    8   17   28   29   33   44   50   27:51.0    1:11.6
  4   Macalester              118   13   15   23   24   43   48   49   27:49.3    1:11.4
  5   Hamline                 121    4   20   27   31   39   46   53   27:50.7    1:37.9
  6   Saint John's            155    9   19   34   42   51   52   54   28:03.0    1:37.1
  7   Gustavus Adolphus       183   11   30   40   47   55   56   57   28:14.4    1:47.0
  8   Augsburg                206   16   25   41   58   66   73   77   28:36.3    2:34.8
  9   Concordia-Moorhead      218    5   21   63   64   65   70   72   28:50.8    3:14.1
 10   Bethel                  233   32   37   45   59   60   62   69   28:49.0    1:17.9
 11   Saint Mary's            341   61   67   68   71   74   75   76   30:35.8    2:14.7

Individuals

1. St. Olaf
    1  Kelly Fulton, Sr            26:10.5 
    2  Malcolm Richards, Sr        26:15.5 
   10  Tony Hoff, So               27:08.1 
   12  Sam Hauck, Jr               27:12.5 
   18  Jason Havey, Jr             27:42.2 
   22  David Swanson, Fr           27:58.4 
   38  David Stoy, Sr              28:21.1 
Time = 2:14:28.5     Places = 43

2. Carleton
    3  Dan Bucy, Sr                26:31.5 
    6  Steve Harris, Jr            26:54.2 
    7  Chris Lundberg, Sr          27:01.2 
   14  Adam Williamson, Jr         27:16.7 
   26  Eamon Monaghan, Fr          28:04.6 
   35  Quentin Kennedy, Fr         28:19.7 
   36  Dan Church, Sr              28:20.1 
Time = 2:15:48.0     Places = 56

3. St. Thomas
    8  John Schwerkoske, Jr        27:03.7 
   17  Brock Stepan, Sr            27:34.9 
   28  Neil Atzinger, Fr           28:10.1 
   29  Colin Sullivan, Jr          28:11.1 
   33  Derek Harmon, Jr            28:15.3 
   44  Jeff Goeden, Sr             28:27.6 
   50  Kaleb Stromberg, So         28:40.5 
Time = 2:19:15.0     Places = 115

4. Macalester
   13  Bo Rydze, Sr                27:14.6 
   15  Roscoe Sopiwnik, Jr         27:25.2 
   23  Dylan Keith, So             27:58.7 
   24  Eric Olson, Sr              28:02.1 
   43  Matt Wegmann, Fr            28:26.0 
   48  Nate Crider, Fr             28:30.5 
   49  David Augustson, So         28:32.6 
Time = 2:19:06.5     Places = 118

5. Hamline
    4  Jeff Metzdorff, Jr          26:44.0 
   20  Tony Klappa, So             27:48.4 
   27  Dan Steinbrecher, Fr        28:05.3 
   31  Travis Bristow, So          28:14.0 
   39  Brandon Gleason, Fr         28:21.9 
   46  Ned Branigan, Jr            28:29.0 
   53  Chris Lutz, So              28:49.4 
Time = 2:19:13.4     Places = 121

6. Saint John's
    9  Tim Smit, Jr                27:04.7 
   19  Kelly Fermoyle, Fr          27:45.1 
   34  Paul Jeske, Jr              28:18.1 
   42  Chris Erichsen, Fr          28:25.4 
   51  Kyle Triggs, So             28:41.8 
   52  Dan Dobbe, So               28:42.8 
   54  Lew Grobe, Jr               28:50.9 
Time = 2:20:15.0     Places = 155

7. Gustavus Adolphus
   11  Alex Zupan, So              27:09.0 
   30  Dan Westlund, Jr            28:13.7 
   40  James Sorenson, Sr          28:23.7 
   47  Brent Magnusson, Sr         28:29.6 
   55  Collin Meirerbachtol, So    28:56.0 
   56  Andy Rishavy, Jr            28:56.8 
   57  Nathan Barten, Jr           29:01.3 
Time = 2:21:11.9     Places = 183

8. Augsburg
   16  Riley Conway, Sr            27:28.8 
   25  Dan Vogel, Sr               28:03.3 
   41  Micah Lenthe, So            28:24.0 
   58  Erik Lundberg, Jr           29:02.0 
   66  Abe Dominguez, So           30:03.6 
   73  Paul Sanft, Sr              31:49.2 
   77  Tony Schaden, Jr            34:54.5 
Time = 2:23:01.6     Places = 206

9. Concordia-Moorhead
    5  Nick Myran, Sr              26:46.1 
   21  Ben Nylander, Sr            27:51.4 
   63  Matt Putratz, Fr            29:44.0 
   64  Dan Bye, So                 29:52.2 
   65  Scott Dinsen, Fr            30:00.2 
   70  Nathan Lodermeier, Sr       30:46.8 
   72  Aaron Korf, Fr              31:26.8 
Time = 2:24:13.8     Places = 218

10. Bethel
   32  David Borner, So            28:14.4 
   37  Adam Erickson, Sr           28:20.6 
   45  Noel Stringham, So          28:28.4 
   59  Daniel Storey, Sr           29:29.7 
   60  Chris Minor, Jr             29:32.2 
   62  Josh Tschetter, So          29:38.6 
   69  Ryan Morey, Fr              30:19.0 
Time = 2:24:05.1     Places = 233

11. Saint Mary's
   61  Andy Boisjolie, Jr          29:34.8 
   67  Karl Hatteberg, Sr          30:05.0 
   68  Aaron Raulin, So            30:18.0 
   71  Pat Polasek, Sr             31:11.6 
   74  Steve Adams, Fr             31:49.5 
   75  Pat Bansley, Fr             33:29.3 
   76  Mike Marek, So              34:11.4 
Time = 2:32:58.8     Places = 341
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        TEAM
 PLACE SCORE          FINISHER          TIME        TEAM

    1     1  Kelly Fulton, Sr            26:10.5    St. Olaf
    2     2  Malcolm Richards, Sr        26:15.5    St. Olaf
    3     3  Dan Bucy, Sr                26:31.5    Carleton
    4     4  Jeff Metzdorff, Jr          26:44.0    Hamline
    5     5  Nick Myran, Sr              26:46.1    Concordia-Moorhead
    6     6  Steve Harris, Jr            26:54.2    Carleton
    7     7  Chris Lundberg, Sr          27:01.2    Carleton
    8     8  John Schwerkoske, Jr        27:03.7    St. Thomas
    9     9  Tim Smit, Jr                27:04.7    Saint John's
   10    10  Tony Hoff, So               27:08.1    St. Olaf
   11    11  Alex Zupan, So              27:09.0    Gustavus Adolphus
   12    12  Sam Hauck, Jr               27:12.5    St. Olaf
   13    13  Bo Rydze, Sr                27:14.6    Macalester
   14    14  Adam Williamson, Jr         27:16.7    Carleton
   15    15  Roscoe Sopiwnik, Jr         27:25.2    Macalester
   16    16  Riley Conway, Sr            27:28.8    Augsburg
   17    17  Brock Stepan, Sr            27:34.9    St. Thomas
   18    18  Jason Havey, Jr             27:42.2    St. Olaf
   19    19  Kelly Fermoyle, Fr          27:45.1    Saint John's
   20    20  Tony Klappa, So             27:48.4    Hamline
   21    21  Ben Nylander, Sr            27:51.4    Concordia-Moorhead
   22    22  David Swanson, Fr           27:58.4    St. Olaf
   23    23  Dylan Keith, So             27:58.7    Macalester
   24    24  Eric Olson, Sr              28:02.1    Macalester
   25    25  Dan Vogel, Sr               28:03.3    Augsburg
   26    26  Eamon Monaghan, Fr          28:04.6    Carleton
   27    27  Dan Steinbrecher, Fr        28:05.3    Hamline
   28    28  Neil Atzinger, Fr           28:10.1    St. Thomas
   29    29  Colin Sullivan, Jr          28:11.1    St. Thomas
   30    30  Dan Westlund, Jr            28:13.7    Gustavus Adolphus
   31    31  Travis Bristow, So          28:14.0    Hamline
   32    32  David Borner, So            28:14.4    Bethel
   33    33  Derek Harmon, Jr            28:15.3    St. Thomas
   34    34  Paul Jeske, Jr              28:18.1    Saint John's
   35    35  Quentin Kennedy, Fr         28:19.7    Carleton
   36    36  Dan Church, Sr              28:20.1    Carleton
   37    37  Adam Erickson, Sr           28:20.6    Bethel
   38    38  David Stoy, Sr              28:21.1    St. Olaf
   39    39  Brandon Gleason, Fr         28:21.9    Hamline
   40    40  James Sorenson, Sr          28:23.7    Gustavus Adolphus
   41    41  Micah Lenthe, So            28:24.0    Augsburg
   42    42  Chris Erichsen, Fr          28:25.4    Saint John's
   43    43  Matt Wegmann, Fr            28:26.0    Macalester
   44    44  Jeff Goeden, Sr             28:27.6    St. Thomas
   45    45  Noel Stringham, So          28:28.4    Bethel
   46        Jesse Horst, Jr             28:28.7    St. Olaf
   47    46  Ned Branigan, Jr            28:29.0    Hamline
   48        John Nowinski, Fr           28:29.3    Carleton
   49    47  Brent Magnusson, Sr         28:29.6    Gustavus Adolphus
   50    48  Nate Crider, Fr             28:30.5    Macalester
   51    49  David Augustson, So         28:32.6    Macalester
   52        Will Mitchell, Jr           28:34.0    St. Olaf
   53        Robert Nachtsheim, So       28:35.0    Carleton
   54        Marc Ellingson, Jr          28:36.1    St. Olaf
   55        Andy Jahn, Fr               28:37.1    Carleton
   56    50  Kaleb Stromberg, So         28:40.5    St. Thomas
   57    51  Kyle Triggs, So             28:41.8    Saint John's
   58    52  Dan Dobbe, So               28:42.8    Saint John's
   59        Paul Sovik-Sies, Sr         28:44.8    St. Olaf
   60        Caleb Buecksler, Sr         28:46.8    St. Olaf
   61        John Lamppa, So             28:47.1    St. Olaf
   62        Tom Hammer, So              28:47.6    Macalester
   63    53  Chris Lutz, So              28:49.4    Hamline
   64        Corey Fusco, Sr             28:50.1    St. Thomas
   65    54  Lew Grobe, Jr               28:50.9    Saint John's
   66    55  Collin Meirerbachtol, So    28:56.0    Gustavus Adolphus
   67    56  Andy Rishavy, Jr            28:56.8    Gustavus Adolphus
   68        Derek Loudermilk, Sr        28:58.1    Macalester
   69        Mat Keller, Fr              28:58.5    St. Olaf
   70        Jeff Freund, Sr             28:59.0    St. Olaf
   71        Kyle Braam, Fr              28:59.3    Macalester
   72        Will Hawthorne, So          28:59.6    St. Thomas
   73        Andrew Petz, So             29:00.5    St. Olaf
   74    57  Nathan Barten, Jr           29:01.3    Gustavus Adolphus
   75    58  Erik Lundberg, Jr           29:02.0    Augsburg
   76        Dan Peterson, Fr            29:05.2    Hamline
   77        Joe Sepe, Fr                29:06.6    Carleton
   78        Collin Hodges, Fr           29:07.8    St. Olaf
   79        Jordan Selbo, Jr            29:09.0    Macalester
   80        Derek Johnson, Jr           29:15.4    Saint John's
   81        Chris Delaubenfels, Fr      29:17.1    Gustavus Adolphus
   82        Said Guled, So              29:17.6    Macalester
   83        Reuben Woodruff, So         29:20.7    Carleton
   84        Matt Kurke, Sr              29:24.5    Saint John's
   85    59  Daniel Storey, Sr           29:29.7    Bethel
   86        Robert Rosenthal, Fr        29:31.2    Macalester
   87        Zak Morrow, Fr              29:31.6    Macalester
   88    60  Chris Minor, Jr             29:32.2    Bethel
   89        Eric Nelsen, Jr             29:32.8    Saint John's
   90    61  Andy Boisjolie, Jr          29:34.8    Saint Mary's
   91        Alex Cholas-Wood, Fr        29:36.5    Carleton
   92        Brady Rutman, Jr            29:36.8    Gustavus Adolphus
   93    62  Josh Tschetter, So          29:38.6    Bethel
   94        Cameron Green, Fr           29:38.9    Saint John's
   95    63  Matt Putratz, Fr            29:44.0    Concordia-Moorhead
   96        Mark Felice, Fr             29:47.9    Carleton
   97        Mark Bowden, Jr             29:48.9    Hamline
   98    64  Dan Bye, So                 29:52.2    Concordia-Moorhead
   99        Tyler Pietrick, Fr          29:54.8    St. Thomas
  100        Tim Stendahl, Sr            29:56.0    Macalester
  101        Eric Baumgartner, Fr        29:56.4    St. Thomas
  102        Ben Johnson, Jr             29:57.6    Macalester
  103    65  Scott Dinsen, Fr            30:00.2    Concordia-Moorhead
  104        Martins Blums, Sr           30:02.7    Macalester
  105    66  Abe Dominguez, So           30:03.6    Augsburg
  106    67  Karl Hatteberg, Sr          30:05.0    Saint Mary's
  107        Paul Kienberger, Sr         30:13.7    Gustavus Adolphus
  108        Travis Flanders, Sr         30:14.6    Saint John's
  109        Adam Wolf, Sr               30:16.5    Saint John's
  110    68  Aaron Raulin, So            30:18.0    Saint Mary's
  111        Tom Westlund, Sr            30:18.5    Gustavus Adolphus
  112    69  Ryan Morey, Fr              30:19.0    Bethel
  113        Reed Weber, Sr              30:19.9    Bethel
  114        Paul Singh, Sr              30:26.2    Macalester
  115        Brady King, Fr              30:32.3    Saint John's
  116        Ben Pederson, So            30:33.7    Macalester
  117        Jeremy Sutton, Fr           30:38.4    Saint John's
  118        Jakob Wartman, Fr           30:38.9    Macalester
  119        Jimmy Marsht-Howell, Jr     30:39.2    Macalester
  120        Lars Seljevold, So          30:39.8    Hamline
  121        Dan Freeman, Fr             30:40.9    Gustavus Adolphus
  122        Colton Thompson, Fr         30:41.4    St. Thomas
  123        Tom Cruse, So               30:42.4    St. Olaf
  124    70  Nathan Lodermeier, Sr       30:46.8    Concordia-Moorhead
  125        Glen Perry, So              30:53.3    Carleton
  126        Jeff Doll, So               30:57.1    Saint John's
  127        Robert Rozeske, Sr          30:58.2    St. Olaf
  128        David Messer, Fr            30:58.9    Saint John's
  129        Tyler Mackey, Fr            30:59.3    Carleton
  130        Jordan Koch, Fr             31:03.4    Hamline
  131        Joe Mundell, Sr             31:08.8    Gustavus Adolphus
  132        Ben Nelson, So              31:09.1    St. Olaf
  133        Mark Domaas, Fr             31:09.8    Bethel
  134        Matt Mascioli, Jr           31:10.8    Carleton
  135    71  Pat Polasek, Sr             31:11.6    Saint Mary's
  136        Eddie Malnor, So            31:14.5    Saint John's
  137        Joel Dischinger, Jr         31:17.0    Bethel
  138        Zach Mcguire, Fr            31:17.4    Carleton
  139        Brent Kudak, Sr             31:17.8    St. Olaf
  140        Jahred Stephens, Jr         31:25.0    Gustavus Adolphus
  141    72  Aaron Korf, Fr              31:26.8    Concordia-Moorhead
  142        Will Kennedy, Fr            31:27.8    Macalester
  143        Fred Stock, So              31:28.3    Saint John's
  144        Jason Stoffel, Jr           31:33.9    Saint John's
  145        Alexander Brylev, Jr        31:37.9    Hamline
  146        Mike Drinane, So            31:39.1    St. Olaf
  147        Joe Hoovestal, So           31:43.7    St. Thomas
  148        Mark Forsberg, Fr           31:44.4    St. Olaf
  149        Joseph Barter, Fr           31:44.8    Macalester
  150        Steve Goff, Fr              31:45.3    Bethel
  151        Andrew Iversen, So          31:46.1    St. Olaf
  152    73  Paul Sanft, Sr              31:49.2    Augsburg
  153    74  Steve Adams, Fr             31:49.5    Saint Mary's
  154        Sam Gavin, Fr               31:49.8    Saint John's
  155        John Kohlhaas, Fr           32:02.7    Saint John's
  156        Dan Schumacher, So          32:09.2    Saint John's
  157        Adam Patil, So              32:10.1    Saint John's
  158        Erik Bostrom, Fr            32:15.0    Bethel
  159        Mike Collins, So            32:16.7    Saint John's
  160        Nathan Oglesbee, So         32:23.0    Macalester
  161        Graham Turner, So           32:24.4    Macalester
  162        Andrew Howard, So           32:25.7    Gustavus Adolphus
  163        Dane Hamann, Jr             32:26.1    St. Olaf
  164        Leif DeVaney, Jr            32:26.5    Bethel
  165        Ben Tiede, So               32:27.6    Macalester
  166        Dave Sterling, Jr           32:28.0    Carleton
  167        Finn Kuusisto, So           32:28.3    Gustavus Adolphus
  168        Ethan Beilke-McCallum, So   32:47.6    Saint John's
  169        Steve Brummer, Jr           33:01.5    Saint John's
  170        Nate Porath, Sr             33:08.7    Gustavus Adolphus
  171        Ethan Singer, Fr            33:11.6    Carleton
  172        Graeme McAlister, Sr        33:12.5    St. Olaf
  173    75  Pat Bansley, Fr             33:29.3    Saint Mary's
  174        Josh Springer, Fr           33:42.6    Macalester
  175    76  Mike Marek, So              34:11.4    Saint Mary's
  176        Jay Prince, Jr              34:18.1    Concordia-Moorhead
  177        Charlie Sawyer, Fr          34:41.6    Saint John's
  178    77  Tony Schaden, Jr            34:54.5    Augsburg
  179        Nathan Bell, Fr             34:54.8    Macalester
  180        Dustin Blum, Sr             34:58.0    Concordia-Moorhead
  181        Tim Fontana, So             35:01.7    Gustavus Adolphus
  182        Chris Miller, Jr            35:20.5    Saint John's
  183        Nathan Campbell, Sr         37:13.2    St. Olaf
  184        Aradan Thompson, So         37:18.8    Macalester