Sept. 2, 2000

Morgantown, W.V. - The University of Pittsburgh men's and women's cross country team traveled to Morgantown, W.V., for the Hillbilly Shootout to open their 2000 season.

The men's team defeated Youngstown State, but fell to host West Virginia on the 8,100-meter course, one point behind runner-up Youngstown State. Senior Mike Head (New Kinsington, Pa./Valley) had a strong outing with a fourth-place finish with a time of 27:43, which is his highest career finish. Others to crack the top 10 were freshman Michael Diano, who ran 28:01.10 to finish sixth, and senior Justin Wiley (Bala Cynwyd, Pa./Lower Merion), who placed eighth with a time of 28:15.90.

The women's team dropped a pair to the Penguins and Mountaineers also placed third with a total of 76 points, running a 4,800-meter course. Junior Amanda Schmidt (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) paced the Panthers with a ninth-place finish (19:28).

Hillbilly Shootout
West Virginia University
Morgantown, W.V.
Sept. 2, 2000

Men: 1-1 (8,100 meters)

Pittsburgh (28) def. Youngstown State (29)
West Virginia (20) def. Pittsburgh (36)

4th   Mike Head        27:43.00
6th   Mike Diano       28:01.10
8th   Justin Wiley     28:15.90
14th  Lucas Dunlap     29:58.50
19th  Jesse Chalfant   31:16.70
20th  Clinton Kotuby   21:26.00

Women: 0-2 (4,800 meters)

West Virginia (15) def. Pittsburgh (40)
Youngstown State (22) def. Pittsburgh (33)

9th   Amanda Schmidt   19:28.00
11th  Sarah McMillian  19:54.00
17th  Misha Bilyeu     21:16.00
19th  Beth Rocks       22:02.00
20th  Katie Weeks      22:02.10
21st  Neema Payne      22:03.00
22nd  Dee Cole         22:04.00