Sept. 30, 2000
Pittsburgh - 
The University of Pittsburgh's men's and
women's cross country had successful
outings at the Duquesne Invitational,
held Sept. 30 in Pittsburgh's Schenley
Park. The women registered a runner-up
finish and the men placed third.

The women's team had five individuals
place among the top 20, including three
in the top 10. Junior Amanda Schmidt
(Annapolis, Md./Broadneck), who has been
Pittsburgh's top finisher each meet
this season, once again showed her
leadership. Schmidt claimed a career-best
sixth-place finish with a time of 18:51.
Junior Beth Rocks (Philadelphia, Pa./
Nazareth Academy) placed eighth (18:58)
and senior Sarah McMillan (Hollidaysburg,
Pa./Hollidaysburg) placed ninth (19:00)
as each earn edtheir first career top
10 finish. Rounding out the Panthers
top performers were Dawn Hilgert (Columbia,
Pa./Lancaster Catholic), who was 16th
(19:26), and Misha Bilyeu (Chesapeake,
Va./Hickory), who was 19th (19:49).

The men were led by a pair of seasoned
veterans and a newcomer. Seniors Mike
Head (New Kensington, Pa./Valley) and
Justin Wiley (Bala Cynwyd, Pa./Lower Merion)
placed ninth (26:41) and 11th (26:50),
respectively. Freshman Mike Diano (Penn
Hills, Pa./Penn Hills), who has been the
team's top finisher in each of the past
two meets, was 14th with a time of 27:00.


Duquesne Invitational
Sept. 30, 2000 - Pittsburgh, Pa.
Schenley Park

WOMEN'S RESULTS
2nd of seven teams with 58 points

6th	Amanda Schmidt	18:51
8th	Beth Rocks	18:58
9th	Sarah McMillan	19:00
16th	Dawn Hilgert	19:26
19th	Misha Bilyeu	19:49
25th	Dee Cole	20:13
28th	Neema Payne	20:22

MEN'S RESULTS
3rd of six teams with 81 points

9th	Mike Head	26:41
11th	Justin Wiley	26:50
14th	Mike Diano	27:00
20th	Jesse Chalfant	27:36
27th	Clint Kotuby	28:19
28th	Luke Dunlap	28:40
29th	Dan Hull	28:41