Sept. 10, 2009

DAYTON, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's and women's cross country teams are heading to Bowling Green, Ohio to participate in the 23rd annual Mel Brodt Invitational this Saturday at the Bowling Green State University Forrest Creason Golf Course.

The race, named after legendary Falcon Cross Country Coach Mel Brodt, will start at 2 p.m. ET with the women's 8K, followed by the men's 10k at 2:45 p.m. ET.

Dayton's squads are coming off a successful start to the 2009 season at the Flyer 5K last weekend. Juniors Chris Lemon and Maureen Bulgrin both earned this week's Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week honors as the pair finished first overall in their respective races.

On the men's side, Lemon broke a meet record in 14:56 as Bulgrin led the women's team to break a meet record as well (18:03). The men's team finished first overall at the race, placing the top three overall runners. The women's team finished second out of six and had the top two finishers overall.

Results for the Mel Brodt Invitational can be found on www.DaytonFlyers.com after the conclusion of the meet.

About the Legend, Mel Brodt
In its 23rd year of competition, the Mel Brodt Cross Country Invitational pays homage to legendry BGSU cross country and track coach Mel Brodt. One of the finest distance running coaches in the country, Brodt retired from coaching in 1984 after 25 years at the helm of the cross country squad (men's), as well as 20 years as head of the men's track and field team.

During his illustrious career at BGSU, he coached four-straight top 10 squads in the NCAA Championships in cross country from 1969-1972. The Brodt led Falcons also won the 1969 MAC Cross Country Championship and finished in the runner-up spot on seven other occasions.