Germany announces teams for European Cross Country Championships

December 2, 2008

As already reported, Germany will send 6 complete teams to the European Cross Country Championships on December 14 in Brussels. That means that there will be five or six Germans in every of the six championship races. Since the best four runners form a team the officials hope to be present in individual and team competitions alike.

The qualification was based on the last cross-country races, especially those in Darmstadt and Huchenfeld. The team also includes the Olympians Susanne Hahn and Antje Möldner.

The complete German team:

Men (approx. 10K):
Jan Förster (TV Rheinau), Sebastian Hallmann (LG Stadtwerke München), Stephan Hohl (TV Huchenfeld), Christoph Lohse (TV Wattenscheid 01), Steffen Uliczka (SG Kronshagen/Kiel)

Women (approx. 8K):
Birte Bultmann (TV Wattenscheid 01), Susanne Hahn (SV Schlau.com Saar 05), Antje Möldner (SC Potsdam), Simret Restle (LG Eintracht Frankfurt), Julia Viellehner (LG Passau)

Junior Men U23 (approx. 8K):
Thorsten Baumeister (Post-Sport Telekom Trier), Arthur Lenz (SC Magdeburg), Philipp Pflieger (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg), Marcus Schöfisch (LC Erfurt), Fynn Schwiegelshohn (LG Olympia Dortmund)

Junior Women U23 (approx. 6K):
Katharina Becker (LG Badenova Nordschwarzwald), Heike Bienstein (LG Olympia Dortmund), Ingalena Heuck (LG Stadtwerke München), Julia Hiller (LAC Quelle Fürth/München), Carolin Lang (LC Rothaus Breisgau)

Youth Men U20 (approx. 6K):
Kenneth Gerschler (LG Olympia Dortmund), Timo Göhler (SV Auringen), Alexander Hahn (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Stefan Hendtke (SC Potsdam), Florian Orth (ESV Jahn Treysa), Richard Ringer (VfB LC Friedrichshafen)

Youth Women U20 (approx. 4K):
Carolin Aehling (LG Coesfeld), Mira Glocker (LAV asics Tübingen), Anna Hahner (PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel), Corinna Harrer (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg), Mareike Schrulle (LAC Veltins Hochsauerland), Jana Sussmann (LG Nordheide)