YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University Men's Cross Country and Track and Field Head Coach John Goodridge, announced the signing of National Letters of Intent from two student-athletes, Andy Payne (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington) and Joseph Ingram (Cincinnati, Ohio-Anderson), Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Payne brings with him solid experience and skill in distance competitions, with an impressive 3200m best-time of 9:13. Most recently, Payne competed at the Ohio Division I State Cross Country Championships, where he notched an eighth-place finish in the 5000m. Payne is the second recruit Goodridge has plucked from Thomas Worthington High School in as many years, as current freshman Ian Cook (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington) also attended the school located in Worthington, Ohio.