2007 BIG SKY CROSS COUNTRY
• All Nine Big Sky Teams In Action Last Week
• Long and Limpf Claim AOW Honors
September 18, 2007
Nate Roane, Media Relations Intern• 801.392.1978 ext. 17 • [email protected] • www.BIGSKYCONF.com
UPCOMING RACES IN BIG SKY CROSS COUNTRY
Date
Sept. 22
Sky Teams Competing
Northern Colorado
Idaho State
Meet
Colorado College Invitational
Bob Firman Invitational
ACROSS THE SKY
NORTHERN ARIZONA PLACES IN TOP FIVE AT AZTEC INVITE:
The women’s and men’s cross country teams placed third and
fourth, respectively, in their second meet of the season, while senior Jon
Cardenas from Reno, Nev. was narrowly edged in the individual race, taking second place honors by a second. Cardenas’ time of 25:24 during the
men’s 8k was just a hair behind the top time of 25:23, turned in by Mark
Currell of Southern Utah. The Lumberjack men placed five runners in the
top 30, tallying 99 points. Air Force captured first with 50, while Santa Barbara and Southern Utah each posted 85 points. Lesely van Miert, a senior
from Breda, Netherlands, finished first for the Lumberjacks, and twelfth
overall, with a time of 18:11 in the women’s 5k event. With 114 points and
four runners in the top 25, the Lumberjacks finished behind Arkansas and
Santa Barbara with 28 and 97, respectively.
BENGALS TAKE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH PLACE IN MONTANA STATE
INVITATIONAL:
Idaho State women’s cross country team took 8th place with a team score
of 245 in the 3-mile race at the Montana State Invitational Saturday morning. The ISU men’s team took 7th place with a team score of 171 in the 5mile run. Gemma Maini led the Bengal squad and finished in the top ten.
Gemma Maini led the Bengal squad and took 10th place with a time
of 17:35. Kerynn Davis and Haiden Siepert who finished a mere three
seconds apart finishing 60th and 61st respectively. Davis finished with a
time of 19:21 and Siepert finished with a time of 19:24. Other finishers
for ISU were Candida Butler who ran the 3-mile race in 20:29 for a 79th
finish. Butler was closely followed by Chelsea McEwen who finished with
a time of 20:30 for an 80th finish. Holly Hansen took 84th and finished
with a time of 20:39. April Jaynes ran a time of 21:58 for the Bengals to
finish in the 95th spot. ISU finished with a team score of 245 for an 8th
place finish out of 13 teams. Saheed Khan led the men’s team with a
22nd place finish among 118 runners with a time of 25:46. Other finishers
for the men’s team included John Ricardi who finished 33rd with a time of
26:12 in the 5-mile run. Taylor Hansen in 36th place finished with a time
of 26:15. With a time of 26:23 Landon Teeter took 38th place. Brandon
Teeter followed with a 50th place
and a time of 26:42. Tysun
Rickards finished 56th with a time
of 27:07. Ryan Davis finished in
58th place for the Bengals with a
time of 27:08. ISU finished with a
team score of 171 for a 7th place
finish out of 11 teams. For the
women Utah State finished 1st
with 59 points. Coming in second
was Montana with 73 points and
Weber State came in third with
78 points. For the men Weber
State took 1st with 29 points.
Second place was claimed by
Montana with 76 points and third
place was taken by Utah State
with 79 points. Sariah Long of
Weber State took first overall for
the women with a time of 16:38
in the 3-mile run, while Mark Korir
of Wyoming took 1st for the men
with a time of 24:14 in the 5-mile
run.
Location
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Boise, Idaho
MEN’S PRESEASON POLL
School
Points
Northern Arizona
62 (6)
Weber State
59 (3)
Montana
46
Montana State
46
Idaho State
32
Sacramento State
30
Eastern Washington
22
Northern Colorado
14
Portland State
13
WOMEN’S PRESEASON
POLL
School
Points
Northern Arizona
57 (4)
Montana
56 (4)
Weber State
56 (1)
Montana State
42
Idaho State
32
Eastern Washington
29
Portland State
25
Sacramento State
18
Northern Colorado
9
Long and Limpf Named Runners of the Week
Sariah Long, a senior from Oceanside, California, finished first overall Saturday at the Montana State
Invitational in Bozeman, Mont., beating her nearest opponent by 20 seconds. Long posted a time of
16:38.00 on the three mile course, setting a new Bridger Creek Golf Course record by eight seconds.
Others Nominated: Mattie Bridgmon, Eastern Washington; Gemma Maini, Idaho State; Elisabeth
Driscoll, Montana State; Leslie Van Miert, Northern Arizona;
Paul Limpf, a junior from Vancouver, Washington, finished second out of 92 athletes in the 8K race at
the Sundodger Invitational Saturday. Limpf posted a time of 23:46 to help the Eagles tie
for
third overall at the competition.
Others Nominated: Saheed Kahn, Idaho State; Nick Atwood, Montana State; John Cardenas,
Northern Arizona; Bryant Jensen, Weber State
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
BIG SKY CROSS COUNTRY CONTACTS
Eastern Washington: Megan Lobdell
Phone: 509.359.6334
Email: [email protected]
Montana State: Tom Schulz
Phone: 406.994.5130
Email: [email protected]
Portland State: Joseph Cheshire
Phone: 503.725.5744
Email: [email protected]
Idaho State: Katie Zigars
Phone: 208.282.3651
Email: [email protected]
Northern Arizona: Rebekah Parsons
Phone: 928.523.1017
Email: [email protected]
Sacramento State: Brian Berger
Phone: 916.278.4313
Email: [email protected]
Montana: Joel Carlson
Phone: 406.243.5414
Email: [email protected]
Northern Colorado: Heather Kennedy
Phone: 970.351.1065
Email: [email protected]
Weber State: Paul Grua
Phone: 801.626.7414
Email: [email protected]
Athletic Web Sites
Northern Arizona
www.nauathletics.com
Eastern Washington
www.goeags.com
Northern Colorado
www.uncbears.com
Idaho State
www.isubengals.com
Portland State
www.goviks.com
Montana
www.montanagrizzlies.com
Sacramento State
www.hornetsports.com
Montana State
www.msubobcats.com
Weber State
www.weber.edu/athletics
Big Sky Conference Weekly Release
The Big Sky Conference media relations department produces a
weekly cross country release every Tuesday during the season.
Media can receive the releases as a PDF document via email
by contacting Nate Roane at 801.392.1978 ext.17 or email at
[email protected]. Standings, statistics and notes
are also available on the Big Sky web site at www.bigskyconf.
com.
Internet
The official website of the Big Sky Conference can be accessed by
visiting www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game notes, news releases
and standings are updated on the website.
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All football, volleyball and
men’s and women’s basketball games held
in Big Sky arenas and stadiums will be
available.
Upcoming games on bigskytv.org:
(All Times Local to Site)
Football
Saturday, Sept. 22
Albany at Montana, 1:05
Montana State at Weber State, 1:35
Eastern Washington at Idaho State, 3:05
Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona, 3:05
Volleyball
Tuesday, September 18
Brigham Young at Weber State, 7:00
Denver at Northern Colorado, 7:00
Thursday, September 20
Eastern Washington at Montana State, 7:00
Portland State at Montana, 7:00
2006 Big Sky Cross Country Championship
Team Results
Women's Results
1. Weber State
2. Montana
3. Northern Arizona
4. Montana State
5. Idaho State
6. Eastern Washington
7. Sacramento State
8. Portland State
9. Northern Colorado
39
82
86
105
131
135
164
187
255
Men's Results
1. Weber State
2. Northern Arizona
3. Montana State
4. Montana
5. Sacramento State
6. Idaho State
7. Eastern Washington
8. Northern Colorado
9. Portland State
32
50
90
130
136
168
175
215
261
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Friday, September 21
Northern Arizona at Sacramento State, 7:00
Portland State at Montana State, 7:00
Weber State at Idaho State, 7:00
Saturday, September 22
Eastern Washington at Montana, 7:00
Utah Valley State at Idaho State, 7:00
Northern Colorado at Sacramento State, 7:00
Big Sky Men's Results
Dave Murray Invitational; Tucson, Ariz. (6K, 10 teams) - Sept. 14, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Brigham Young
2. Arizona State
3. Paradise Valley CC
4. Central Arizona
5. Arizona
6. Arizona State
7. Portland State
8. Pima CC
9. Glendale CC
10. Scottsdale CC
Points
35
42
125
141
144
147
154
219
279
280
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Obed Mutanya, Unattatched
2. Stephan Shay, BYU
3. Tyson David, CAU
4. Jacob Gustafsson, BYU
5. Mikias Gelagle, ASU
Time
18:02.05
18:09.48
18:18.00
18:20.12
18:21.24
Portland State - 7th
Name
Brandon Lopez
Nate Endicott
Jesse Fassler
Sean Coleman
Jesse Cronin
Finish
32nd
33rd
46th
47th
53rd
Time
19:35.34
19:36.22
20:02.47
20:04.30
20:15.57
Name
John Lawrence
Jake Hansen
Brookman Holmes
Darrell Terry
Finish
57th
60th
70th
78th
Time
20:24.74
20:29.71
20:57.58
21:14.23
Aztec Invitational; San Diego, Calif. (8K, 12 teams) - Sept. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Air Force
2. Santa Barbara
Southern Utah
4. Northern Arizona
5. Cal State Long Beach
6. Cal State Santa Monica
7. Loyola Marymount
8. SD Mesa
9. Vanguard
10. San Diego
11. Mesa-Arizona
12. Saint Mary's College
Name
Jon Cardenas
Dan Lanzillotti
John Killian
Finish
2nd
15th
26th
Points
50
85
85
99
144
164
185
192
222
276
312
313
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Mark Currell, SUU
2. Jon Cardenas, NAU
3. Daniel Gonia, SD-Mesa
4. Cameron Levins, SUU
5. Tim Aukshunas, UCSB
Northern Arizona - 4th
Time
25:24
26:17
26:31
Name
Eric Lynch
Simon Gilna
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Finish
27th
29th
Time
25.23
25:24
25:33
25:38
25:39
Time
26:33
26:34
Sundodger Invitational; Seattle, Wash. (8K, 8 teams) - Sept. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Washington
2. Washington State
3. Eastern Washington
UC Davis
5. Western Washington
6. Idaho
7. Santa Clara
8. San Francisco
Points
31
52
116
116
128
148
153
181
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Jon Harding, UW
2. Paul Limpf, EWU
3. Andrew Jones, WSU
4. Jake Schmitt, UW
5. Kelly Spady, UW
Time
23:36
23:46
24:02
24:11
24:14
Eastern Washington - 3rd (T)
Name
Paul Limpf
Alex Smyth
Tyler Justus
Bowe Ebding
Finish
2nd
14th
32nd
48th
Time
23:46
24:32
25:07
25:31
Name
Graham Vaux
Andrew Marks
Cody Bradwell
Finish
51st
78th
92nd
Time
25:33
26:34
28:32
Colorado State Classic; Fort Collins, Colo. (4 Miles, 6 teams) - Sept. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Adams State College
2. Colorado State
3. Black Hills State
4. Metro State College
5. Colorado College
6. Northern Colorado
Points
15
59
80
121
139
246
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Aaron Braun, ASC
2. Brian Medigovich, ASC
3. Babey Wagnew, ASC
4. Teuben Chebon-Mwei, ASC
5. Ryan McNiff, ASC
Time
20:03.7
20:09.9
20:19.3
20:26.2
20:26.4
Northern Colorado - 6th
Name
Daniel Sojka
Ben Corchado
Travis Stanford
Finish
28th
52nd
53rd
Time
22:06.2
23:44.9
23:59.7
Name
Billy Danveport
Joe Slack
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Finish
55th
58th
Time
24:06.6
25:36.5
Montana State Invitational; Bozeman, Mont. (5 Miles, 11 teams) - Sep. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Weber State
2. Montana
3. Utah State
4. Montana State
Wyoming
6. Utah Valley
7. Idaho State
8. Big Sky Distance Project
Westminster
10. Carroll College
11. MSU-Billings
Name
Bryant Jensen
Steve Shepherd
David Olson
Finish
3rd
4th
5th
Points
29
76
79
107
107
153
171
257
257
282
330
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Mark Korir, UWyo
2. Seth Wold, USU
3. Bryant Jensen, WSU
4. Steve Shepherd, WSU
5. David Olson, WSU
Weber State - 1st
Time
24:39
24:40
24:41
Name
Bret Ferrier
Jace Nye
Todd Gilbert
Time
24:14
24:36
24:39
24:40
24:41
Finish
8th
9th
20th
Time
25:02
25:04
25:43
Finish
26th
34th
45th
49th
Time
25:53
26:12
26:33
26:41
Finish
47th
48th
52nd
53rd
Time
26:37
26:38
26:43
26:43
Finish
58th
59th
61st
65th
77th
96th
Time
27:08
27:09
27:12
27:28
28:22
29:44
Montana - 2nd
Name
Brett Carter
Dan Bingham
Steven Gimpel
Michael Fisher
Mac Bloom
Finish
6th
12th
15th
19th
24th
Time
24:48
25:20
25:28
25:40
25:49
Name
Eli Herman
Dennis Brands
Duncan Hendrick
Zach Betz
Montana State - 4th (T)
Name
Nick Atwood
Matt Atkinson-Adams
Graydon Curry
Tyler Noland
Kelvin Daratha
Finish
7th
10th
11th
39th
46th
Time
24:58
25:07
25:14
26:24
26:37
Name
Chad Nauman
Carl Nystuen
Chris Baldus
Dan Jackson
Idaho State - 7th
Name
Saheed Khan
John Ricardi
Taylar Hansen
Landon Teeter
Brandon Teeter
Tysun Ricards
Finish
22nd
33rd
36th
38th
50th
56th
Time
25:46
26:12
26:15
26:23
26:42
27:07
Name
Ryan Davis
Mike Tucker
Aaron Wolf
Zach Barrett
Eric Strand
Ryan Hansen
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Sacramento State Hornet Invite; Sacramento, Calif (8K, 3 teams) - Sep. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Sacramento State
2. Fresno State
3. Santa Clara
Points
20
39
75
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Kelsey Cody, Unattached
2. Erick Garcia, FSU
3. Dom Vogl, Unattached
4. Colin Szehner, SAC
5. Dan Carlson, SAC
Time
24:09
24:18
24:22
24:35
24:41
Sacramento State - 1st
Name
Colin Szehner
Dan Carlson
Jeffery Paneda
Finish
4th
5th
7th
Time
24:35
24:41
25:01
Name
Scott Grose
Jason Sey
David Rabinowitz
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Finish
8th
9th
10th
Time
25:05
25:25
25:31
Big Sky Women's Results
Dave Murray Invitational; Tucson, Ariz. (4K, 8 teams) - Sept. 14, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Arizona State
2. Arizona
3. Portland State
4. Pima CC
5. Central Arizona
6. U-Arizona
7. Paradise Valley CC
8. Scottsdale CC
Name
Kamila Bocian
Chelsie Jorgensen
Melissa Owens
Points
22
51
105
123
125
148
162
219
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Jenna Kingma, ASU
2. Kari Hardt, ASU
3. Ali Kielty, ASU
4. Irine Lagat, UA
5. Angela Spadafino, ASU
Portland State - 3rd
Finish
8th
11th
25th
Time
14:12.69
14:26.20
15:28.52
Name
Honisty Baek
Adriane Wai
Finish
34th
44th
Time
13:42.52
13:42.79
13:43.11
13:47.62
13:48.94
Time
16:04.49
16:49.82
Aztec Invitatiional; San Diego, Calif. (5K , 14 teams) - Sept. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Arkansas
2. Santa Barbara
3. Northern Arizona
4. Southern California
5. Cal State Los Angeles
6. Loyola Marymount
7. Cal State Long Beach
8. Cal State Santa Monica
9. Southern Utah
10. Air Force
11. San Diego State
12. Nevada Las Vegas
13. St. Mary's College
14. San Diego
Name
Lesley Van Miert
Amanda Boyd
Kelsey Hardt
Finish
12th
20th
21st
Points
28
97
114
117
135
149
170
193
222
250
222
360
362
422
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Sarah Cocco, USC
2. Laura Mickelson, LMU
3. Jillian Rosen, UA
4. Dani Parry, UA
5. Christine Kalmer, UA
Northern Arizona - 3rd
Time
18:11
18:35
18:39
Name
Nikki Codd
Lauren Dvoracek
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Finish
25th
36th
Time
17:43
17:45
17:54
18:02
18:03
Time
19:00
19:10
Sundodger Invitational; Seattle, Wash. (6K, 8 teams) - Sept. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Washington
2. Idaho
3. San Fransisco
4. Santa Clara
5. UC Davis
6. Eastern Washington
7. Seattle Pacific
8. Washington State
Points
27
76
104
122
123
130
143
180
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Anita Campbell, UW
2. Katie Follett, UW
3. Marie Lawrence, UW
4. Jessica Pixler, SP
5. Mattie Bridgmon, EWU
Time
20:20
20:37
20:58
21:04
21:19
Eastern Washington - 6th
Name
Mattie Bridgmon
Samantha Modderman
Kiri Garruto
Amber Nickelson
Finish
5th
20th
23rd
47th
Time
21:19
22:03
22:07
23:01
Name
Monica Prunty
Tracy Kuhn
Whitney Johnson
Finish
53rd
63rd
68th
Time
23:08
24:28
26:15
Colorado State Classic; Fort Collins, Colo. (5K, 6 teams) - Sep. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Colorado State
2. Adams State
3. Black Hills State
4. Northern Colorado
5. Metro State
6. Colorado College
Points
24
31
98
130
153
178
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. April Thomas, CSU
2. Heather Wood, ASC
3. Heather Loseke, CSU
4. Allison Gohl, CSU
5. Brittany Somers, ASC
Time
18:01.6
18:10.0
18:15.4
18:17.2
18:18.8
Northern Colorado - 4th
Name
Brianna Spletstoser
Colleen Sanderlin
Katie Wiederholt
Jacqueline Lomax
Denise Kintzley
Allison McIntire
Kellie Callahan
Finish
21st
23rd
26th
27th
33rd
34th
37th
Time
20:10.4
20:25.2
20:38.0
20:43.7
21:15.1
21:21.0
21:36.5
Name
Erin Apsey
April Casados
Emily Hartman
Rachel Forrest
Kyra Cyphers
Chavonne Bowers
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Finish
39th
40th
41st
44th
50th
53rd
Time
22:03.1
22:04.5
22:08.3
22:13.8
23:15.4
23:57.6
Montana State Invitational; Bozeman, Mont. (3 Miles, 13 teams) - Sep. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Utah State
2. Montana
3. Weber State
4. Utah
5. Utah Valley
6. Wyoming
7. Montana State
8. Idaho State
9. MSU-Billings
10. Carroll College
11. Great Falls
12. Westminster
13. Rocky Mountain College
Points
59
73
78
83
112
124
163
245
284
309
314
352
390
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Sariah Long, WSU
2. Morgan Haws, WSU
3. Kara DeWalt, UM
4. Katrina Drennen, UM
5. Gretchen Fagley-Johnson, UW
Time
16:38
16:58
17:02
17:15
17:17
Montana - 2nd
Name
Kara DeWalt
Katrina Drennen
Brooke Andrus
Anna Stone
Kesslee Payne
Finish
3rd
4th
9th
28th
33rd
Time
17:02
17:15
17:20
18:01
18:13
Name
Mary Kettering
Bridgette Hoenke
Kaci Calaway
Leigh Fredrickson
Jessica Klier
Finish
39th
40th
47th
68th
85th
Time
18:27
18:28
18:41
19:45
20:41
Finish
26th
29th
51st
Time
18:01
18:03
18:53
Finish
48th
49th
53rd
82nd
Time
18:42
18:48
19:06
20:35
Finish
80th
84th
86th
95th
Time
20:30
20:39
21:05
21:58
Weber State - 3rd
Name
Sariah Long
Morgan Haws
Haley Reeves
Finish
1st
2nd
23rd
Time
16:38
16:58
17:57
Name
Lesley Harvey
Amy Cook
Katie Chugg
Montana State - 7th
Name
Elisabeth Driscoll
Kayla Larson
Caroline Gottschalk
Anna Glowacki
Janme Larson
Finish
16th
32nd
35th
45th
46th
Time
17:44
18:11
18:16
18:36
18:37
Name
Katie Gilboy
Morgan Dunley
Kala Jacquet
Elisabeth Mancuso
Idaho State - 8th
Name
Gemma Maini
Kerynn Davis
Haiden Siepert
Candida Butler
Finish
10th
60th
61st
79th
Time
17:35
19:21
19:24
20:29
Name
Chelsea McEwen
Holly Hansen
Jesse Bobert
April Jaynes
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Sacramento State Hornet Invite; Sacramento, Calif (5K, 5 teams) - Sep. 15, 2007
Top Team Finishers
Team Name
1. Nevada
2. Fresno State
3. Sacramento State
4. Pacific
5. Notre Dame de Namur
Points
27
28
80
100
133
Top Individual Finishers
Name
1. Marissa McPhail, FSU
2. Avena Christa, UN
3. Janet Martinez, UN
4. Roxanne Sellic, FSU
5. Kristina Holtz, Unattached
Time
18:27
18:33
18:39
18:42
18:42
Sacramento State - 1st
Name
Renisha Robinson
Mora Marchini
Jodie Leal
Finish
13th
16th
17th
Time
19:31
19:42
19:46
Name
Erin Wachter
Mary Wagner
Athena Gillen
Big Sky Cross Country - Sep. 18, 2007
Finish
19th
21st
23rd
Time
20:03
20:36
20:49