2016 WWU CROSS COUNTRY – QUICK FACTS
Western Washington University (est. 1893)
Location: Bellingham, Washington 98225
Enrollment: 15,332
Affiliation: NCAA Division II
Home Course: Lake Padden Park
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic (GNAC)
Colors: Navy Blue, Slate Blue, Silver and White
Nickname: Vikings
President: Dr. Sabah Randhawa
Faculty Athletic Representative: Dr. Bruce Larson
Director of Athletics: Steve Card
Associate Director: Steve Brummel (Facilities & Operations)
Associate Director: Courtney Stringer (Community Engagement)
Assistant Director: Dr. T.H. 'Butch' Kamena (Compliance & Academics)
Senior Women’s Administrator: Carmen Dolfo
Athletic Media Relations:
Director: Jeff Evans
E-Mail: [email protected]
Work: (360) 650-6800
Cell: (206) 200-0056
Fax: (360) 650-3495
Assistant: Andrew Forhan – [email protected]
Historian: Paul Madison – [email protected]
Cross Country Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Pee Wee Halsell, 30th year (Wayland Baptist, 1981)
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Longest tenured coach in WWU history
2003, 2006, 2007, 2009 GNAC Men’s XC Coach of the Year
2015 GNAC Women’s XC Coach of the Year
Led WWU Women’s XC to 6th-place finish in 2015
Assistants: Bill Roe, David Burnett
Volunteer: Tanner Boyd
Women’s Quick Facts:
2015: Placed 6th at NCAA II National Championships, 2nd at
NCAA II West Regional, 2nd at GNAC Championships
History: Advanced to NCAA II Championships in 7 of last 8
seasons (4 top 10 finishes)
Recent Nationals: 6th in ’15, 12th in ’14, 18th in ’13, 12th in ’11,
10th in ’10, 8th in ’09, 10th in ‘08
Returning Top 7/Lost: 6/1
Men’s Quick Facts:
2015: Placed 6th at NCAA II West Regional, 3rd at GNAC
Championships
History: Qualified for NCAA II Championships in 8 of last 9
seasons (2007-14)…top 4 in West Region in 10 of last 11
Recent Nationals: 13th in ’14, 20th in ’13, 21st in ’12, 10th in ’11,
9th in ’10, 4th in ’09, 10th in ’08, 11th in ’07.
Returning Top 7/Lost: 6/1
Women’s Key Returnees:
 Brittany Grant**, Sr.: GNAC All-Star placing 8th at conference championships…79th place at NCAA II Championships and 27th
place at NCAA II West Regional
 Alexandra Laiblin**, Jr.: 25th at GNAC Championships…80th at NCAA II West Regional and 169th at NCAA II Championships
 Tracy Melville*, So.: 52nd place at 2015 NCAA II Championships, 5th-best finish by a freshman in the race…GNAC All-Star
placing 10th at GNAC Championships
 Lillianna Stelling***, Jr.: Two-time competitor in NCAA Championships…114th at nationals in 2015 and 144th in 2013…58th at
NCAA II West Regional and 24th at GNAC Championships
 Sara Taferre**, Jr.: 104th place at 2015 NCAA Championships…74th at NCAA II West Regional…23rd at GNAC Championships
 Shawna Troupe**, Jr.: 115th place at 2015 NCAA II Championships…49th place at 2015 NCAA II West Regional
Women’s Key Losses:
 Taylor Guenther***, Grad., 26th at nationals to claim first-team USTFCCCA All-America honors…2015 NCAA II West Region
All-Star (6th place) and All-GNAC selection (6th place)…has one year of outdoor eligibility remaining
Women’s Top Newcomers:
 Talia Dreicer, Fr., Los Alamos, NM (Los Alamos HS)
 Sophia Galvez, Fr., Los Alamos, NM (Los Alamos HS)
 Waverly Shreffler, Fr., Sequim, WA (Sequim HS)
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 Sean Eustis**, Jr.: 28th place at 2015 NCAA II West Regional…21st at GNAC Championships…63rd at nationals in 2014
 Isaac Derline**, Jr.: 46th place at 2015 NCAA II West Regional…104th at NCAA II Championships in 2014
 Matthew Lutz***, Sr.: 47th place at NCAA II West Regional in 2015…14th at 2015 GNAC XC Championships…111th at 2014
NCAA II XC Championships…competed in 3000m Steeplechase at NCAA II Outdoor Championships in 2015…school record
holder in the Steeplechase
 Nick Mounier*, So.: 60th at NCAA II West Regional in 2015…16th at GNAC Championships
 Max Romey**, Jr.: 59th at NCAA II West Regional in 2015…25th at GNAC Championships
 Andrew Wise***, Jr.: 14th place at NCAA II West Regional in 2015 to earn USTFCCCA All-Regional honors…first-team GNAC
All-Star placing 10th in conference Championships
Men’s Key Losses:
 Will Jones***, Grad: 63rd place at 2015 NCAA II West Regional…22nd at GNAC XC Championships
Men’s Top Newcomers:
 Peter Butler, RS Fr., Port Angeles, WA (Port Angeles HS)
 Kyler Sager, Jr., Snohomish, WA (Snohomish HS/Everett CC) – NWAC NW Region Individual Champion
2016 VIKINGS MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
NAME
Peter Butler
Dario Cirlincione
Liam Cossette
Ben Crowell
Isaac Derline
Sean Eustis
Cameron Freshwaters
Logan Giese
Enrique Gomez
Eric Hamel
Dylan Hayes
Colton Hoggarth
Justin Irvine
James Jasperson
Cory Johnson
Matthew Lutz
Cody McCranie
Porter McMichael
Nick Mounier
William Oden
Jadon Olson
Colton Pulver
Max Romey
Kyler Sager
Andrew Seckinger
Nick Siegfried
Keaton Spiller
Andrew Wise
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HOMETOWN (Previous Schools)
Port Angeles, WA (Port Angeles)
Renton, WA (Hazen)
Spokane, WA (Ferris)
Puyallup, WA (Rogers)
Kent, WA (Kentridge)
Washougal, WA (Washougal)
Tacoma, WA (Stadium)
Spokane, WA (Central Valley)
Seattle, WA (Franklin)
Enumclaw, WA (Enumclaw)
Seattle, WA (Garfield)
Yakima, WA (West Valley)
Yakima, WA (West Valley)
Lacey, WA (North Thurston/Everett CC)
Enumclaw, WA (Enumclaw)
Bremerton, WA (Olympic)
Auburn, WA (Auburn)
Richland, WA (Hanford)
Kelso, WA (Kelso)
Bellevue, WA (Interlake)
Mill Creek, WA (Jackson)
Wasilla, WA (Wasilla)
Anchorage, AK (Service)
Snohomish, WA (Snohomish/Everett CC)
Bothell, WA (Inglemoor)
Renton, WA (Liberty)
Vancouver, WA (Heritage)
Denver, CO (East)
2016 VIKINGS WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
NAME
Talia Dreicer
Sophia Galvez
Brittany Grant
Maddy Hutchison
Julian Johnson
Aundrea Koger
Alexandra Laiblin
Sofia Marikis
Molly McEachern
Maggie McManis
Tracy Melville
Abigail Milner
Ella Schroth
Peyton Shinnick
Waverly Shreffler
Lillianna Stelling
Sara Taferre
Shawna Troupe
Katie Tyburczy
Nicole Vijgen
Annaliese Wegner
Hallie Whitley
Mikhaela Woodward
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach:
Assistant:
Volunteer:
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Pee Wee Halsell (30th season)
Bill Roe (31st season)
Tanner Boyd
HOMETOWN (Previous Schools)
Los Alamos, NM (Los Alamos)
Los Alamos, NM (Los Alamos)
Port Townsend, WA (Port Townsend)
Snoqualmie, WA (Mount Si)
Federal Way, WA (Federal Way)
Osage City, KS (Osage City)
Oak Harbor, WA (Oak Harbor)
Nine Mile Falls, WA (Lakeside)
Mukilteo, WA (Kamiak)
Davis, CA (Davis/Southern Utah)
Lamont, WA (Sprague)
Wenatchee, WA (Wenatchee)
Mountlake Terrace, WA (Mountlake Terrace)
Maple Valley, WA (Tahoma)
Sequim, WA (Sequim)
Langley, WA (South Whidbey)
Vancouver, WA (Skyview)
Kelso, WA (Kelso)
Flagstaff, AZ (Flagstaff)
Mukilteo, WA (Kamiak)
University Place, WA (Curtis)
Olympia, WA (North Thurston/Upper Iowa)
Sandpoint, ID (Sandpoint)
2016 VIKINGS CROSS COUNTRY – SCHEDULE
DATE
Sept. 10 (Sat.)
MEET
at Central Washington Invitational
Host: Central Washington University
PLACE
Ellensburg, WA (Rotary Park)
TIME
10 am, 4k/6k
Sept. 17 (Sat.)
at Sundodger Invitational
Host: University of Washington
Seattle, WA (Lincoln Park)
9 am, 6k/8k
Sept. 24 (Sat.)
at Roy Griak Invitational
Host: University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN (Les Bolstad Golf Course)
9:50 am, 6k/8k
Sept. 24 (Sat.)
at Saint Martin’s University Invitational
Host: Saint Martin’s University
Lacey, WA (SMU Campus)
10 am, 6k/8k
Oct. 8 (Sat.)
43rd Annual WWU CLASSIC
Host: Western Washington University
BELLINGHAM (E. Lake Padden Park)
10 am, 6k/10k
Oct. 22 (Sat.)
GNAC Championships
Host. Western Washington University
BELLINGHAM (E. Lake Padden Park)
10 am, 6k
11 am, 8k
Nov. 5 (Sat.)
NCAA Division II WEST REGIONAL
Host: Montana State Billings
Billings, MT (Amend Park)
11 am MT, 6k/10k
Nov. 19 (Sat.)
NCAA Division II National Championships
Host: Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL (The Abbey Course)
11 am ET, 6k/10k
Head Coach: Pee Wee Halsell
Regional Finish: 2nd
NCAA Finish: 6th (best in school history)
Earned the best finish in program history at the NCAA II level placing 6th with 307 points, the highest finish in program history since moving over
to the Division II level in 1998, improving upon an 8th-place finish in 2009…finished 2nd amongst 28 teams in the NCAA West Region
Championship in Monmouth, OR to advance to nationals in Joplin, Mo…senior Taylor Guenther earned all-GNAC (6th place), all-region (6th
place) and USTFCCCA All-America honors (26th place)…also placing in the top 100 at the national meet was freshman Tracy Melville in 52nd
place (21:40.50), the 5th-best finish by a freshman in the DII championship, and junior Brittany Grant in 79th place (22:01.40)…WWU placed
2nd among 11 teams at the GNAC Championships held at Lake Padden Park in Bellingham…ranked No.8 in final United States Cross Country
Coaches Association Top 25 (pre nationals)…Pee Wee Halsell earned his first GNAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year award.
NCAA II Nationals (Joplin, MO):
Taylor Guenther - 26th place (21:09.40)
Tracy Melville - 52nd place (21:40.50)
Brittany Grant - 79th place (22:01.40)
Sara Taferre - 104th place (22:14.20)
Lillianna Stelling - 114th place (22:19.90)
Shawna Troupe - 115th place (22:20.70)
Alexandra Laiblin - 169th place (22:52.50)
NCAA II West Regional (Monmouth, OR):
Taylor Guenther - 6th place (21:21.29)
Tracy Melville - 26th place (21:58.44)
Brittany Grant - 27th place (21:59.95)
Shawna Troupe - 49th place (22:20.03)
Lillianna Stelling - 58th place (22:30.00)
Sara Taferre - 74th place (22:43.51)
Alexandra Laiblin - 80th place (22:45.79)
GNAC All-Stars (top 10 finish):
Taylor Guenther (6th place)
Brittany Grant (8th place)
Tracy Melville (10th place)
USTFCCA All-West Region:
Taylor Guenther
USTFCCA All-American:
Taylor Guenther
GNAC Academic All-Stars:
Taylor Graham (3x)
Taylor Guenther (3x)
Maddy Jalbert (3x)
Alexandra Laiblin
Sofia Marikis (2x)
Molly McEachern
Shawna Troupe
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Taylor Guenther (3rd time)
Alexandra Laiblin
Shawna Troupe
CoSIDA Academic All-America
Taylor Guenther (3rd team)
2015 WESTERN WASHINGTON VIKINGS
CROSS COUNTRY
Women’s – Meet-by-Meet Results
WWU VIKINGS
WOMEN
Distance
Taylor Graham
Brittany Grant
Taylor Guenther
Kaitlyn Horn
Madeleine Hutchison
Maddy Jalbert
Aundrea Koger
Kali Klotz-Brooks
Alexandra Laiblin
Brenna Lanford
Sofia Marikis
Molly McEachern
Tracy Melville
Analissa Merrill
Abby Milner
Lillianna Stelling
Sara Taferre
Shawna Troupe
Katherine Tyburezy
Mikhaela Woodward
Team Place (Pts.)
Results Link
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Central Washington
Invitational
9/12/15
4,000 Meters
16:58 (20th)
15:44 (5th)
15:45 (6th)
-----16:00 (11th)
---15:08 (3rd)
--15:53 (9th)
16:00 (12th)
--16:26 (17th)
Sundodger
Invitational
9/19/15
6,000 Meters
-21:37.95 (7th)
21:34.29 (5th)
--23:32.16 (93rd)
24:36.04 (135th)
22:29.74 (33rd)
-22:57.25 (58th)
-22:18.17 (24th)
26:17.12 (182nd)
-22:36.76 (40th)
23:03.58 (66th)
--23:07.04 (67th)
2nd of 4 (34)
Results
1st of 22 (103)
Results
18:43.94 (7th)
-18:47.39 (9th)
20:30.50 (17th)
18:31.90 (3rd)
21:42.25 (23rd)
-18:34.90 (4th)
18:57.85 (11th)
18:42.18 (6th)
-19:04.15 (13th)
Western Washington
Classic
10/10/15
6,000 Meters
-22:44 (26th)
22:32 (23rd)
-24:31 (89th)
23:43 (58th)
--23:03 (32nd)
-23:50 (63rd)
-23:08 (36th)
26:37 (122nd)
25:38 (109th)
23:31 (51st)
23:22 (45th)
23:58 (73rd)
26:15 (118th)
24:30 (88th)
GNAC
Championships
10/24/15
6,000 Meters
-22:10.90 (8th)
22:01.50 (6th)
--23:42.10 (51st)
--22:57.70 (25th)
-23:49.10 (54th)
-22:24.90 (10th)
--22:57.30 (24th)
22:57.20 (23rd)
23:03.40 (29th)
-23:57.50 (57th)
NCAA West
Regional
11/7/15
6,000 Meters
-21:59.95 (27th)
21:21.29 (6th)
-----22:45.79 (80th)
---21:58.44 (26th)
--22:30.00 (58th)
22:43.51 (74th)
22:20.03 (49th)
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NCAA West
Championships
11/21/15
6,000 Meters
-22:01.40 (79th)
21:09.40 (26th)
-----22:52.50 (169th)
---21:40.50 (52nd)
--22:19.90 (114th)
22:14.20 (104th)
22:20.70 (115th)
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1st of 3 (16)
Results
4th of 13 (133)
Results
2nd of 11 (71)
Results
2nd of 28 (165)
Results
6th of 32 (307)
Results
Saint Martin’s Open
9/26/15
5,000 Meters
-17:48.94 (1st)
18:21.03 (2nd)
--18:57.86 (12th)
20:58.96 (20th)
Head Coach: Pee Wee Halsell
Regional Finish: 6th
The men’s cross country team finished 6th in the stacked NCAA II West Regional, but did not advance to the NCAA Championships…snapped
a string of eight consecutive seasons to advance to nationals…placed 6th in the regional field with 194 points and a combined time of 2:35:41.23
on the 10,000-meter course…sophomore Andrew Wise led the Vikings with a 14th-place finish at regionals in 30:22.33 to earn USTFCCCA AllRegion honors…Wise also earned All-GNAC honors placing 10th in the GNAC Championships held in Bellingham at Lake Padden…team placed
3rd in the 11-team GNAC Championships with 83 points, trailing powerhouse Alaska Anchorage (21 points, 5 racers in top 10) and Simon Fraser
(54 points, 2 racers in top 10)…a total of six Vikings placed in the top 25 in the 8k race: 14th -- Matthew Lutz, 16th -- Nick Mounier, 21st -- Sean
Eustis, 22nd -- Will Jones, 25th -- Max Romey…Isaac Derline battled injuries throughout the season, but placed first at the Saint Martin’s Open
in Lacey (9/26).
NCAA II West Regional (Monmouth, OR):
Andrew Wise - 14th place (30:22.33 14)
Sean Eustis - 28th place (30:46.85 28)
Isaac Derline - 46th place (31:26.03)
Matthew Lutz - 47th place (31:26.56)
Max Romey - 59th place (31:39.46)
Nick Mounier - 60th place (31:39.58)
Will Jones - 63rd place (31:48.59)
GNAC All-Stars (top 10 finish):
Andrew Wise (10th place)
USTFCCCA All-West Region:
Andrew Wise (14th place)
GNAC Academic All-Stars:
Will Jones
Ryan Peterson
Max Romey
Andrew Wise
USTFCCCA All-Academic
Isaac Derline
Matthew Lutz
Max Romey
Andrew Wise
Andrew Wise