Wednesday, September 12, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. - Most of the GNAC cross country teams head to Seattle this Saturday for the University of Washington Invitational at Lincoln Park.
Scheduled to compete are Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Seattle Pacific, Simon Fraser, Western Oregon and Western Washington.
Montana State Billings will stay in Montana to compete in the Montana State Invitational. Alaska Anchorage, meanwhile, will take the week off after spending the last two weeks in Hawaii.
Micah Chelimo and Susan Tanui won individual titles for the second week in a row to lead Alaska Anchorage to team titles last Saturday in the University of Hawaii Big Wave Invitational in Honolulu.
Chelimo won the men's race in a 5,000-meter time of 15:43 to lead the Seawolves to a perfect team score of 15. Tanui won the women's 5,000 in a time of 18:09 as UAA finished well-ahead of second-place BYU-Hawaii 20-58. The UAA men have now posted to perfect team scores of 15 to open their season.
Chelimo's win was the seventh of his career including two this season.
Vikings, Wildcats Finish First at Ellensburg: Western Washington freshmen Zachary Bursell and Taylor Guenther finished first in the CWU Invitational. Bursell was clocked in a 6,000-meter tim of 20:28, while Guenther finished in a 4,000-meter time of 15:33. The Vikings won the men's team title outpointing Central Washington 32-48. CWU took the women's title, edging Western 32-40.
Mickelson Finshes Third at Carroll: Whitney Mickelson finished third in a 4,000-meter time of 14:49.9 to highlight Montana State Billings' effort Saturday at the Carroll Invitation. Mickelson led the Yellowjackets to a third-olace team finish. She was the only MSUB athlete in the Top 10 in the women's race. In the men's race, Clint Choquette and Michael Luhr placed fourth (19:27.6) and eighth (19:36.9), respectively to led MSUB to a third-place team finish.
Baggenstos Third at Roger Curran Invitational: Jesse Baggenstos finished third in a 6,000-meter time of 18:46.60 for Northwest Nazarene's top finish in the Roger Curran Invitational in Nampa Saturday. Baggenstos was the only Crusader male in the Top 30. NNU's Natalie Evens finished 20th in the women's 4,000-meter event in a time of 15:41.03. Both NNU teams finished fourth.
UAF Ester Dome: Michael Fehrenbach and Raphaela Sieber posted the best times for Alaska Fairbanks in their annual intersquad Ester Dome Run. Fehrenbach was clocked in a program-record time of 22:40, while Sieber finished in a time of 28:41 behind former UAF runner Crystal Pitney, who had a time of 28:25.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS:
CWU Invitational (Sept. 7, 2012): Men’s Team Scores – Western Washington 32, Central Washington 48, Pacific Lutheran 73, Green River 76, Highline 134. Individuals (6,000 Meters) – 1. Alan DenAdel, PLU, 20:07; 2. Zachary Bursell, WWU, 20:28; 4. Isaac Griffith, WWU, 20:32; 6. Brian Bates, WWU, 20:46; 7. John Wojtech, CWU, 20:49;; 8. Jonathan Quimby, CWU, 20:49. Women’s Team Scores – Central Washington 32, Western Washington 40, Pacific Lutheran 54, Green River 107. Individuals (4,000 Meters) – 1. Taylor Guenther, WWU, 15:33; 2. Maddie Jalbert, WWU, 15:38; 3. Connie Morgan, CWU, 15:40; 4. Dani Eggleston, CWU, 15:48; 6. Kelsey Kreft, CWU, 15:51.
Carroll College Invitational (Sept. 8, 2012): Men’s Team Scores – Montana 29, Spokane CC 51, Montana State Billings 57, Carroll 89, Great Falls 133. Individuals (6,000 Meters) – 1, Jon Smith, Spokane CC, 19:01.8; 4. Clint Choquette, MSUB, 19:27.6; 8. Michael Luhr, MSUB, 19:36.9; 13. Chase Robinson, MSUB, 19:59.5; 15. Tyson Vanderby, MSUB, 20:03.0; 21. Taylor Canfield, MSUB, 20:16.1 Women’s Team Scores – Carroll 30, Rocky Mountain 72, Montana State Billings 76, Montana 105, Spokane CC 109, Great Falls 159, Helena Vigilante 184. Individuals (4,000 Meters) – 1. Rhianna Grossman, Carroll, 14:21.3; 3. Whitney Mickelson, MSUB, 14:49.9; 15. Mary Owen, MSUB, 15:28.9; 16. Renae Hepfner, MSUB, 15:30.1; 23. Jinise Osborne, MSUB, 15:59.0; 26. Melanie Bock, MSUB, 16:09.4.
NNU Roger Curran (Sept. 8, 2012): Men’s Tean Scores – Boise State 25, College of Idaho 57, Eastern Oregon 66, Northwest Nazarene 105, Westminster 139, Treasure Valley 174, Boise State TC 209. Individuals (6,000 Meters) – 1. Greg Montgomery, CI, 18:29.90; 3. Jesse Baggenstos, NNU, 18:46.60; 32. Benard Ngeno, NNU, 20:18.56; 35. Matt Rankin, NNU, 20:23.49; 36. Kaleb Fleenor, NNU, 20:29.95; 41. Michael Gordon, NNU, 20:33.68. Women’s Team Scores – Boise State 23, College of Idaho 49, Eastern Oregon 89, Northwest Nazarene 101, Treasure Valley 145, Westminster 156. Individuals (4,000 Meters) – 1. Emma Bates, unat., 14:16.41; 20. Natalie Evans, NNU, 15:41.03; 30. Jordan Powell, NNU. 16:16.01; 37. Hailey Bradshaw, NNU, 16:27.64; 39. Jaydn Gourley, NNU, 16:31.52; 56. Christina Ciampi, NNU, 17:46.89.
UH Big Wave Invitational (Sept. 8, 2012): Men’s Team Scores – Alaska Anchorage 15, BYU-Hawaii 62, George Fox, 76, Hawaii Pacific 99, Chaminade 133. Individuals (5,000 Meters) – 1. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 15:43; 2. Dylan Anthony, 15:47; 3. Alfred Kangogo, UAA 16:00; 4. Isaac Kangogo, UAA, 16:03; 5. Jacob Parisien, UAA, 16:10. Women’s Team Scores – Alaska Anchorage 20, Hawaii Pacific 58, BYU-Hawaii 70, George Fox 122, Hawaii 133, Chaminade 171, Hawaii Hilo 180. Individuals (5,000 Meters) – 1. Susan Tanui, UAA, 18:09; 3. Ivy O’Guinn, UAA, 18:45. 4. Katie Krehlik, UAA, 18:51; 5. Miriam Kipng’eno, UAA, 18:52; 7. Jaymi Bethea, UAA, 18:52; 8. Sarah Freistone, UAA, 18:58; 10. Christi Schmitz, UAA, 19:14.