Saturday, December 6, 2014
LOUISVILLE, Kent. - Led by freshman Henry Cheseto, Alaska Anchorage finished sixth for the best team finish by a West Region team Saturday in the NCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park.
It was the fifth consecutive year in which UAA has finished in the Top 10 in the national meet.
Three Seawolf athletes placed in the Top 40 to earn All-American honors led by Cheseto who placed 23rd in a time of 31:15.3.
Also earning All-American honors were Dominik Notz and Michel Ramirez, who finished 28th (31:22.6) and 30th (31:24.5), respectively, on the course which was shortened to 9,560 meters due to weather conditions.
Adams State won the team title for the third year in a row finishing with 69 points. UAA, which recorded a team score of 196, was the only West Region team to finish in the Top 10.
Western Washington placed 13th and Simon Fraser earned a 20th place team finish in its first trip to the NCAA national meet.
NCAA Men’s National Cross Country (Dec. 6 at Louisville): Team Scores – 1. Adams State 69, 2. Grand Valley State 127, 3. Augustana (S.D.) 136, 4. Colorado Mines 144, 5. Western State 185, 6. Alaska Anchorage 196, 7. Southern Indiana 219, 8. Sioux Falls 251, 9. Malone 259, 10. Ashland 274(13. Western Washington 332, 20. Simon Fraser 592). Individuals (Winner and GNAC All-Americans; 9,560 Meters) – 1. Tabor Stevens, Adams State 30:02.0; 23. Henry Cheseto, UAA, 31:15.3; 28. Dominik Notz, UAA, 31:22.6; 30. Michel Ramirez, UAA 31:24.5.
Other GNAC Finishers – 54. Isaac Griffith, WWU, 31:45.5; 60. Dylan Anthony, UAA, 31:52.3; 63. Sean Eustis, WWU, 31:54.0; 74. Tabor Reedy, WWU, 32:09.6; 88. Oliver Jorgensen, SFU, 32:18.2; 90. Edwin Kangogo, UAA, 32:20.0; 95. Nathan Richards, WWU, 32:24.7; 100. Robert Peterson, MSUB, 32:27.5; 104. Isaac Derline, WWU, 32:29.6; 106. Jonathan Quimby, WWU, 32:31.1; 108. Victor Samoei, UAA, 32:31.2; 110. Kevin Rooke, UAA, 32:32.7; 111. Matt Lutz, WWU, 32:33.3; 128. Marc-AntoineRouleau, SFU, 32:44.4; 129. Cameron Proceviat, SFU, 32:44.8; 145. Austin Trapp, SFU, 32:52.5; 191. Braeden Charlton, SFU, 33:51.7; 197. Philippe Gravel, SFU, 34:02.5; 212. Travis Vugteveen, SFU, 34:26.3.