Saturday, October 15, 2011

Whitney Mickelsen of Montana State Billings set a school record in the women's 5K at the Yellowjacket Invitational Saturday at Riverfront Park in Billings.

Both the MSUB men  and women finished fourth. “I was pleased with how both teams ran today,” said head coach Dave Coppock.

“I felt like it was a very good meet. It was definitely a good tune up for the GNAC championships,” Coppock said.

Mickelsen finished fourth in a time of 18:05. MSUB Sarah Graves won the event in a time of 17:29.

In the men's 8,000 meters, MSUB's Brian Potter finished fifth in 25:21. Jed Morgan of Black Hills State finished first in 24:57. MSUB's Daniel Lombardi took seventh in a time of 25:48.

Black Hills won the men's team title with 34 points followed by Carroll (60), Rocky Mountain (64) and MSUB (77).

Carroll tallied 42 points to win the women's meet over Rocky which recorded 55 total points. Black Hills was third with 60 points while the Yellowjackets tallied 94 points to finish fourth.

MSUB Yellowjacket Invitational (Oct. 15 at Billings): Men - Black Hills State 34, Carroll 60, Rocky Mountain 64, MSU Billings 77, Dickinson State 123. Individuals (8,000 Meters) - 1. Jed Morgan, Black Hills, 24:57; 5. Brian Potter, MSUB, 25:21; 7. Daniel Lombardi, MSUB, 25:48; 19. Chase Robinson, MSUB, 26:31. Women - Carroll 42. Rocky Mountain 55, Black Hills State 60, MSU Billings 94, Dickinson State 116. Individuals (5,000 Meters) - 1. Sarah Graves, MSUB Alum, 17:29; 4. Whitney Mickelsen, MSUB, 18:05; 18. Renae Hepfner, MSUB, 19:03; 26. Melanie Bock, MSUB, 19:57.

Clan Women Win Concordia Invitational

Smith covered the 5,000-meter course in a time of 17:27. Andria Scheese, competing attached, posted a winning time of 17:22.

SFU also got a fifth place from Lindsey Butterworth and a 15th from Sarah Sawatzky in outpointing the University of Portland 61-71 to win the team title.

In the men's division, Keir Forster was the Clan's top placer, finishing ninth in a 8,000-meter time of 25:14. SFU finished third in back of the College of Idaho and Concordia.

Concordia Invitational (Oct. 15 at Portland): Men - College of Idaho 46, Concordia 61, Simon Fraser 78, Linfield 93, Portland State 138, Treasure Valley 141, Lane CC 156, Southern Oregon 187, Northwest Christian 215, Central Oregon 306. Individuals (8,000 Meters) - 1. Rayan Guerni, unat., 24:28; 9. Keir Forster, SFU, 25:14; 14. B.J. Cunliffe, SFU, 25:39; 19. Anton Humeniuk, SFU, 26:04. Women - Simon Fraser 61, Portland 77, Northwest Christian 82, Concordia 88, College of Idaho 95, Linfield 160, Southern Oregon 172, Treasure Valley189, Northwest 191. Individuals (5,000 Meters) - 1. Andria Scheese, unat., 17:22; 2. Jessica Smith, SFU, 17:27; 5. Lindsey Butterworth, SFU, 17:57; 15. Sarah Sawatzky, SFU, 18:24.

Santos Finishes Fourth at Pacific Lutheran

Manuel Santos of Central Washington placed fourth Saturday in the men's 8,000 meters at the Pacific Lutheran University Invitational cross country meet.

Santos was the only Top 10 finisher for the Wildcats, who did not field a complete team for the meet.

Pacific Lutheran Invitational (Oct. 15 at Tacoma): Men - Pacific Lutheran 27, PLU Alumni 44, Green River 67, Olympic 99, Central Washington inc. Individuals (8,000 Meters) - 1. Dan McLean, unat., 25:57.11; 4. Manuel Santos, CWU, 26:27.03; 18. Ryan Loutsis, CWU, 28:43.04. Women - Pacific Lutheran 17, Olympic 48, Green River 70, Central Washington inc. Individuals (6,000 Meters) - 1. Kelsey Kreft, unat., 23:31.59; 25. Sarah Flatebo, CWU, 27:18.67.