Saturday, September 10, 2011

Alaska Anchorage swept the University of Hawaii Big Wave Invitational cross country meet team titles Saturday. Recording individual victories for the Seawolves were seniors Ruth Keino and Yonatan Yilma.

UAA's men raced to a perfect score of 15 points. Yilma led a swarm of five Seawolves to cross the finish line in the 5,000 meter race in a time of 15:45.70. Just 12 seconds separated the five UAA athletes.

UAA women's squad placed five runners in the Top 7 in outpointing BYU-Hawaii 19-55. Keino won her third race of the fall in a 5K time of 18:38.32.

Hawaii Big Wave (Sept. 10 at Kaneohe Bay, HI): Men - Alaska Anchorage 15, BYU-Hawaii 52, Hawaii Pacific 86, Chaminade 100. Individuals (5,000 Meters) - 1. Yonatan Yilma, UAA, 15:45.70; 2. Micah Chelimo, UAA, 15:45.93; 3. Alfred Kangogo, UAA, 15:46.71; 4. Dylan Anthony, UAA, 15:46.90; 5. Jacob Parisien, UAA, 15:57.08; 8. Kevin Rooke, UAA, 16:17.82; 10. Michael Adams, UAA, 16:30.19. Women - Alaska Anchorage 19, BYU-Hawaii 5, Hawaii 64, Hawaii Pacific 117, Hawaii Hilo 147, Chaminade 161. Individuals (5,000 Meters) - 1. Ruth Keino, UAA, 18:38.32; 2. Susan Tanui, UAA, 18:50.05; 3. Miriam Kangogo, UAA, 18:50.53; 6. Susan Bick, UAA, 19:06.57; 7. Shoshana Keegan, UAA, 19:15.22; 9. Bryn Haebe, UAA, 19:39.34; 10. Christi Schmitz, UAA, 19:46.84.

Vikings, Falcons Win At Appleridge Invitational

Jordan Wolfe of Seattle Pacific and Katelyn Steen of Western Washington each finished first to lead their teams to titles in the CWU Apple Ridge Run Invitational Saturday at Yakima.

Wolfe led the Falcons to their third team winin three races covering the 6,000-meter course in a time of 20:15. Manuel Santos of Central Washington placed second in a time of 20:22.

Steen posted a time of 15:43 on the women's4,000-meter layout. Gylany Crossman of Lane CC placed second in a time of 15:58.

The Viking women placed five runners in the Top 10 to easily outdistance Seattle Pacific 20-48 for the team title. SPU won the men's title with a team score of 31. Central Washington placed second with a score of 52.

CWU Apple Ridge (Sept. 10 at Yakima): Men - Seattle Pacific 31, Central Washington 52, Western Washington 63, Lane CC 68, Skagit Valley 134. Individuals (6,000 Meters) - 1. Jordan Wolfe, SPU, 20:15; 2. Manuel Santos, CWU, 20:22; 3. Alex Horton, SPU, 20:33; 6. Tavish Taylor, SPU, 20:50; 7. Ryan Thompson, CWU, 20:50; 9. Turner Wiley, SPU, 21:08; 10. Braden Timpe, WWU, 21:15. Women - Western Washington 20, Seattle Pacific 48, Central Washington 68. Individuals (4,000 Meters) - 1. Katelyn Steen, WWU, 15:43; 3. Heidi Laabs-Johnson, SPU, 15:59; 5. Rachael Johnson, WWU, 16:29; 6. Mikhaila Thorton, WWU, 16:35; 7. Phoebe Hartnett, WWU, 16:42; 9. Jasmine Johnson, SPU, 16:50; 10. Haley O'Connor, WWU, 16:54.

Watson Places Third In NNU Curran Memorial

Barak Watson of Northwest Nazarene placed third in the men's division at the NNU Roger Curran Memorial cross country meet with a 6,000-meter time of 19:02.83.

In the women's division, Natalie Evans was NNU's top placer finishing 14th in a 4,000-meter time of 15:48.88.

The Crusader men placed third and NNU's women finished second in the team standings.

NNU Roger Curran Memorial (Sept. 10 at Nampa): Men - Boise State (unattached) 31, Boise State 37, Northwest Nazarene 73, Eastern Oregon 107, Treasure Valley 126, Westminster 168, Boise State T&F 212. Individuals (6,000 Meters) - 1. Jeff Howard, BSU unattached, 18:53.32; 3. Barak Watson, NNU, 19:02.83; 10. Jesse Baggenstos, NNU, 19:24.91; 17. Matt Stark, NNU, 20:00.08. Women - Boise State 19, Northwest Nazarene 71, Eastern Oregon 73, Westminster 103, Treasure Valley 105. Individuals (4,000 Meters) - 1. Marisa VanderMalle, BSU, 14:48.10; 14. Natalie Evans, NNU, 15:48.88; 16. Jordan Powell, NNU, 15:59.46.