UPCOMING IN THE WAC
Friday, November 15
Chicago State at NCAA Midwest Regionals Ames, Iowa
Idaho at NCAA West Regionals Sacramento, Calif.
Kansas City at NCAA Midwest Regionals Ames, Iowa
New Mexico State at NCAA Mountain Regionals Ogden, Utah
Seattle U at NCAA West Regionals Sacramento, Calif.
Utah Valley at NCAA Mountain Regionals Ogden, Utah
WEEK 11 RESULTS
Saturday, November 8
Chicago State at NIU Huskie Open No Team Score
UTAH VALLEY MEN REGIONALLY RANKED
The Utah Valley men’s cross country team are the lone Western Athletic Conference school that earned recognition after being ranked in the top 15 of the regional rankings by U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The Wolverines appear in the men’s Mountain Region rankings at No. 14.
WAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Utah Valley’s men and Idaho’s women ran to the 2013 WAC Cross Country team titles at Jefferson Park Golf Club on Nov. 2. Idaho freshman Nicholas Boersma claimed the men’s individual title as he covered the 8K championship course in a time of 25:26.70. Idaho senior Hannah Kiser won the women’s 5K championship with a time of 17:15.70.
NCAA REGIONALS
The 2013 Cross Country Regionals will be held at nine sites throughout the country on Friday, Nov. 15. WAC teams will be represented in three locations. The West Region will be held in Sacramento, Calif., (Sacramento State). The Mountain Region will be held in Ogden Utah, (Weber State) and the Midwest Region (Iowa State) will take place in Ames, Iowa.
November 15, 2013
Great Lakes - University of Wisconsin
Mid-Atlantic - Lehigh University
Midwest - Iowa State University
Mountain - Weber State University
Northeast - Manhattan College
South Central - Baylor University
South - University of Alabama
Southeast - University of Virginia
West - Sacramento State University
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2013 Cross Country National Championships will take place in Terre Haute, Ind.. The race will take place at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.
November 23, 2013
Wabash Valley Family Sports Center
599 S. Tabortown Rd.
Terre Haute IN 47803 USA
Phone: 812-877-1388
TEAM RECAPS
Bakersfield Roadrunners
Bakersfield finished off its inaugural WAC Cross Country season with an eighth-place finish at the WAC Cross Country Championships on Nov. 2 ... freshman LaShya Morgan finished 43rd on the 6K course in a time of 20:38.10 to lead the ‘Runners ... junior Megan Thompson was 45th (20:57.80), sophomore Jorey Braughton (21:21.90) finished 48th, freshman Tori Blackmon placed 50th (22:02.90), and freshman Ariana Mariscal rounded out the scoring in 54th (22:57.80) ... sophomore Kaylee Moyer came in 55th (24:12.70) ... Bakersfield withdrew from the NCAA West Regionals and will not compete again this season.
Chicago State Cougars
Chicago State competed at the NIU Huskie Open in DeKalb, Ill. on Nov. 8 ... there were no team scores recorded at the event ... the Cougars have entered four runners in the 2013 NCAA Midwest Regionals on Friday in Ames, Iowa ... on the men’s side, juniors DeShaunte Lewis (Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly) and David Prchal (Omaha, Neb./Millard South) will compete in the event ... junior Oslyn Melissa Collins (Diamond New Scheme End, Guyana/Covent Garden) and sophomore Jusilya Scott (Chicago, Ill./Kenwood) will run for the women ... it will be the first time in Chicago State history that women’s cross country will be represented in the regional championships.
Grand Canyon ‘Lopes
The Antelopes competed in their final meet of the 2013 season on Nov. 2, with both the men and women placing seventh at the WAC Cross Country Championships in Seattle, Wash. ... on the men’s side, junior Brandon Kocmoud was the top-placed finisher for the ‘Lopes, clocking in at 27:55.10 to finish 34th ... junior Jordan Beverly was just three seconds behind his teammate to claim 35th overall ... on the women’s side, the ‘Lopes women were led by Kelsi Klotter’s 33rd finish with a time of 19.44.30 ... Jelena Andjelkovic and Kelsi Beam came in 36th and 37th, and were separated by just three-tenths of a second, after clocking in at 19:55.40 and 19:55.70, respectively ... the Antelopes are not eligible for NCAA Championship competition due to the NCAA-mandated probation period that is part of the transition to Division I.
Idaho Vandals
The University of Idaho women’s Cross Country team made history on Nov. 2, claiming its fourth-straight WAC Championship ... the men placed second, five points out of first place ... senior Hannah Kiser won her second-straight Western Athletic Conference title and was voted WAC Cross Country Athlete of the Year of for the second year in a row ... Idaho’s Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Wayne Phipps was named the WAC Women’s Coach of the Year for the sixth time ... freshman Nicholas Boersma ran to a first-place finish in the men’s race and was named the 2013 WAC Freshman of the Year ... the Vandals swept the top three spots on the men’s side, as WAC Athlete of the Year Cody Helbling took second and Santos Vargas placed third ... the Vandals will look to continue their successful season at the NCAA West Regionals, which take place in Sacramento, Calif on Friday.
Kansas City Kangaroos
The Kansas City cross country teams turned in a successful performance in what was the program’s inaugural trip to the Western Athletic Conference Championship on Nov. 2, with both the men and women placing third overall ... sophomore Courtney Frerichs punctuated an excellent 2013 campaign with a second place finish in the women’s 5K, finishing with a time of 17:35.70 ... Sayra Villela and Meg Doss crossed the finish line 16th and 17th respectively ... on the men’s side, junior Taylor Wardall continued his late season effectiveness, notching an eight place finish with a time of 25:50.90 ... freshman Bryce Miller crossed the finish line in 26:01.80 – good for 12th place ... Nathan Keown and James Barnett finished 18th and 19th, respectively ... next up for Kansas City is the NCAA Midwest Regionals in Ames, Iowa on Friday.
New Mexico State Aggies
The New Mexico State cross country team competed in the Western Athletic Conference Championships in Seattle, Wash., on Nov. 2, with the women placing fourth overall and the men finishing sixth ... the Aggies left Seattle with three all-WAC members, junior Hab Rubio for the men and juniors Diana Hawk and Megan McNally for the women ... Hawk finished seventh overall with a time of 18:24.40 in the 5K ... McNally finished 14th overall with a time of 18:53.50 ... on the men’s side, the Aggies were led by Rubio who finished 11th overall with a time of 25:57.30 in the 8K ... the Aggies have a week off from competition before traveling to Ogden, Utah for the NCAA Regionals on Friday.
Seattle University Redhawks
The Seattle University women’s team finished in second place and the men’s team earned a fourth-place finish at the 2013 Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Nov. 2 ... senior Lauren Hammerle earned a fourth-place finish with a time of 18:10.00 ... Hannah Mittelstaedt picked up an eighth-place finish in 18:25.60 and Sophie Curatilo finished in ninth place with a time of 18:27.60 ... Lila Rice earned WAC Freshman of the Year honors as well as Second Team All-WAC recognition after crossing the finish line first among the first-year competitors ... Nathan McLaughlin was the top Redhawk finisher in the men’s 8K race, finishing in 16th place overall with a time of 26:20.20 ... the Seattle University cross country team will head to Sacramento, Calif., for the NCAA West Regional meet on Friday.
Texas-Pan American Broncs
The UTPA men’s and women’s cross country teams last competed at the WAC Cross Country Championships on Nov. 2, with the men placing fifth and the women grabbing sixth ... on the men’s side, senior Martin Casse posted a sixth place finish with a season-best time of 25:41.10 in the 8K, while senior Luis Serrano finished in 10th place with a time of 25:56.40 ... on the women’s side, Rebekah Rodridguez led the Broncs with a 26th place finish as she posted a time of 19:17.80 in the 5K ... senior Robin Galloso finished in 28th with a time of 19:22.40 ... the WAC Championship was the last competition of the season for the Broncs.
Utah Valley Wolverines
The Utah Valley University’s men’s cross country team claimed the title in its inaugural WAC season on Nov. 2 in Seattle, Wash. ... the women came in fifth ... Chris Brower and Jason Lynch, who came in fourth and fifth, respectively, led the men ... Brower finished the 8K in 25:37.9, with Lynch in fifth at 25:40.1, Josh Monsen in seventh (25:42.2) and Seth Gutzwiller ninth (25:53.9) ... the Utah Valley men had all five of its team-scorers finishing in the top 13 ... on the women’s side, Darian Sharp led the way for UVU in 11th with a 5K time of 18:41.5 ... UVU Head Coach Scott Houle won his 10th conference Coach of the Year award, after winning nine in five years in the Great West Conference ... UVU will now run for a shot at Nationals in the Mountain Region Championships on Friday in Ogden, Utah.