DII Weekend Review Oct.2-Oct.4

Only three or so weeks remain till conference championships and this weekend many teams tested themselves against some quality DI competition. As usual, I have done my best to review some of the better races on both the men’s and women’s side but if I have missed anything let me know. If you have any ideas for future columns, people to interview etc., let me know.

Brooks-Paul Short Run- Shippensburg’s Neely Spence won the gold race covering the 6k in 19:58. The team finished 23^rd overall with 581 points. Meanwhile, in the brown race it was Edinboro’s Tina Yi who took top honors winning the race in 21:05. Kutztown’s Kristin Cupido was 5^th in 21:38. Kutztown University took the team title with 111 points. Bloomsburg was second with 215 points.

In the men's gold race there was numerous DII runners under 25:00 including; Edinboro's Ben Hahn (24:35) and Scott Anderson (24:54), Shippensburgs' Stephen Schelander (24:51) and Sean Stetler (24:56), Lockhaven's Nick Hilton (24:28) and Brandon Pomerantz (24:51), and Plattsburg's Mike Heymann (24:12). In the men’s brown race Bloomsburg’s Bobby Furman was fifth over the 8k course in 25:16. Wayne State won the team competition with 184 points followed by Adelphi (190).

Colorado Rocky Mountain Shoot-out- Mesa State’s Alexis Skarda was eighth overall in the women’s 5.8k race clocking a time of 21:43. Metro State’s Danielle Kehoe was 12^th in 21:59. Mesa State won the Non-Division 1 team competition with 33 points followed by Metro State (62) and Black Hills State (79). Metro State’s Brandon Johnson was the first DII finisher coming in 16th with a time of 26:30 over the 8k course. Metro was second in the Non-Division 1 competition with 37 points.

Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic- Queens decided to test their legs against the DI competition. Crouch was able to finish fourth overall clocking a 23:55.14 over the 8k course. Two other DII runners broke the top 20; Queen's Oscar Ogwaro (24:27) and  Northern Kentucky's Drew Harris (24:34). Queen's finished seventh overall with 260 points. Southern Indiana was llth with 345 points.

In the women's race, Southern Indiana's Mary Ballinger finished 14th overall in 17:45.80 over the 5k course. She was the only DII runner to break the top 20. Her team finished 10th with 295 points.

Notre Dame Cross Country Invite- Grand Valley’s Megan Maceratini was second overall in the gold race covering the 5k course in 17:40. Grand Valley took the team title with 48 points. In the men’s gold race, Grand Valley’s Tyler Emmorey was third over the 8k course in 24:44.  The team finished second overall with 52 points.

OSU Cowboy Jamboree- Adams State’s Vanessa Roy was fifth overall in 17:34.10 over the 5k course. Missouri Southern’s Kimi Shank was 13^th in 17:47.80. Missouri Southern finished fifth overall in the team competition with 141 points. They were followed closely in sixth by Adams State with 147 points. Western State was 13^th with 361 points.

Adams State’s Brian Medigovich finished second overall in 23:51.70 over the 8k course. His teammate Aaron Braun was sixth in 23:59.00. Western State put two in the top 15 with Iain Donnan was 11^th in 24:17.50 and Tyler Pennel was 15^th in 24:26.90. Adams State was third overall with 69 points and Western State was fifth with 126 points. Missouri Southern was solid tenth with 317 points.

Willamette University Invitational- Chico State’s Kara Lubieniecki was second overall with a time of 17:47.90 and was followed closely by teammates Alia Gray (17:47.97) and Tori Tyler (17:49.39).  Chico took the team title with 43 points followed by Augustana (S.D) with 114 points.  On the men’s side, Chico’s Michael Wickman won the race covering the 8k course in 24:08.06 followed by teammate Jimmy Elam (24:12.46). Chico won the team competition with 45 points.

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#7	FloTrack Fan   October 8 at 12:19pm Cara, You continue to do a great job in covering the DII events and races. If anyone looks at all of the columns you've written over the past several years, they will see a great body of work that has been completed...all the while you are a full-time student athlete and not being paid for the work you do. Hope you finish up your senior CC season well and get that PR you are looking for! Thanks again for all you do to research, cover, write, and support the DII community! I'm a Fan! reply
#6	Stan   October 7 at 3:43pm GO ASC.. Grizzlies are on the move reply
#5	Adam Ward   October 7 at 1:11pm Cara, don't sweat it. You do this for FREE and like you pointed out, you are a college student-ATHLETE. So, get well and just keep representing DII. Thanks for the voice! reply
#4	Anonymous Coward   October 7 at 12:42pm Adams State was third overall with 69 points and Western State was fifth with 126 points. Missouri Southern was solid tenth with 317 points. You forgot about University of Central Misouri having a better finish over their conference rival Missouri Southern at the OSU meet. They finished 7th over Missouri Southern who finished 10th. UCM looks strong in the rankings. The MIAA has to be one of the strongest conferences around reply
#3	Cara Hawkins   October 7 at 8:44am Joshua Neyhart said: “I am really disappointed. If you don't want to write this find someone who will do the full research necessary to find the best performances.” Sorry, I am having a bit of a tough time lately-I am injured and spending a crazy amount of time in the training room and trying to just get through my senior year. Thank you for pointing out things I have missed. I promise this weeks will be better. I try to cover the atleast the top schools but I totally overlooked some major schools I usually cover. I really do not know how. So sorry again. reply
#2	Same Thing At The GLC   October 7 at 8:31am There were numerious DII teams (men and women) besides Queens at the Greater Louisville Classic. Like USI, Bellarmine, NKU, Augusta State, Christian Brothers, Seton Hill, etc. reply
#1	Joshua Neyhart   October 6 at 9:16pm You need to look over Paul Short Again. There were numerous DII athletes in the Gold race who ran sub-25. I am really disappointed. If you don't want to write this find someone who will do the full research necessary to find the best performances. reply