DII Weekend Review Oct.11
DII Weekend Review Oct.11
For many teams, this past weekend was the last regular season meet, with conference races only two weeks away. Most teams ended the weekend with a good sense of their strengths and weakness going into the championship phase of the season. There were many meets last weekend and I have highlighted a few. I encourage to you to add any results you might have. And, get your conference predictions ready for next week’s preview.
Michigan Intercollegiate- In the women’s 5k, Grand Valley’s Megan MacEratini won the race covering the course in 18:33 and leading her team to a first place finish (22 points). MacEratini was followed by Northwood’s Kylen Cieslank (18:39) and teammate Rebecca Winchester (18:40). The next two DII teams were Northwood in 5th (151 points) and Wayne State in??? (162 points).
Wayne State’s Abdullah Saleh won the men’s 8k race in 25:40. The Grand Valley trio of Chris Hammer (25:42), Ryan Toth (25:42), and Tyler Emmorey (25:45) finished 2nd through 4th, leading the team to victory with 30 points. Wayne State was the next DII team, placing 3rd with 105. Hillsdale finished 4th with 132 points.
UC San Diego Triton Classic- Seattle Pacific’s Jessica Pixler set a course record in the 6k race, winning with a time of 21:12.3. She was followed by Central Arizona’s Rose Tanui (21:29.30) and Alaska Anchorage’s Elizabeth Chepkosgei (21:48.0). Alaska Anchorage won the women’s title with 45 points, followed by UC San Diego (61) and San Diego State (111).
Central Arizona’s Jordon Chipangama won the 10k in 31:07.2. He was followed by a group of four from Alaska Anchorage which included: Marko Cheseto (31:29.7), David Kiplagat (31:57.7), Alfred Kangogo (32:09.2) and Jacob Parisien (32:12.8). With these strong finishes, Alaska Anchorage took the men’s title with 22 points. UC San Diego was second (62) and Cal Poly Pomona was third (80).
Anderson Trojan Invitational- The Trojan Invitational could be considered the second pre-regional race for the Southeast region. Clayton State’s Allison Kreutzer won the women’s 5k race in 18:17.3. She was followed by Anderson’s Whitney Bishoff (18:55.2) and Augusta State’s Jenafer Forward (19:25.9). Augusta State won the team title with 48 points, followed by Wingate (87) and Lander (108).
St. Andrew’s Mitch Cooper won the men’s 8k in 25: 55.4, followed by Wingate’s Jayce Watson (26:053) and Clayton State’s Fidelis Mutiso (26:33.6). Clayton State’s men won with 45 points, followed by Wingate (58) and St. Andrews (66).
Ted Lloyd Stampede-Southwest Baptist’s Courtney Ayers covered the 5k course in 17:42, winning the women’s race. Harding duo of Rysper Sirma (18:09.24) and Esther Komen (18:14.81) took second and third respectively. Harding won the women’s team title with 26 points, followed by Southwest Baptist (32) and Arkansas Tech (90).
Harding took 1st through 3rd place. Daniel Kirwa established the winning time of 23:48.34, and was followed by Phillip Biwott (24:17.68) and Julius Kosgei (24:44.99). Harding won the men’s team title with 20 points, followed by Southwest Baptist (59) and Drury (63).
New England Championships- UMass Lowell's Ruben Sanca was the first DII runner overall coming in second (24:36) on the 8k course. He was followed by teammate Rex Radloff (24:43) and Stonehill's Kevin Gill (24:54). UMass Lowell won the men's team title with 79 points. The next DII team was Stonehill in 10th with 314 points. Stonehill was also the first DII team in the women team title competition coming in 18th with 545 points.