An old fashion rule is that one is not suppose to wear white after Labor Day and after this past weekend not many DII runners will have to worry about their spikes being white. Many teams took part in their first race of the 2009 season and hope to bust the rust of their legs. There were quite a few meet across the nation though many were merely dual or alumni meets. I will highlight a few of the more heated match-ups.  If there are any results that you think should be highlighted or discussed leave a comment below. I am always open to suggestions, after all Flotrack is a community.

Joe I.Vigil Open-The Adams State meet was the first meeting between perhaps the most heated rivalry in DII running between Adams State and Western State. In the women’s race, it was Adams State’s Kristen McGlynn who took the individual win running the 5k course in 17:53. Mesa State’s Alexis Skarda was not far behind in 17:59. Adams State’s Alicia Nelson rounded out the top three with 18:09. Adams State took the team win with 26 points followed by Mesa State with 56 points and Western State with 75 points.

In the men’s race the top five spots were taken by Adams States runners. Reuben Mwei won the 8k race in 24:27 followed by Brian Medigovich (24:30) and Ryan McNiff (24:40). The first Western State runner was Tyler Pennel in 6^th with a 25:15. Adams State scored a perfect 15 points to win the team race followed by Western State (48 points) and Fort Lewis (80 points).

Brooks Memphis Twilight- In both the women’s and men’s races, Harding had a very good showing. Harding’s Esther Kosgei was the first DII finisher finishing the 5k course in 18:48.41 and was fifth overall. Harding was the first DII School and second overall in the team race with 91 points. Harding’s Daniel Kirwa was the runner-up in the men’s race covering the 4 mile course in 19:12.91. The team finished sixth with 208 points.

UCCS Rust Buster- In the women’s race Colorado School of the Mines’s Sydney Laws won the 4k race in the time of 14:53.72. She was followed by Metro State’s Danielle Kehoe (15:09.16) and Laws’s teammate Marie Patton (15:16.33). Colorado School of the Mines was the first DII School with 53 points for second place. Metro State was third with 54 points. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was fourth with 89 points.

In the men’s race, Colorado School of the Mine’s Ben Zywicki won the 6k race in the time of 19:08.36.  The next DII finisher was Metro State’s Anthony Luna who finished fourth with a 19:18.22. Colorado School of the Mine’s won the team competition with 37 points. Metro State was third with 62 points. Colorado at Colorado Springs was fifth with 143 points.

UNCP XC Invitational-Augusta State’s Holly Keeper was the first DII runner through the line for second place running 24:17.44 for the 6k course. She was followed by her teammates Angela Woodward in fourth (24:45.66) and Savannah Sutton in fifth (24:57.13). Augusta State won the women’s team competition with 25 points over Pfeiffer University (69 points) and Wingate University (106 points).

University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s Pardon Ndhlovu won the men’s 8k race with a time of 25:26.33. The next DII runner was Wingate’s David Sanctis who was fifth in the time of 27:33.59. University of North Carolina at Pembroke won the team competition with 40 points. Wingate was third with 61 points and Francis Marion was fourth with 123 points.