DII Weekend Review Oct.2-Oct.4
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 23rd 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 5th 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 12th 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 13th 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 13th 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 11th in 24:17.50 and Tyler Pennel was 15th 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.