Meet Results

BAUMGARTNER FINISHES THIRD AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
– Highest Finish Ever By An Individual Thunderbird In Any Sport –
11/20/06
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Nov. 20 – Southern Utah Univeresity’s Jess Baumgartner ran the race of his life Monday to finish third overall at the 2006 NCAA Cross Country Championships and earn first-team all-American honors.

Baumgartner, a junior from Cedar City, Utah (Cedar High School) finished in 30:53.2, just behind Stanford’s Neftalem Araia at 30:52.6 and roughly eight seconds off the pace of national champion Josh Rohatinsky of BYU, who finished the muddy 10,000-meter course in 30:44.9.

“I wanted to stay with the lead pack,” Baumgartner said. “I got up front between one and 2K and was able to stay there the whole time. In the last 500 yards Josh and Neff broke off and I just tried to stay with them.”

“This is so huge it’s almost indescribable,” an elated SUU Coach Eric Houle said. “This is without a doubt the biggest individual athletic feat in the history of Southern Utah University. He’s an all-American, third in the nation, it’s just huge.

“I think this proves our entire team deserved to be here,” Houle noted. “The way our splits were [the distances between the first and fifth runners] we would have finished very well, but that aside, we’re really excited for Jess.”

Southern Utah’s team finished fourth in the Mountain West Regional race but was not selected as one of the at-large teams to compete in the championships.

This was Baumgartner’s second appearance in the NCAA championship race. The last time he ran on the national stage, Baumgartner recorded the best performance by a T-Bird at the event with a 51st-place showing, just missing out on All-America honors.

In 2000, former T-Bird Curtis Moore qualified for the NCAA championships and placed 52nd-overall, while former SUU harrier Zak James was the first T-Bird to advance to the national race in 1998, when he finished 69th-overall. SUU’s 1999 team finished 21st in the nation that year and was led by former SUU runner Jody Benson, who posted a 52nd-place finish.

Men's Individual Results
Men's Team Results

For complete results, please see Indiana State’s website at:
http://www.indstate.edu/athletics/cross/championship/2006ncaa.html

T-BIRD MEN FINISH FOURTH, WOMEN 16TH, AT NCAA MOUNTAIN REGIONAL
– T-Bird Men Post Second-Best Finish in School History and Best Finish Since Winning it All in 1999 –
11/11/06
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M . - Southern Utah’s men’s cross country team posted the second-best regional finish in school history with a fourth-place showing at the 2006 NCAA Mountain Regional championships Saturday at the University of New Mexico Golf Course. Meanwhile, the SUU women closed out their season with a 16th-place result.

The Thunderbirds’ fourth-place finish fell just behind the result turned in by the 1999 Thunderbird squad, which became the first and only Utah school to win the Mountain region title. SUU may now be in line for an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships since it finished behind three nationally-ranked teams and ahead of one other, No. No. 30 Weber State.

Junior Jess Baumgartner led the T-Bird charge and earned all-region honors with seven-place time of 30:23.8 over the 10-kilometer course, which is the fourth-best individual finish by a T-Bird at a regional championship in school history, while his time just missed breaking the school record by just over one second. Baumgartner also just missed qualifying for the NCAA championship meet as an individual as he was the sixth runner from a non-automatic qualifying team to cross the line. Baumgartner may still earn a berth to the national meet, which welcomes the top-five individual runners from each race, if a individual that finished ahead of him is on a team that earns an at-large bid.

Meanwhile freshman Rex Shields recorded the best-overall finish by a T-Bird freshman at a regional with a 23rd-place time of 31:32.4, followed by junior Mark Currell who finished 30th at 31:53.3. Sophomore David Sheeran finished right behind Currell in 32nd with a 31:56.3 and freshman Adam McDonald closed SUU’s scoring in 36th position at 32:02.3.

Perennial region power No. 2 Colorado slipped by No. 14 Brigham Young to claim the men’s team championship, 59-67, while No. 4 Texas-El Paso outscored SUU for third place, 86-128. Northern Arizona (160) finished fifth, followed by Wyoming in sixth (187) and Weber State (190) in seventh. BYU’s Josh Rohatinsky won the men’s individual crown with a time of 29:51.6.

The SUU women were led by sophomore Sharla Platt, who placed 52nd-overall with a 6K time of 22:58.9. Fellow sophomore Madison Syndergaard was the next T-Bird across the line 84th-place at 23:48.5, followed by freshman Cassie Westfall in 95th at 24:12.4, freshman Lisa Tubb in 104th at 24:39.6, and freshman Kate Eborn wrapped up SUU’s scoring effort in 105th at 24:44.4.

“Our men ran fabulous today and regardless of what happens with a possible NCAA berth, this was an awesome season for us,” Head Coach Eric Houle said. “Our women ran as well as we expected with how young we are. However I expect them to get stronger as we get into the track season and we’ll be better next year.”

Ninth-ranked Colorado made a clean sweep on the day at it finished ahead of No. 17 Texas Tech, 64-87, to claim the women’s crown. Tech’s Sally Kipyego was the overall women’s winner as she posted the lone sub-20 minute time in the field at 19:45.9.

SUU’s men will find out Monday if the team or individual will move onto the NCAA Cross Country Championships, which will be held Monday, Nov. 20, on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute.

2006 NCAA Mountain Regional Cross Country Championship Results
@ University of New Mexico Golf Course; Albuquerque, N.M.
Men’s 10-k (15 teams/105 runners)
Team – 1. No. 2 Colorado 59. 2, No. 14 Brigham Young 67. 3, No. 4 Texas-El Paso 86. 4, Southern Utah 128. 5, Northern Arizona 160. 6, Wyoming 187. 7, No. 30 Weber State 190. T8, Air Force 204. T8, Colorado State 204. 10, Utah State 228. 11, New Mexico 243. 12, Texas Tech 259. 13, Montana State 300. 14, Montana 373. 15, Idaho State, 443.

Other SUU Runners – 74, Shaun Vernon 33:39.0.

Women’s 6-k (17 teams/109 runners)
Team – 1, No. 9 Colorado 64. 2, No. 17 Texas Tech 87. 3, No. 12 Brigham Young 94. 4, No. 24 Colorado State 96. 5, No. 30 Weber State 98. 6, Northern Arizona 137. 7, New Mexico 179. 8, Montana 238. 9, Utah State 247. 10, Wyoming 288. T11, Utah 301. T11, Idaho State 301. 13, Air Force 333. 14, Montana State 361. 15, New Mexico State 387. 16, Southern Utah 425. 17, Texas-El Paso 486.

Other SUU Runners – 110, Nichole Torgerson 24:56.2. 117, Ashley Houle 25:38.8.


T-BIRD MEN RUN PERFECT RACE AND BREAK TWO MID-CON RECORDS EN ROUTE TO CONFERENCE TITLE; WOMEN FINISH FOURTH OVERALL
10/28/06
Mid-Con Men's Results
Mid-Con Women's Results
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - Southern Utah’s men’s cross country team ran the first perfect race in Mid-Continent Conference history as all five Thunderbird scoring runners finished in spots 1-through-5 in winning the league title for the eighth time in 10 total tries Saturday morning at the Longview Cross Country Course. Meanwhile, the Thunderbird women put up a strong fight and were able to come away with a fourth-place showing overall.

The T-Bird men scored a record-low 15 points in the victory and broke another conference record for largest margin of victory of 60 points by outscoring league runner-up Oakland, 15-75. All five scoring runners also earned first team all-Mid-Con honors, led by junior Jess Baumgartner, who earned the conference athlete of the year award for the second time in as many races after he missed last year’s championships due to injury. Baumgartner won the individual title with an 8-kilometer time of 25:28.58.

Meanwhile freshman Rex Shields took home conference newcomer of the year honors as he placed second overall with a time of 26:07.25, followed closely by sophomore David Sheeran at 26:12.98, junior Shaun Vernon at 26:14.91 and freshman Adam McDonald closed SUU’s scoring with a 26:16.11.

SUU's men had also held the previous Mid-Con scoring record of 18 points which was set in 2004, while the race victory was the T-Birds' fourth of the season overall.

“These are the types of days that are really special and for our team to run to a perfect score shows the greatness of these student-athletes,” Head Coach Eric Houle, who won the conference’s coach of the year award, said. “It also says a lot about the class of the rest of the teams in the league for them to come out and cheer for us out of respect and recognize what we were able to accomplish. I’ve said that this is the strongest team we’ve ever had here, and that includes the 1999 regional championship team, and I could not be any prouder than how I am right now.”

The SUU women had two runners earn second team all-Mid-Con honors as sophomore Sharla Platt was the team’s top-finisher with an 11th-place time of 23:13.52 over the 6K course. Fellow sophomore Madison Syndergaard also earned all-league recognition as placed 14th-overall at 23:26.45, followed by freshman Cassie Westfall in 17th at 23:37.69, sophomore Nicole Torgerson in 26th at 24:20.48, and freshman Kate Eborn wrapped up SUU’s scoring effort in 29th at 24:27:74.

“All in all I was pretty pleased with our women’s effort, they ran a very good race and competed until the end,” Houle pointed out. “We put up a good fight for third place and ran like champions out there. We are a young team, but I feel that this group of ladies will get better and better with age and experience.”

Defending women’s champion Oral Roberts slipped past Valparaiso in retaining its crown, 42-45, while Oakland outscored SUU by an 85-97 count to finish third. ORU’s Diana Chelimo won the conference’s athlete of the year award with a race-winning time of 20:41.54, while Oakland’s Sara Lieblein took home newcomer of the year, and ORU’s Joe Dial was named coach of the year.

SUU will enjoy another week off to prepare for the NCAA Mountain Regional Nov. 11, hosted by the University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, N.M. Last season the T-Bird men finished 12th, while the women placed 13th, in Provo, Utah.

2006 Mid-Continent Conference Cross Country Championship Results
@ Longview Cross Country Course, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Men’s 8-k (8 teams/65 runners)
Team – 1, Southern Utah 15 (New Mid-Con Record). 2, Oakland 75. 3, Oral Roberts 97. 4, Valparaiso 107. 5, IUPUI 109. 6, Western Illinois 133. 7, UMKC 160. 8, Centenary 241.

Other SUU Runners – 15, Karl Siebach 27:13.83. 20, Derek Zabriskie 27:39.85. 21, Devan Antczak 27:40.15.

Women’s 6-k (8 teams/56 runners)
Team – 1, Oral Roberts 42. 2, Valparaiso 45. 3, Oakland 85. 4, Southern Utah 97. 5, UMKC 114. 6, Western Illinois 129. 7, IUPUI 156. 8, Centenary 235.

Other SUU Runners – 32, Lisa Tubb 24:47.34. 36, Ashley Houle 25:20.30.


T-BIRD MEN WIN AND WOMEN PLACE THIRD AT SUU INVITE; SUU MEN ALSO PLACE 18TH AT NCAA PRE-NATIONAL MEET
10/14/06
SUU INVITE RESULTS
CEDAR CITY - Southern Utah’s cross country teams enjoyed a strong day across the board as the Thunderbirds saw action at two different meets Saturday.

The majority of the men’s team successfully defended its home turf in claiming its third team victory of the year at the rain-soaked SUU Color Country Invitational at Cedar Ridge Golf Course, while the Thunderbird women raced a third-place team finish. Meanwhile SUU’s top-five men’s harriers ran against the nation’s best and posted strong marks in their final tune-up before the Mid-Continent Conference championships with an 18th-place team showing at the NCAA Pre-National Meet held at Indiana State University in Terre Haute.

At Cedar Ridge, the SUU men placed all five of their scorers in the top-16 overall to claim victory, led by junior Shaun Vernon who placed fourth overall with a time of 24:01.37 on the near four-and-a-half mile course. Sophomore Justin Leavitt followed the seventh place 24:09.44, while senior Karl Siebach posted a strong showing in 10th place at 24:26.04, and freshmen Derek Zabriskie (24:33.51) and Devan Antczak (24:39.81) finished 12th and 16th, respectively, to close out SUU’s scoring.

SUU tallied 34 points in outscoring Utah Valley State, which held off Idaho State, 46-47, for second place, while Westminster College finished fourth with 115 points and Dixie State College placed fifth with 130 points. UVSC’s Joe Bendoski won the men’s overall title with a time of 23:48.77.

Southern Utah sophomore Sharla Platt paced the T-Birds’ effort in the women’s 5K race with a ninth-place time of 18:16.05. SUU’s final four scoring runners finished in spots 17-20, led by freshman Kate Eborn at 18:59, sophomore Nicole Torgerson at 18:59.68, freshman Cassie Westfall at 19:02.76 and sophomore Madison Syndergaard wrapped up SUU’s scoring at 19:06.16.

UVSC slipped by ISU to win the women’s title, 27-31, followed by SUU with 75 points, while Westminster (122) wound up fourth and Dixie (146) fifth. ISU’s Sarah Skeem won the women’s individual crown with a time of 17:15.13.

Meanwhile at Indiana State, junior Jess Baumgartner just missed breaking SUU’s 8K school record and bested his previous personal-best time by 12 seconds by posting a time of 24:17 to place 41st-overall. Baumgartner’s time is also tops in the Mid-Con by 17 seconds, besting the league’s season-best mark previous held by his teammate, junior Mark Currell, who covered the course in 24:45.1 to place 81st. Freshman Rex Shields also raced to a PR with an 85th-place time of 24:46.6, followed by fellow freshman Adam McDonald in 129th at 25:05.3, and sophomore David Sheeran clocked a season-best time of 25:09.3 to finish 139th.

Seven nationally-ranked teams finished in the top-10 overall in the men’s “white” race, as fifth-ranked Iona outscored No. 3 Stanford, 100-106, to win the team title, while Liberty’s Josh McDougal posted a time of 23:14 in taking home the men’s crown. SUU tallied 470 points and finished ahead of teams from Liberty, Utah State, Cincinnati, New Mexico, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Purdue, Boise State and Colorado State, which is ranked ahead of SUU in the NCAA Mountain region rankings.

“All in all it was a great weekend for us across the board,” SUU Head Coach Eric Houle said. “[At Indiana State] Our team went out in the toughest meet in the country this weekend and really performed well. I was pleased with the times we posted and with the way we were able to run against some of the best teams in the country and not flinch.

“It also shows how strong we are on the men’s side that we were able to go out and win our home meet as well,” Houle continued. “Our times for both our men’s and women’s teams are improving each week and these performances will help set the stage for the [Mid-Con] conference championships in two weeks.”

Southern Utah will take next weekend to prepare for the 2006 Mid-Continent Conference Championships, hosted by UMKC, Saturday Oct. 28, in Kansas City, Mo. Last season, both Thunderbirds squads raced to runner-up team finishes at the Mid-Con meet held at Valparaiso.

2006 Southern Utah Color Country Cross Country Invitational (10/14/06) @ Cedar Ridge G.C.
Men's Results (4.5 miles, 5 teams, 51 runners)
Team Scores – 1, Southern Utah 34. 2, Utah Valley State 46. 3, Idaho State, 47. 4, Westminster College, 115. 5, Dixie State College 130.

Other SUU Runners – 22, Layne Papenfuss 25:12.81.

2006 Southern Utah Color Country Cross Country Invitational (10/14/06) @ Cedar Ridge G.C.
Women's Results (5K, 5 teams, 55 runners)
Team Scores – 1, Utah Valley State 27. 2, Idaho State, 31. 3, Southern Utah 75. 4, Westminster College 122. 5, Dixie State College 146.

Other SUU Runners – 22, Lisa Tubb 19:16.42. 27, Ashley Houle 20:16.08. 32, Meghan Reilly 21:02.38.

2006 NCAA Pre-National Meet (10/14/06) @ Indiana State University; Terre Haute, Ind.
Men's Results (8K, 36 teams, 246 runners)
Team Scores – 1, #5 Iona 100. 2, #2 Stanford 106. 3, #25 Florida 217. 4, #21 Notre Dame 255. 5, Iowa 270. 6, #14 Michigan 285. 7, #30 Cal Poly 287. 8, #9 Brigham Young 295. 10, Washington 300. 11, Northern Arizona 307. 18, Southern Utah 470. 29, Colorado State 702.


SUU MEN WIN, WOMEN PLACE A STRONG FIFTH, AT UC RIVERSIDE MEET
09/30/06
MEET RESULTS
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Southern Utah’s men’s cross country team posted its second team victory of the season, while the women finished a strong fifth, at the 2006 UC Riverside Cross Country Invitational Saturday morning at the UCR Farm Course.

The T-Bird men, who also claimed victory at the Idaho State Dual meet to open the 2006 season, had eight of their 10 competing runners place in the top-34 overall, including SUU’s five scorers finishing in the top-25 while recording a 1:03.40 split time, led by junior Mark Currell who crossed the line in sixth place with a season-best five-mile time of 24:31. Meanwhile, freshmen Rex Shields (24:34.60) and Adam McDonald (24:59.50) each posted personal-best marks en route to 11th and 12th-place showings, followed by sophomore Dave Sheeran in 19th with a season-best 25:28.50 and junior Shaun Vernon closed out SUU’s scoring effort in 24th-place with a season-best 25:38.

The Southern Utah men bested host UCR by a 68-78 count, followed by Cal Poly Pomona in third (99), Cal State San Marcos in fourth (110) and Occidental in fifth (131). Pomona Pitzer’s Will Leer won the men’s individual title with a time of 24:14.10.

Not to be outdone, the SUU women enjoyed their finest outing of the year as their top-five scoring runners posted a season-best 1:08.70 split time in the 5-kilometer race, highlighted by sophomore Sharla Platt who paced the team with a career-best time of 18:30.10 to finish 19th overall. Fellow sophomore Madison Syndergaard (19:02.60) crossed the in 35th, while SUU’s final three scoring runners finished in a pack with career-best marks, led by sophomore Nichole Torgerson in 61st at 19:36.50, freshman Lisa Tubb in 62nd at 19:38.20 and freshman Katie Eborn in 64th at 19:38.80.

UCR posted a near-perfect score of 19 points to run away with the women’s title, while Pepperdine outlasted CS San Marcos, 115-117, for second, followed by CCP (149) in fourth and SUU (181) in fifth. Cal Coast Track Club’s Heather Frisone took home the women’s individual title with a time of 17:30.80.

“This is the fastest our men’s team has ever run here,” Head Coach Eric Houle said. “This may be our best team we’ve ever had here at Southern Utah, including our 1999 NCAA regional championship team. In addition, we were able to come out performance like this despite not running our number-one runner [reigning Mid-Continent Conference athlete of the week Jesson Baumgartner].”

“I’m also pleased with the way our women came out and competed, especially with how young we are and where we are with our development. If we can keep up this pace as we get closer to the [Mid-Con] conference championships, we may be able to put up a strong showing.”

Southern Utah will enjoy a weekend off before closing out the 2006 regular season by hosting the fourth-annual Southern Utah/Color Country Invitational Saturday Oct. 14, at Cedar Ridge Golf Course in Cedar City. In addition, members of the SUU men's team will travel to Terre Haute, Ind., for the NCAA Pre-National meet, hosted by Indiana State University, which will also be held Oct. 14.

2006 UC Riverside Cross Country Invitational (09/30/06)
Men's Results (5 miles, 15 teams, 151 runners)
Team Scores – 1, Southern Utah 68. 2, UC Riverside 78. 3, Cal Poly Pomona 99. 4, CS San Marcos 110. 5, Occidental 131. 6, Cal Coast TC 153. 7, The Master’s 199. 8, Pomona-Pitzer 212. 9, Run With Us Club 225. 10, CS Northridge 233, 12, Pepperdine 320.

Other SUU Runners – 29, Derek Zabriskie 25:45.20. 31, Justin Leavitt 25:51.50. 34, Devan Antczak 25:53.70. 75, Layne Papenfuss 27:04.50. 96, Karl Siebach 27:42.30.

2006 UC Riverside Cross Country Invitational (09/30/06)
Women's Results (5K, 20 teams, 213 runners)
Team Scores – 1, UC Riverside 78. 2, Pepperdine 115. 3, CS San Marcos 117. 4, Cal Poly Pomona 149. 5, Southern Utah 181. 6, CS Northridge 189. 7, See Jane Run Club 200. 8, CS San Bernardino 223. 9, CS Fullerton 234. 10, Occidental 287. 12, San Diego State 331. 18, UNLV, 513.

Other SUU Runners – 65, Cassie Westfall 19:39.90. 99, Ashley Houle 20:10.50. 129, Meghan Reilly 20:39.20.


SUU MEN PLACE 20TH AT PRESTIGIOUS MINNESOTA/GRIAK INVITE
09/23/06
MEET RESULTS
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Southern Utah’s men’s cross country team placed 20th-overall in a strong 34-team field at the 21st-Annual Minnesota/Roy Griak Invitational Saturday morning at the UM/Les Bolstad Golf Course.

In a race that featured nine nationally-ranked teams and over 300 runners, the Thunderbirds held their own as they recorded a 1:12 split time, led by junior Jesson Baumgartner, who was the top SUU finisher in 30th-place with an 8-kilometer time of 25:30.75. Meanwhile junior Mark Currell cracked the top-80 with a 75th-place time 26:03.45, followed by freshman Adam McDonald in 128th at 26:26.65, freshman Rex Shields crossed the line 142nd at 26:33.80 and sophomore Dave Sheeran wrapped up SUU’s scoring in 158th at 26:43.45.

Eighth-ranked Arizona outscored No. 23 Minnesota to take the men‘s team title, 142-153, while No. 26 Virginia outlasted No. 20 Arizona State, 173-182, for third. SUU tallied 492 points overall to finish ahead of 14 teams.

SUU will hit the road for the final time during the regular season next Saturday as both Thunderbird men’s and women’s squads travel to Riverside, Calif., for the UC Riverside Invitational.

2006 21st-Annual Minnesota/Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational (09/23/06)
Men's Results (8K, 34 teams, 301 runners)
Team Scores – 1, Arizona 142. 2, No. 23 Minnesota 153. 3, No. 26 Virginia 173. 4, No. 20 Arizona State, 182. 5, Iowa State 207. 6, No. 29 Butler 233. 7, Princeton 259. 8, Missouri 281. 9, No. 10 Kansas 294. 10, No. 28 Michigan State 295. 11, Northern Arizona 299. 20, Southern Utah 492. 29, Utah Valley State, 832.

Other SUU Runners – 160, Justin Leavitt 26:44.20. 168, Shaun Vernon 26:48.80. 233, Derek Zabriskie 27:37.10. 235, Devan Antczak 27:38.95. 265, Karl Siebach 28:13.75.


SUU MEN PLACE FOURTH, WOMEN SEVENTH, AT UC IRVINE INVITE
09/09/06
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Southern Utah’s men’s cross country team finished a strong fourth, while the T-Bird women posted a seventh-place showing, at the 2006 UC Irvine Collegiate Cross Country Invitational Saturday morning at Central Park.

SUU’s men recorded a sub-51 second split time as three T-Birds posted top-20 finishes overall, led by junior Jess Baumgartner, who placed sixth with a five-mile course time of 25:07.8 in his season debut. Meanwhile freshman Rex Shields crossed the line 15th at 25:36.1 followed by sophomore Justin Leavitt in 17th at 25:39, freshman Adam McDonald in 28th at 25:57.9 and sophomore David Sheeran wrapped up SUU’s scoring in 29th at 25:58.5.

The T-Bird women had two runners finish in the top-20, highlighted by sophomore Sharla Platt’s 11th-place showing with a 5-kilometer time of 18:44.3, while sophomore Madison Syndergaard finished 20th at 19:00.9. Sophomore Nicole Torgerson covered the course in 19:49.9 to place 47th, freshman Katie Eborn took 67th at 20:20.7 and freshman Lisa Tubb finished out SUU’s scoring effort in 74th with a time of 20:27.3.

UC Santa Barbara outscored the host Anteaters, 37-83, to take the men’s overall team title, followed by Cal Poly in third with 86 points, seven ahead of SUU which racked up 93 points. UCI outlasted UCSB to claim the women’s crown, 40-44, while UC San Diego placed third with 89 points.

SUU will enjoy a week off before traveling to Minnesota for the prestigious Minnesota-Roy Griak Invitational Saturday, Sept. 23.

2006 UC Irvine Cross Country Invitational (09/09/06)
Men's Results (15 teams, 180 runners)
Team Scores – 1, UC Santa Barbara 37. 2, UC Irvine 83. 3, Cal Poly 86. 4, Southern Utah 93. 5, Cal State San Marcos 138. 6, Occidental 147. 7, Claremont-Mudd 181. 8, UC San Diego 192. 9, Cal Coast TC 235. 10, USC Men of Troy 261.
Other SUU Runners – 36, Shaun Vernon 26:10.3. 43, Derek Zabriskie 26:25.9. 48, Devan Antczak 26:40.3. 66, Karl Siebach 27:05.2.

Women's Results (18 teams, 185 runners)
Team Scores - 1, UC Irvine 40. 2, UC Santa Barbara 44. 3, UC San Diego 89. 4, Cal Coast TC 107. 5, Cal State San Marcos 153. 6, New Mexico State 167. 7, Southern Utah 168. 8, Cal State San Bernardino 235. 9, Claremont-Mudd 248. 10, UC Santa Cruz 259.
Other SUU Runners – 78, Ashley Houle 20:33.9.


SUU MEN WIN, WOMEN PLACE THIRD, AT IDAHO STATE XC DUAL MEET
09/02/06
POCATELLO, Idaho - Southern Utah’s men’s cross country team opened the 2006 season on a winning note, while the T-Bird women placed third overall, at the 2006 Idaho State Dual Cross Country Invitational Saturday at the ISU Centennial Course.

SUU’s men placed all five of their scoring runners in the top-13 overall to outlast Utah Valley State, 33-34, while ISU took third with 57 points. Freshman Rex Shields was the top-Thunderbird finisher in his first collegiate race with a runner-up time of 19:22 in the 6-kilometer race. Sophomores David Sheeran (19:38) and Justin Leavitt (19:54) also posted top-10 finishes with fourth and seventh-place showings, respectively, while freshman Adam McDonald took 11th at 20:03 and junior Shaun Vernon wrapped up SUU’s scoring with a 13th-place time of 20:12.

The T-Bird women had two runners place in the top-20, highlighted by sophomore Sharla Platt’s fourth-place finish with a 3-kilometer time of 10:59, while sophomore Madison Syndergaard finished 11th at 11:32. Sophomore Nicole Torgerson posted a 12:02 to place 18th, freshman Katie Eborn took 19th at 12:03 and freshman Lisa Tubb finished out SUU’s scoring effort in 20th with a time of 12:10.

UVSC won the women’s competition, outscoring ISU 30-41, while SUU racked up 60 points.

SUU will return to action next Saturday as the Thunderbirds travel to sunny southern California to compete at the UC Irvine Collegiate Invitational in Huntington Beach.

2006 Idaho State Three-Team Dual (09/02/06)
Men's Results (3 teams, 31 runners)
Team Scores – 1, Southern Utah 33. 2, Utah Valley State 34. 3, Idaho State 57.
Other SUU Runners – 15, Devan Antczak 20:21. 17, Derek Zabriskie 20:34. 18, Karl Siebach 20:38.

Women's Results (3 teams, 32 runners)
Team Scores - 1, Utah Valley State 30. 2, Idaho State 41. 3, Southern Utah 60.
Other SUU Runners – 21, Ashley Houle 12:10.