Montana State Harriers Complete Season at NCAA Mountain Regional
11/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Cross Country
The Bobcat men’s squad placed 10th overall, while the MSU women finished in the 13th.
“It was interesting, because both teams finished right where we’ve been ranked this season,” said MSU head coach Dale Kennedy. “Our mission was to improve upon those rankings, but we fell short. However, I thought both the men and women had solid performances, and it was by far, the best for the women this season.”
The MSU men were led by sophomore Nick Atwood, who placed 32nd overall covering the 10-kilomter race in 31:41. The top 25 finishers garnered all-region honors.
“Nick was in the lead pack for the first three miles,” Kennedy said. “Then he fell back a bit. He made a valiant effort to qualify, but came up short, despite a very good performance.”
Also contributing for the Bobcats were Matt Adams, 45th, 32:07; Graydon Curry, 54th, 32:32; Tyler Noland, 68th, 33:12; Kelvin Daratha, 79th, 33:32; Carl Nystuen, 95th, 34:28; and Chad Nauman, 96th, 34:33.
Colorado won the Mountain Region team title with 47 points, followed by UTEP 56, Northern Arizona 84, BYU 113, New Mexico 125, Air Force 158, Weber State 170, Utah State 253, Wyoming 259, MSU 278, Texas Tech 287, Southern Utah 305, Colorado State 315, Idaho State 326, and Montana 384.
Lopez Lomong of NAU won individual honors covering the course in 29:52.
Senior Elisabeth Driscoll paced the MSU women’s squad, placing 35th overall with a six-kilometer clocking of 22:02.
She was followed by Kayla Larson, 54th, 22:32; Morgan Dunley, 65th, 22:47; Kala Jacquet, 77th, 23:02; Jayme Larson, 80th, 23:05; Carrie Gottschalk, 109th, 24:21; and Katie Gilboy, 110th, 24:26.
“Our women may have had their best race of the season,” Kennedy said. “The 1-5 split of 63-seconds was by far the best we’ve had. We made a good account of ourselves.”
Colorado State won the women’s title with 75 points. CSU was followed by Northern Arizona 81, BYU 90, Colorado 105, Texas Tech 113, New Mexico 202, Weber State 251, Utah State 260, Wyoming 261, Nevada 265, Utah 269, Montana 298, MSU 308, Southern Utah 334, UTEP 380, Air Force 389 and Idaho State 447.
Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech won the individual crown in a time of 19:29.
“It really benefitted us to have our younger kids, both men and women, compete,” Kennedy said. “It was important for them to get this experience and learn some lessons.”
The NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held Nov. 19 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
“It was interesting, because both teams finished right where we’ve been ranked this season,” said MSU head coach Dale Kennedy. “Our mission was to improve upon those rankings, but we fell short. However, I thought both the men and women had solid performances, and it was by far, the best for the women this season.”
The MSU men were led by sophomore Nick Atwood, who placed 32nd overall covering the 10-kilomter race in 31:41. The top 25 finishers garnered all-region honors.
“Nick was in the lead pack for the first three miles,” Kennedy said. “Then he fell back a bit. He made a valiant effort to qualify, but came up short, despite a very good performance.”
Also contributing for the Bobcats were Matt Adams, 45th, 32:07; Graydon Curry, 54th, 32:32; Tyler Noland, 68th, 33:12; Kelvin Daratha, 79th, 33:32; Carl Nystuen, 95th, 34:28; and Chad Nauman, 96th, 34:33.
Colorado won the Mountain Region team title with 47 points, followed by UTEP 56, Northern Arizona 84, BYU 113, New Mexico 125, Air Force 158, Weber State 170, Utah State 253, Wyoming 259, MSU 278, Texas Tech 287, Southern Utah 305, Colorado State 315, Idaho State 326, and Montana 384.
Lopez Lomong of NAU won individual honors covering the course in 29:52.
Senior Elisabeth Driscoll paced the MSU women’s squad, placing 35th overall with a six-kilometer clocking of 22:02.
She was followed by Kayla Larson, 54th, 22:32; Morgan Dunley, 65th, 22:47; Kala Jacquet, 77th, 23:02; Jayme Larson, 80th, 23:05; Carrie Gottschalk, 109th, 24:21; and Katie Gilboy, 110th, 24:26.
“Our women may have had their best race of the season,” Kennedy said. “The 1-5 split of 63-seconds was by far the best we’ve had. We made a good account of ourselves.”
Colorado State won the women’s title with 75 points. CSU was followed by Northern Arizona 81, BYU 90, Colorado 105, Texas Tech 113, New Mexico 202, Weber State 251, Utah State 260, Wyoming 261, Nevada 265, Utah 269, Montana 298, MSU 308, Southern Utah 334, UTEP 380, Air Force 389 and Idaho State 447.
Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech won the individual crown in a time of 19:29.
“It really benefitted us to have our younger kids, both men and women, compete,” Kennedy said. “It was important for them to get this experience and learn some lessons.”
The NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held Nov. 19 in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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