SPOKANE, Wash. –The Cal State Monterey Bay men's and women's cross country teams conclude the 2011 campaign at the NCAA Division II Cross Country West Region Championship Meet. Continuing with the tradition of the season, the Otters made program improvements placing higher than ever recorded in it's history as a division II program.
With young rosters, Head Coach
Greg Rhines had 12 Otters run the event for the first time, including nine freshman.
The women had a final finish three places higher than the 2010 season, at 18
th place, and the men's squad two spots above the previous best, finishing 17
th.
Junior
Piper Delaney led the women as the top finisher for her eighth consecutive race, individually placing 34
th. Delaney's final time was just seconds short of her personal record, crossing the finish line at 22:38. Delaney was followed by two freshman,
Cristina Hernandez at 24:24 and
Jennie Yeaman at 24:35. Representing the senior class was
Hayley Tharp finishing 125
th, crossing the line at 24:49.
Also making his eighth appearance as the top finisher, junior
Cameron Cruse set a new school record and a personal best in the 10k finishing 78
th individually crossing the finish line at a final time of 33:51. Rounding out the top three finishers for the CSUMB men was freshman
Logan Coe (35:16) and
Karson Hayden (35:32).
NCAA West Regional host by GNAC
Spokane, WA I Plantes Ferry Park
November 5th, 2011
Women's Team Finishes:
1.Alaska Anchorage 27; 2. Chico State 66; 3. Western Washington 148; 4. Alaska Fairbanks 164; 5. Cal Poly Pomona 171; 6. Seattle Pacific 212; 7. San Francisco State 216; 8. UC San Diego 224; 9. Cal State Stanislaus 239; 10. Cal State L.A. 262; 11. Humboldt State 305; 12. BYU-Hawaii 312; 13. Northwest Nazarene 339; 14. Western Oregon 417; 15. Cal State San Bernardino 423; 16. Sonoma State 511; 17. MSU Billings 517; 18. CSU Monterey Bay 517; 19. Grand Canyon 532; 20 Cal State East Bay 540; 21. Central Washington 551; 22. Cal State Dominguez Hills 561; 23. Hawaii Pacific 569; 24. Saint Martin's 578.
Individual Finishes (Top 10) - 1. Ruth Keino, Alaska Anchorage, 20:51; 2. Bridget Berg, Humboldt State, 21:18; 3. Miriam Kipn'geno, Alaska Anchorage, 21:25; 4. Ivy O'Guinn, Alaska Anchorage, 21:28; 5. Alia Gray, Chico State, 21:37; 6. Tiffany Dinh, Cal Poly Pomona, 21:42; 7. Shoshana Keegan, Alaska Anchorage, 21:45; 8. Chia Chang, UC San Diego, 21:46; 9. Amy Schnittger, Chico State, 21:52; 10. Rachel Young, Dixie State, 21:54.
ALSO INCLUDED: 34.
Piper Delaney (CSUMB) 22:38; 107
Cristina Hernandez (CSUMB) 24:24; 117.
Jennie Yeaman (CSUMB) 24:35; 125.
Hayley Tharp (CSUMB) 24:49; 144.
Sara Dionne (CSUMB) 25:19; 153.
Allie Levy (CSUMB) 25:47; 159.
Allyson Swan (CSUMB) 26:45.
Men's Team Finishes: 1. Alaska Anchorage 37; 2. Chico State 39; 3. Western Oregon 126; 4. Western Washington 128; 5. Northwest Nazarene 200; 6. San Francisco State 211; 7. Seattle Pacific 247; 8. Humboldt State 250; 9. UC San Diego 252; 10. Saint Martin's 261; 11. Cal Poly Pomona 277; 12. BYU-Hawaii 306; 13. Central Washington 321; 14. Grand Canyon 332; 15. MSU Billings 342; 16. Alaska Fairbanks 449; 17. Cal State Monterey Bay 482.
Individual Finishes (Top 10) - 1. Micah Chelimo, Alaska Anchorage, 30:19; 2. Isaac Chavez, Chico State, 30:20; 3. Barak Watson, Northwest Nazarene, 30:23; 4. Alfred Kangogo, Alaska Anchorage, 30:52; 5. Connor Kasler, Western Oregon, 30:58; 6. Johnny Sanchez, Chico State, 31:07; 7. Kyle Van Santen, Saint Martin's, 31:10; 8. Yonatan Yilma, Alaska Anchorage, 31:12; 9. Adrian Sherrod, Chico State, 31:19; 10. Joseph Rivera, Chico State, 31:20.
ALSO INCLUDED: 78.
Cameron Cruse (CSUMB) 33:51; 104.
Logan Coe (CSUMB) 35:16; 108.
Karson Hayden(CSUMB) 35:32; 109.
Bobby Woyjeck (CSUMB) 35:39; 115.
Ray Garcia (CSUMB) 36:21; 119;
James Dietler-Bennion (CSUMB) 37:12.
