Women's and Men's Cross Country News
October 20, 2001
ISSAQUAH, WA -- Host: Northwest College
Women's 5k
133 finishers; Overall winner: Sarah Forrey Unattached
| Team Place | Score |
|---|---|
| Norwest College | 30 |
| Western WA U | 89 |
| Seattle Pacific U | 90 |
| Lewis-Clark State | 97 |
| Central WA U | 127 |
| Southern Oregon U | 139 |
| Seattle U | 170 |
| Eastern Oregon U | 192 |
| Saint Martin's College | 278 |
| Bellevue CC | 291 |
| Skagit Valley College | 321 |
The Evergreen State College and Warner Pacific U had incomplete teams.
Evergreen's Molly Allen continued her re-writing of Geoduck Cross Country history. Even though her fast, gutsy start took it's toll, Allen managed an impressive time of 19:08 and a 31 second personal best. She finished 33rd overall. Molly has an excellent chance at earning All-Conference honors at the Regional Championships November 3rd. Jr. Shawn Olson (71st/ 20:19) ran an equally impressive race. Her 56 second improvement on her best dropped the jaws of her coaches Craig Dickson and Kristen Mora. The two freshman, Drew Gaede and Renee Queneville, also had big improvements with their 24:00/127th and 26:36/132nd respective performances.
Men's 8k
125 finishers; Overall winner: Chris Clancy Warner Pacific U
| Team Place | Score |
|---|---|
| Eastern Oregon U | 26 |
| Central WA U | 53 |
| Western WA U | 81 |
| Seattle U | 130 |
| Lewis-Clark State | 153 |
| St. Martin's | 158 |
| Seattle Pacific U | 162 |
| Southern OR U | 185 |
| Cascade College | 291 |
| Evergreen State College | 319 |
| Everett CC | 328 |
| Skagit Valley College | 344 |
| Warner Pacific | NS |
The Geoduck men turned in their best performance of the season today. Keith Darrock finally broke the 27:00 barrier that had challenged him all season long and finished 51st overall with his 26:52. Mark Beattie knocked on the door of the elusive sub-28 with his just-short 28:08, still a personal best. Following close to Beattie, Derek Dillman finally said goodbye to the 29's and crossed the line in 28:26. Fearless Pat Talmadge (108th/29:14) not only took on a field of runners half his age, but also did it with a nasty sprained ankle only 4 days old. Freshman Kent Uglick brought the team home with his 110th finish in 29:31.