October 16, 2013
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Week 7 Release | October 16, 2013 Primary Contact: Kaleb Center, Director of Media Relations • E-mail: [email protected] • Office: (719) 471-4936 • Cell: (719) 338-2394 • Twitter: @RMAC_SPORTS
RMAC Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week October 9 Tara Richardson, Western State October 2 Tara Richardson, Western State September 25 Janelle Lincks, Metro State September 11 Kelly Lamb, Adams State
RMAC Cross Country Championships Western New Mexico University Silver City Golf Course SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Tuesday, October 22 5 p.m. Roster of entries due on Direct Athletics Friday, October 25 3-5 p.m. Course available for training 4:30-7:30 p.m. Pasta dinner available at the WNMU cafeteria 8 p.m. Mandatory coaches meeting at Brancheau PE Complex Room 249 Saturday, October 26 9:45 a.m. RMAC Women report to the starting line for check-in 9:50 a.m. National Anthem played and RMAC code is read 10:00 a.m. Women’s RMAC Cha.m.pionships 6k 10:30 a.m. RMAC Men report to starting line for check-in 10:45 a.m. Men’s RMAC Cha.m.pionships 8k 11:45 a.m. Awards Ceremony (at the course)
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2013 RMAC Cross Country News & Notes Adams State University Team Notes: Alyssa Selve (Senior, Santa Clarita, Calif./Glendale CC) finished the 5,000 meter course at the Fort Hays State University Tiger Open this past Saturday in 17:49.98 for third place. Black Hills State University Team Notes: BHSU finished in fifth place over the weekend at the 23rd annual running of the Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets Invitational. Senior Becca Ellis had the only top-20 finish for the women’s team when she finished 18th-overall with a time of 19:06.5 and a personal record. Senior Courtney Chase finished 23rd (19:21.4), senior Anna Yanchek was close behind in 28th with a time of 19:38.0. The next meet for the Yellow Jackets will come in Silver City, N.M at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference finals on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Chadron State College Team Notes: Next on the schedule for the Eagles is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships at Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., on Oct. 26. Colorado Christian University Team Notes: On Saturday in Hays, Kan., Regan Mullen won the FHSU Tiger Open with a time of 17:45.18 in the 5K race. Mullen, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., finished in front of 167 runners to get the win. Teammate Elizabeth Turner also turned in a solid showing, running 5000 meters in 18:50.10 to finish 26th. Brooke Genovese came in 53rd among collegiate runners, followed by Cambria Magnuson and Abby Rhodes. With no more regular season races left to run, the Cougars will turn their focus to the RMAC Championships. Colorado Christian will compete in the traditionally tough race in Silver City, N.M. on October 26. Colorado Mesa University Team Notes: The Mavericks will have this weekend off and will gear up for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico. Colorado School of Mines Team Notes: With the regular season complete, Mines is back on course Oct. 26 as the Orediggers compete at the RMAC Championships, hosted by Western New Mexico at Silver City Golf Course in Silver City, N.M. Fort Lewis College Team Notes: The Skyhawks will have this weekend off and will prepare for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico. Metropolitan State University of Denver Team Notes: The Roadrunners will have this weekend off and will get ready for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University Team Notes: The Highlands harriers will have this weekend off and will gear up for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico. Regis University Team Notes: The Rangers will have this weekend off and will prepare for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico.
2013 RMAC Cross Country News & Notes University of Colorado Colorado Springs Team Notes: The Mountain Lions will take the next week off to train for the RMAC Championships Oct. 26, in Silver City, N.M. Western New Mexico University Team Notes: Competing in the UC-San Diego Triton Classic on Saturday, WNMU came in third with a total of 103 points. Chico State with 33 points held off host UC-San Diego by two points to win the eight-team field. Senior Nicole Luna (Pueblo of Laguna, NM/Laguna-Acoma High School) came in fourth overall with a final time of 22:45.1 to once again break her own personal record in the 6K. The Mustangs will host the RMAC championships Saturday, October 26th in Silver City that will take place at the Silver City Golf Course. Western State Colorado University Team Notes: Mountaineer freshman Amy Penn was the victor in the 63rd annual W Mountain Race on Saturday in Gunnison, Colo., finishing with a time of 20:53 in the 2.8 mile event that climbs nearly 1,000 vertical feet to the top of W Mountain. WSCU prepares to take on the RMAC Championships next at Silver City Golf Course in Silver City, N.M., on Oct. 26.
Upcoming Meets Oct. 26 RMAC Championships Silver City Golf Course - Silver City, N.M. All RMAC Teams Nov. 9 NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships Nance Ranch - Canyon, Texas All RMAC Teams Nov. 23 NCAA Division II National Championships Plants Ferry Athletic Complex - Spokane, Wash. Qualifying RMAC Teams
2013 RMAC Cross Country Release USTFCCCA Women’s Division II National Rankings October 16, 2013 Rank School 1 Grand Valley State (8) 2 Adams State 3 Western State 4 Augustana (S.D.) 5 Alaska Anchorage 6 Simon Fraser 7 Chico State 8 Metro State 9 Edinboro 10 UC-Colorado Springs 11 Southern Indiana 12 Malone 13 Shippensburg 14 Hillsdale 15 Minnesota Duluth 16 Pittsburg State 17 Midwestern State 18 Indiana (Pa.) 18 U-Mary 20 Northern Michigan 21 West Texas A&M 22 Stonehill 23 Tampa 24 Seton Hill 25 Cal State Stanislaus
USTFCCCA Women’s Division II Regional Rankings October 15, 2013 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
School Adams State Western State Metro State UC-Colorado Springs Midwestern State West Texas A&M Eastern New Mexico Tarleton State Dallas Baptist Colorado Mines
Also Receiving Votes: Tampa 11, Columbus State 11, UW-Parkside 8, Southwest Baptist 7, Eastern New Mexico 7, Cal State Stanislaus 3, Neb.-Kearney 3, California (Pa.) 1
RMAC Teams Ranked in the Top 25 October 9 2. Adams State T3. Western State 8. Metro State 10. UC-Colorado Springs
September 18 2. Adams State 4. Western State 9. Metro State 10. UC-Colorado Springs
October 2 2. Adams State 4. Western State 9. Metro State 10. UC-Colorado Springs
August 28 (Preseason) 2. Adams State 3. Western State 8. UC-Colorado Springs 23. Metro State
September 26 2. Adams State 4. Western State 9. Metro State 10. UC-Colorado Springs
RMAC Teams in the South Central Region Rankings October 15 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 UC-Colorado Springs 10 Colorado Mines October 8 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 UC-Colorado Springs 10 Colorado Mines October 1 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 UC-Colorado Springs 9 Colorado Mines 10 Chadron State
September 25 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 Colorado Mines 5 UC-Colorado Springs 7 Regis 8 Fort Lewis 10 New Mexico Highlands September 17 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 UC-Colorado Springs 7 Fort Lewis 8 Colorado Mines 9 Chadron State August 27 (Preseason) 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 UC-Colorado Springs 6 Metro State 8 Fort Lewis 9 Colorado Mines
2013 RMAC Cross Country Top Times Adams State University Event Date PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 Kelly Lamb Jenna Thurman Lauren Martin Alyssa Selve Melissa Roberts Maura O’Brien Gylany Crossman Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 Kelsy Corbin Rachel Kresl Tayler Warren Jesse Brunett Kaiti Davis Carson Severson Natalie Neece Roy Griak Invite - Gold Sept. 28, 2013 Kelly Lamb Lauren Martin Melissa Roberts Jenna Thurman Maura O’Brien Alyssa Selve Kelsy Corbin Fort Hays Tiger Open Oct. 12, 2013 Alyssa Selve Jenna Thurman Jesse Brunett Tayler Warren Gylany Crossman Rachel Kresl Kaiti Davis
Time/Finish 5K 17:44.3/1 18:00.0/2 18:15.4/3 18:21.2/4 18:29.9/5 18:32.1/6 18:47.7/8 6K 23:22/4 23:41/7 23:42/8 23:45/9 24:39/17 26:20/43 27:35/56 8K 21:55/39 22:04/49 22:25/75 22:30/84 22:46/106 23:08/131 23:30/150 5K 17:50.0/3 17:59.0/5 18:17.7/10 18:25.7/14 18:45.7/22 18:50.1/27 19:32.5/52
Black Hills State University Event Date Time/Finish BHSU Yellow Jacket Invite Sept. 13, 2013 6K Anna Yancheck 21:18.17/6 Courtney Chase 21:35.22/8 Sierra Miles 21:58.8/10 Becca Ellis 22:09.7/12 Shelby Stoltz 22:22.9/13 Tessa Byrd 23:10.3/15 Erica Gajda 24:39.6/19 Roy Griak Invite - Maroon II Sept. 28, 2013 8K Anna Yanchek 24:44.6/97 Becca Ellis 25:27.2/132 Courtney Chase 25:54.8/144 Shelby Stoltz 26:09.5/157 Sierra Miles 26:51.4/183 Tessara Byrd 27:41.4/199 Erica Gajda 29:51.1/221 MSUB Yellowjacket Invite Oct. 12, 2013 5K Becca Ellis 19:06.5/23 Courtney Chase 19:21.4/28 Anna Yanchek 19:38.0/33 Sierra Miles 20:07.7/38 Shelby Stoltz 20:20.8/45 Tessara Byrd 20:52.5/55 Erica Gajda 21:45.4/69 Shaley Herber 22:01.3/71 Chadron State College Event Date S.D. Mines Dual Meet Sept. 6, 2013 Ashley Riesen Jayme Nunes Rebecca Volf Sara Townsend Nicky Applegarth Callie Johnson
Time/Finish 3.03 Mile 19:20/1 19:40/2 19:49/3 20:14/4 20:31/5 20:50/6
Chadron State Eagle Open Sept. 14, 2013 Ashley Riesen Jayme Nunes Rebecca Volf Sara Townsend Nicky Applegarth Callie Johnson Ashley Appelt Woody Greeno Invite Sept. 21, 2013 Jayme Nunes Ashley Riesen Rebecca Volf Nicky Applegarth Sara Townsend Ashley Appelt Teren Hanson Arkansas Chile Pepper Invite Oct. 5, 2013 Ashley Riesen Jayme Nunes Rebecca Volf Ashley Appelt Nicky Applegarth Sara Townsend Callie Johnson
4K 15:16/2 15:24/3 15:25/5 16:08/8 16:09/9 16:47/11 17:07/15 6K 23:02.0/4 23:35.1/20 24:20.5/33 24:25.7/38 25:18.4/70 25:56.8/88 26:23.9/107 5K 19:04.7/67 19:28.9/94 19:47.7/118 20:46.6/196 20:50.7/200 21:27.4/243 21:32.1/249
Colorado Christian University Event Date Time/Finish PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 5K Regan Mullen 18:39.5/7 Elizabeth Turner 19:26.2/11 Brooke Genovese 20:06.1/24 Jacquelyne Tramp 21:45.7/37 Abby Rhodes 23:58.4/43 UC Riverside Invite Sept. 14, 2013 6K Regan Mullen 21:46.5/26 Elizabeth Turner 23:23.8/81 Jacquelyne Tramp 24:17.9/99 Brooke Genovese 24:39.6/105 Abby Rhodes 27:44.3/114 Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 5.8K Regan Mullen 22:53/13 Elizabeth Turner 24:20/31 Jacquelyne Tramp 25:58/51 Brooke Genovese 26:46/66 Abby Rhodes 29:43/90 Fort Hays Tiger Open Oct. 12, 2013 5K Regan Mullen 17:45.2/1 Elizabeth Turner 18:50.1/26 Brooke Genovese 19:50.6/67 Cambria Magnusen 21:35.1/120 Abby Rhodes 23:29.6/150
Colorado Mesa University Event Date Time/Finish UC Riverside Open Sept. 14, 2013 6K Haley Kremer 18:22.7/12 Chelsea Lyons 19:11.4/40 Lauren Lipski 19:20.3/50 Shannon Emery 19:32.2/62 Melissa Bauer 19:37.8/64 Allie Suppes 19:38.1/65 Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 5.8K Hayley Kremer 23:34/21 Lauren Lipski 24:03/23 Chelsea Lyons 24:15/27 Shannon Emery 24:17/28 Melissa Bauer 25:06/37 Alexia Chapman 25:57/50 Sara Speedlin 26:21/59 WSCU Mountaineer Open Oct. 5, 2013 6K Lauren Lipski 24:14.00/9 Hayley Kremer 25:01.00/20 Shannon Emery 25:32.00/23 Alexia Russell 25:46.00/25 Alexia Chapman 26:26.00/34 Alexandra Suppes 26:36.00/36 Sara Speedlin 26:47.00/40
2013 RMAC Cross Country Top Times Colorado School of Mines Event Date Time/Finish Colorado State Open Sept. 6, 2013 5K Chloe Gustafson 18:18.20/4 Nicole deMontigny 19:40.70/40 Kirsten Farquhar 19:48.30/44 Whitney Schultz 20:05.70/51 Hanna Barringer 20:19.20/57 Jill Remmers 21:01.50/66 Stanford Invite Sept. 28, 2013 8K Chloe Gustafson 22:38/5 Nicole DeMontigny 23:10/13 Ann Miller 24:06/38 Hanna Barringer 24:33/47 Whitney Schultz 24:47/50 Kirsten Farquhar 25:16/54 Susan Frazier 25:39/58 Metro State Invite Oct. 5, 2013 6K Whitney Schultz 25:21/23 Hanna Barringer 25:30/25 Juliann Coffey 26:48/41 Jill Remmers 27:15/45 Susan Frazier 27:29/47 Colorado State University-Pueblo Event Date Time/Finish PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 5K Bailey Hughes 14:55.0/59 Jordan Mathes 15:11.0/61 Taylor Bond 16:56.0/57 Sydni Riley 20:32.0/62 Jordan Freeman 20:37.0/58 Samantha Bellah 21:01.0/56 Nicole Hulet 22:48.0/60 Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 6K Bailey Hughes 23:30/5 Jordan Mathes 23:33/6 Taylor Bond 25:29/27 Jordan Freeman 28:38/69 Kellie Evans 29:44/80 Samantha Bellah 31:00/83 Miranda Murillo 33:32/92 Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 5.8K Jordan Mathes 22:53/12 Bailey Hughes 22:54/14 Taylor Bond 25:44/46 Kellie Evans 28:23/85 Jordan Freeman 29:31/89 Miranda Murillo 33:54/95 Fort Hays Tiger Open Oct. 12, 2013 5K Jordan Mathes 17:49.8/2 Bailey Hughes 18:01.9/6 Taylor Bond 19:43.3/61 Kellie Evans 21:06.1/109 Miranda Murillo 26:24.7/164 Fort Lewis College Event Date PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 Katarina Medici Nicole Desouchet Maddie Kruger Emily White Madeigh Winsor Alexis Work Kiara Glover Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 Kelsi Lawrence Rhea Gillespie Stephanie Dexter Farrah Hood Julia Boyd-Helm Courtney Ragle Kolette Dayish
Time/Finish 5K 19:08.6/10 19:35.8/15 19:48.3/18 19:50.1/20 19:54.3/25 20:04.2/27 20:08.0/28 6K 25:40/34 26:26/46 26:44/49 27:27/54 27:31/55 27:39/58 27:45/60
Stanford Invite Sept. 28, 2013 Katarina Medici Maddie Kruger Kate Judge Kiara Glover Emily White Alexis Work Madeigh Winsor WSCU Mountaineer Open Oct. 5, 2013 Maddie Kruger Katarina Medici Alexis Work Madeigh Winsor Katherine Judge Kiara Glover Kelsi Lawrence
8K 23:44/29 23:50/33 23:51/34 24:27/44 24:29/45 24:47/51 25:26/56 6K 23:54.00/5 24:23.00/11 24:32.00/12 24:44.00/16 24:44.10/17 24:47.00/18 25:18.00/22
Metropolitan State University of Denver Event Date Time/Finish Colorado State Open Sept. 6, 2013 5K Janelle Lincks 18:11.90/3 Breanna Hemming 18:33.20/7 Amy Johnston 18:59.30/23 Evonna Ramirez 19:26.30/34 Victoria Alcala 19:31.30/37 Jamilah Rashid 19:44.80/42 Elysia Erickson 20:14.00/55 Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 6K Janelle Lincks 22:34/2 Amy Johnston 23:12/3 Evonna Ramirez 23:47/10 Victoria Alcala 24:15/12 Jamilah Rashid 24:29/15 Elysia Erickson 24:53/19 Precious Lyons 25:32/29 Metro State Invite Oct. 5, 2013 6K Janelle Lincks 22:53/1 Amy Johnston 23:18/2 Victoria Alcala 24:01/6 Evonna Ramirez 24:04/9 Breanna Hemming 24:10/11 Jamilah Rashid 25:05/19 Elysia Erickson 25:21/22 New Mexico Highlands University Event Date Time/Finish PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 5K Marie-Josiane Ohoueu 19:20.4/10 Ivana Aragon 19:46.2/15 Brianna Cathcart 19:51.0/18 Angela Ibarra 19:54.5/20 Tayler Hendren 20:07.6/25 Amanda Ortzow 20:17.0/27 Marlinda Pecos 20:31.0/28 Texas Tech Red Raider Open Sept. 13, 2013 5K Ohoueu, Marie-Josiane 20:02.2/10 Ibarra, Angela 20:56.5/22 Aragon, Ivana 21:08.5/25 Hendren, Tayler 21:29.4/29 Ortzow, Amanda 22:01.2/42 Gomez, Stephanie 22:08.3/45 Saavedra, Melissa 22:27.0/51 West Texas A&M Stampede Sept. 21, 2013 6K Marie-Josia Ohoueu 23:11.3/5 Angela Ibarra 23:52.8/18 Brianna Cathcart 24:19.7/28 Ivana Aragon 24:28.8/29 Marlinda Pecos 24:43.5/36 Tayler Hendren 24:49.2/38 Amanda Ortzow 25:02.4/43 Highlands Jam Sept. 28, 2013 5K Marie-Jose Ohoueu 18:32.24/1 Angela Ibarra 19:11.55/5 Briana Cathcart 19:12.11/6 Ivana Aragon 19:37.20/8 Marlinda Pecos 19:43.27/9
2013 RMAC Cross Country Top Times Arkansas Chile Pepper Invite Oct. 5, 2013 Marie-Josiane Ohoueu Angela Ibarra Ivana Aragon Brianna Cathcart Amanda Ortzow Marlinda Pecos Tayler Hendren
5K 18:59.8/62 19:20.6/82 19:23.4/84 19:23.8/85 20:13.6/154 20:19.2/162 20:33.3/185
Regis University Event Date PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 Lauren Baldauf - Policky Hannah Cheney Kela Vargas Kelly Fleming A. Chittenden Kristen Coffey Molly Wagner Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 Lauren Baldauf Kela Vargas Kristen Coffey Kelly Fleming A. Chittenden Jordan Seitz Molly Wagner Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 A. Chittenden Kristen Coffey Kelly Fleming Kim Najera Molly Wagner Grace Triska Dominique Ortiz Metro State Invite Oct. 5, 2013 Kela Vargas Hannah Cheney Lauren Baldauf-Policky Jordan Seitz Kristen Coffey A. Chittenden Kelly Fleming UC San Diego Triton Classic Oct. 12, 2013 Kela Vargas Hannah Cheney Jordan Seitz A. Chittenden Kelly Fleming Kim Najera Hope Gimbel
Time/Finish 5K 19:32.2/12 19:45.4/14 20:01.1/22 21:13.6/32 21:15.9/33 21:27.2/34 22:00.2/38 6K 24:11/11 24:15/13 25:27/26 25:31/28 26:17/42 26:37/47 26:48/50 5.8K 25:52/48 26:12/58 26:33/62 27:00/71 27:07/74 27:46/80 28:36/86 6K 24:07/10 24:39/15 24:57/17 25:37/26 25:39/27 26:15/35 26:36/39 6K 23:33.2/25 23:34.6/27 24:11.0/45 24:51.7/59 25:41.6/69 26:09.9/75 26:33.2/80
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Event Date Time/Finish Rust Buster Sept. 7, 2013 4K Angie Martell 14:57.0/35 Veronica Sandoval 15:30.0/37 Alyssa Andrews 15:42.0/31 Sarah Treese 15:44.0/38 Alyssa Wendt 15:47.0/40 Samantha Bauer 15:48.0/32 Melanie Diep 15:52.0/34 Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 6K Heather Gentry 24:55/20 Alexa Urban 25:02/22 Amber McAfee 26:39/48 Chelsea Martus 26:53/51 Metro State Invite Oct. 5, 2013 6K Angie Martell 23:30/3 Veronica Sandoval 23:50/4 Samantha Bauer 24:01/7 Alyssa Wendt 24:03/8 Lina Arista 24:18/12 Alyssa Andrews 24:28/13 Melanie Diep 24:31/14
Western New Mexico University Event Date Time/Finish George Kyte Classic - Open Sept. 7, 2013 2.96 Mile Nicole Luna 18:46.4/4 Melina Tolentino 18:49.8/5 Erika Beltran 19:35.5/13 Taylor Stewart 19:39.2/14 Caitlin Pitzel 19:46.9/17 Aimme Apodaca 20:14.5/22 Janice Chacon 20:24.1/25 Dave Murray Invite Sept. 21, 2013 3 Mile Nicole Luna 18:32.96/4 Melina Tolentino 19:17.23/8 Aimme Apodaca 19:37.67/11 Erika Beltran 19:42.73/12 Caitlin Pitzel 19:45.87/13 Viviana Ruiz 20:45.55/25 Taylor Stewart 20:51.87/27 Highlands Jam Sept. 28, 2013 5K Nicole Luna 18:34.19/2 Melina Tolentino 19:06.76/4 Aimme Apodaca 19:13.83/7 Erika Beltran 19:46.47/11 Caitlin Pitzel 19:48.95/13 Pomona-Pitzer Invite Oct. 5, 2013 6K Nicole Luna 22:53.1/8 Melina Tolentino 23:09.1/12 Erika Beltran 23:53.3/28 Aimme Apodaca 23:55.2/30 Caitlin Pitzel 24:36.2/52 Taylor Stewart 25:07.6/67 UC San Diego Triton Classic Oct. 12, 2013 6K Nicole Luna 22:45.1/4 Melina Tolentino 22:58.9/9 Aimme Apodaca 23:41.8/31 Erika Beltran 24:10.1/44 Taylor Stewart 25:03.9/62 Janice Chacon 26:40.4/81 Western State Colorado University Event Date Time/Finish Colorado State Open Sept. 6, 2013 5K Tara Richardson 18:25.30/6 Melanie Becic 18:38.90/10 Julie Pack 18:46.80/13 Cassandra Ortiz 19:05.70/26 Torie Weprin 19:06.40/27 Cali Antolini 19:39.60/39 Ali Wolpern 19:47.50/43 Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 5.8K Tara Richardson 22:02/7 Anna Marshall 22:24/9 Julie Pack 22:36/10 Melanie Becic 23:08/16 Cassandra Ortiz 23:17/17 Torie Weprin 23:17/18 Cali Antolini 23:30/20 WSCU Mountaineer Open Oct. 5, 2013 6K Tara Richardson 22:14/1 Julie Pack 23:09/2 Anna Marshall 23:11/3 Melanie Becic 23:36/4 Cassandra Ortiz 23:59/6 Torie Weprin 24:00/7 Alicia Randall 24:15/10
2013 RMAC Preseason Information 2013 RMAC Men’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll ‘12 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Pts Finish 1. Adams State (12) 12 1st 2. Colorado Mines (1) 28 2nd 3. Western State Colorado 31 3rd 4. UC-Colorado Springs 46 4th 5. Fort Lewis 63 7th 6. Metro State 69 5th 7. Black Hills State 81 8th New Mexico Highlands 81 5th 9. Colorado Mesa 109 10th 10. Colorado Christian 111 9th 11. Western New Mexico 118 11th 12. Chadron State 123 12th 13. Regis 127 13th Coaches can’t vote for their own runners or teams.
2013 RMAC Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll ‘12 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Pts Finish 1. Adams State (12) 14 1st 2. Western State Colorado (2) 24 2nd 3. UC-Colorado Springs 43 3rd 4. Colorado Mines 46 4th 5. Metro State 85 6th 6. Regis 92 7th 7. Black Hills State 98 7th 8. Fort Lewis 105 5th 9. Colorado Christian 108 12th 10. Colorado Mesa 115 10th 11. New Mexico Highlands 120 7th 12. Chadron State 133 11th 13. Western New Mexico 149 13th 14. CSU-Pueblo 154 14th Coaches can’t vote for their own runners or teams.
RMAC Men’s Preseason Runner of the Year
RMAC Women’s Preseason Runner of the Year
Tabor Stevens Adams State Junior Canon City, Colo./Canon City HS Stevens, the 2012 RMAC cross country champion, led the Grizzlies to the RMAC team title as well. He then aided Adams State to their 21st Cross Country team national title by placing third at the NCAA Championships. He was named to the Academic All-RMAC First Team at the conclusion of the cross country season.
Kelly Lamb Adams State Senior Creede, Colo./Creede HS In 2012, Lamb placed second at the RMAC Championships behind teammate and eventual national champion Alicia Nelson. She went on to finish third at the NCAA South Central Regionals and 13th at the NCAA DII National Championships in 20:39 in the 6K. She was honored as the 2012-13 RMAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year from ASU.
RMAC Men’s Cross Country Preseason All-RMAC Team
RMAC Women’s Cross Country Preseason All-RMAC Team
*Tabor Stevens, Adams State (Jr., Canon City, Colo.) Kevin Batt, Adams State (So. Sydney, Australia) *Matt Daniels, Adams State (Sr., Arlington, Texas) *Phil Schneider, Colorado Mines (The Woodlands, Texas) Ian Butler, Western State (Sr., Lakewood, Colo.) Derek Alcorn, Colorado Mines (Jr., Spokane, Wash.) John Luterbach, Adams State (Jr., Waukesha, Wisc.)
*Kelly Lamb, Adams State (Sr., Creede, Colo.) *Lauren Martin, Adams State (Jr., Alamosa, Colo.) Regan Mullen, Colorado Christian (Colo. Springs, Colo.) Tara Richardson, Western State (Sr., Wiggins, Colo.) Julie Pack, Western State (So., Phoenix, Ariz.) Alyssa Selve, Adams State (Sr., Santa Clarita, Calif.) Breanna Hemming, Metro State (So., Kiowa, Colo.)
Runners are listed in order of points received. *-unanimous selection
Runners are listed in order of points received. *-unanimous selection
2013 RMAC Cross Country Schedules Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Adams State University Meet Joe Vigil Open Invite Colorado College Invite Roy Griak Invite RMAC Championships NCAA So. Central Championship NCAA Championships
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 13 Sep. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Black Hills State University Meet Location South Dakota Mines Invite Rapid City, S.D. BHSU Yellow Jacket Invite Spearfish, S.D. Roy Griak Invite Minneapolis, Minn. Yellow Jacket Invite Billings, Mont. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 14 Sep. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Chadron State College Meet South Dakota Mines Invite CSC Invite Woody Greeno Invite Chile Pepper Invite RMAC Championships NCAA So. Central Championship NCAA Championships
Date Sep. 7 Sept. 14 Sep. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Colorado Christian University Meet Location Joe Vigil Open Invite Alamosa, Colo. UC Riverside Invite Riverside, Calif. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. Tiger Open Hays, Kan. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 6 Sept. 14 Sep. 28 Sep. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Colorado Mesa University Meet Location CSU Invite Ft. Collins, Colo. UC Riverside Open Riverside, Calif. Stanford XC Invite Palo Alto, Calif. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 28 Sep. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Colorado School of Mines Meet Location CSU Invite Ft. Collins, Colo. Stanford XC Invite Palo Alto, Calif. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Colorado State University-Pueblo Meet Location UCCS Rust Buster Colo. Springs, Colo. Colorado College Invite Colo. Springs, Colo. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. Tiger Open Hays, Kan. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Location Alamosa, Colo. Colo. Springs, Colo. Minneapolis, Minn. Silver City, N.M. Denver, Colo. Spokane, Wash.
Location Rapid City, S.D. Chadron, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Fayetteville, Ark. Silver City, N.M. Denver, Colo. Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Fort Lewis College Meet Joe Vigil Open Invite Colorado College Invite Stanford XC Invite Mountaineer Open RMAC Championships NCAA So. Central Championship NCAA Championships
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Metropolitan State University of Denver Meet Location CSU Invite Ft. Collins, Colo. Colorado College Invite Colo. Springs, Colo. Metro State Roadrunner Invite Denver, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 13 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
New Mexico Highlands University Meet Location Joe Vigil Open Invite Alamosa, Colo. Texas Tech Red Raider Open Lubbock, Texas West Texas A&M Regional Preview Canyon, Texas HU Cross Country Jam Las Vegas, N.M. Chile Pepper Invite Fayetteville, Ark. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Regis University Meet Joe Vigil Open Invite Colorado College Invite Rocky Mountain Shootout Metro State Roadrunner Invite RMAC Championships NCAA So. Central Championship NCAA Championships
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Meet Location UCCS Rust Buster Colo. Springs, Colo. Colorado College Invite Colo. Springs, Colo. Metro State Roadrunner Invite Denver, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 20 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Western New Mexico University Meet Location George Kyte Classic Northern Arizona University of Arizona Invite Tuscon, Ariz. HU Cross Country Jam Las Vegas, N.M. Pomona-Pitzer Invite Claremont, Calif. Triton Classic San Diego, Calif. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Western State Colorado University Meet Location CSU Invite Ft. Collins, Colo. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. Mountaineer Open Gunnison, Colo. 63rd W Mountain Race Gunnison, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Location Alamosa, Colo. Colo. Springs, Colo. Palo Alto, Calif. Gunnison, Colo. Silver City, N.M. Denver, Colo. Spokane, Wash.
Location Alamosa, Colo. Colo. Springs, Colo. Boulder, Colo. Denver, Colo. Silver City, N.M. Denver, Colo. Spokane, Wash.
RMAC Women’s Cross Country Runners of the Week October 9 Tara Richardson, Western State October 2 Tara Richardson, Western State September 25 Janelle Lincks, Metro State September 11 Kelly Lamb, Adams State
RMAC Cross Country Championships Western New Mexico University Silver City Golf Course SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Tuesday, October 22 5 p.m. Roster of entries due on Direct Athletics Friday, October 25 3-5 p.m. Course available for training 4:30-7:30 p.m. Pasta dinner available at the WNMU cafeteria 8 p.m. Mandatory coaches meeting at Brancheau PE Complex Room 249 Saturday, October 26 9:45 a.m. RMAC Women report to the starting line for check-in 9:50 a.m. National Anthem played and RMAC code is read 10:00 a.m. Women’s RMAC Cha.m.pionships 6k 10:30 a.m. RMAC Men report to starting line for check-in 10:45 a.m. Men’s RMAC Cha.m.pionships 8k 11:45 a.m. Awards Ceremony (at the course)
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2013 RMAC Cross Country News & Notes Adams State University Team Notes: Alyssa Selve (Senior, Santa Clarita, Calif./Glendale CC) finished the 5,000 meter course at the Fort Hays State University Tiger Open this past Saturday in 17:49.98 for third place. Black Hills State University Team Notes: BHSU finished in fifth place over the weekend at the 23rd annual running of the Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets Invitational. Senior Becca Ellis had the only top-20 finish for the women’s team when she finished 18th-overall with a time of 19:06.5 and a personal record. Senior Courtney Chase finished 23rd (19:21.4), senior Anna Yanchek was close behind in 28th with a time of 19:38.0. The next meet for the Yellow Jackets will come in Silver City, N.M at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference finals on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Chadron State College Team Notes: Next on the schedule for the Eagles is the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships at Western New Mexico in Silver City, N.M., on Oct. 26. Colorado Christian University Team Notes: On Saturday in Hays, Kan., Regan Mullen won the FHSU Tiger Open with a time of 17:45.18 in the 5K race. Mullen, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., finished in front of 167 runners to get the win. Teammate Elizabeth Turner also turned in a solid showing, running 5000 meters in 18:50.10 to finish 26th. Brooke Genovese came in 53rd among collegiate runners, followed by Cambria Magnuson and Abby Rhodes. With no more regular season races left to run, the Cougars will turn their focus to the RMAC Championships. Colorado Christian will compete in the traditionally tough race in Silver City, N.M. on October 26. Colorado Mesa University Team Notes: The Mavericks will have this weekend off and will gear up for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico. Colorado School of Mines Team Notes: With the regular season complete, Mines is back on course Oct. 26 as the Orediggers compete at the RMAC Championships, hosted by Western New Mexico at Silver City Golf Course in Silver City, N.M. Fort Lewis College Team Notes: The Skyhawks will have this weekend off and will prepare for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico. Metropolitan State University of Denver Team Notes: The Roadrunners will have this weekend off and will get ready for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University Team Notes: The Highlands harriers will have this weekend off and will gear up for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico. Regis University Team Notes: The Rangers will have this weekend off and will prepare for the RMAC Championships on Oct. 26, hosted by Western New Mexico.
2013 RMAC Cross Country News & Notes University of Colorado Colorado Springs Team Notes: The Mountain Lions will take the next week off to train for the RMAC Championships Oct. 26, in Silver City, N.M. Western New Mexico University Team Notes: Competing in the UC-San Diego Triton Classic on Saturday, WNMU came in third with a total of 103 points. Chico State with 33 points held off host UC-San Diego by two points to win the eight-team field. Senior Nicole Luna (Pueblo of Laguna, NM/Laguna-Acoma High School) came in fourth overall with a final time of 22:45.1 to once again break her own personal record in the 6K. The Mustangs will host the RMAC championships Saturday, October 26th in Silver City that will take place at the Silver City Golf Course. Western State Colorado University Team Notes: Mountaineer freshman Amy Penn was the victor in the 63rd annual W Mountain Race on Saturday in Gunnison, Colo., finishing with a time of 20:53 in the 2.8 mile event that climbs nearly 1,000 vertical feet to the top of W Mountain. WSCU prepares to take on the RMAC Championships next at Silver City Golf Course in Silver City, N.M., on Oct. 26.
Upcoming Meets Oct. 26 RMAC Championships Silver City Golf Course - Silver City, N.M. All RMAC Teams Nov. 9 NCAA Division II South Central Region Championships Nance Ranch - Canyon, Texas All RMAC Teams Nov. 23 NCAA Division II National Championships Plants Ferry Athletic Complex - Spokane, Wash. Qualifying RMAC Teams
2013 RMAC Cross Country Release USTFCCCA Women’s Division II National Rankings October 16, 2013 Rank School 1 Grand Valley State (8) 2 Adams State 3 Western State 4 Augustana (S.D.) 5 Alaska Anchorage 6 Simon Fraser 7 Chico State 8 Metro State 9 Edinboro 10 UC-Colorado Springs 11 Southern Indiana 12 Malone 13 Shippensburg 14 Hillsdale 15 Minnesota Duluth 16 Pittsburg State 17 Midwestern State 18 Indiana (Pa.) 18 U-Mary 20 Northern Michigan 21 West Texas A&M 22 Stonehill 23 Tampa 24 Seton Hill 25 Cal State Stanislaus
USTFCCCA Women’s Division II Regional Rankings October 15, 2013 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
School Adams State Western State Metro State UC-Colorado Springs Midwestern State West Texas A&M Eastern New Mexico Tarleton State Dallas Baptist Colorado Mines
Also Receiving Votes: Tampa 11, Columbus State 11, UW-Parkside 8, Southwest Baptist 7, Eastern New Mexico 7, Cal State Stanislaus 3, Neb.-Kearney 3, California (Pa.) 1
RMAC Teams Ranked in the Top 25 October 9 2. Adams State T3. Western State 8. Metro State 10. UC-Colorado Springs
September 18 2. Adams State 4. Western State 9. Metro State 10. UC-Colorado Springs
October 2 2. Adams State 4. Western State 9. Metro State 10. UC-Colorado Springs
August 28 (Preseason) 2. Adams State 3. Western State 8. UC-Colorado Springs 23. Metro State
September 26 2. Adams State 4. Western State 9. Metro State 10. UC-Colorado Springs
RMAC Teams in the South Central Region Rankings October 15 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 UC-Colorado Springs 10 Colorado Mines October 8 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 UC-Colorado Springs 10 Colorado Mines October 1 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 UC-Colorado Springs 9 Colorado Mines 10 Chadron State
September 25 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 Colorado Mines 5 UC-Colorado Springs 7 Regis 8 Fort Lewis 10 New Mexico Highlands September 17 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 Metro State 4 UC-Colorado Springs 7 Fort Lewis 8 Colorado Mines 9 Chadron State August 27 (Preseason) 1 Adams State 2 Western State 3 UC-Colorado Springs 6 Metro State 8 Fort Lewis 9 Colorado Mines
2013 RMAC Cross Country Top Times Adams State University Event Date PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 Kelly Lamb Jenna Thurman Lauren Martin Alyssa Selve Melissa Roberts Maura O’Brien Gylany Crossman Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 Kelsy Corbin Rachel Kresl Tayler Warren Jesse Brunett Kaiti Davis Carson Severson Natalie Neece Roy Griak Invite - Gold Sept. 28, 2013 Kelly Lamb Lauren Martin Melissa Roberts Jenna Thurman Maura O’Brien Alyssa Selve Kelsy Corbin Fort Hays Tiger Open Oct. 12, 2013 Alyssa Selve Jenna Thurman Jesse Brunett Tayler Warren Gylany Crossman Rachel Kresl Kaiti Davis
Time/Finish 5K 17:44.3/1 18:00.0/2 18:15.4/3 18:21.2/4 18:29.9/5 18:32.1/6 18:47.7/8 6K 23:22/4 23:41/7 23:42/8 23:45/9 24:39/17 26:20/43 27:35/56 8K 21:55/39 22:04/49 22:25/75 22:30/84 22:46/106 23:08/131 23:30/150 5K 17:50.0/3 17:59.0/5 18:17.7/10 18:25.7/14 18:45.7/22 18:50.1/27 19:32.5/52
Black Hills State University Event Date Time/Finish BHSU Yellow Jacket Invite Sept. 13, 2013 6K Anna Yancheck 21:18.17/6 Courtney Chase 21:35.22/8 Sierra Miles 21:58.8/10 Becca Ellis 22:09.7/12 Shelby Stoltz 22:22.9/13 Tessa Byrd 23:10.3/15 Erica Gajda 24:39.6/19 Roy Griak Invite - Maroon II Sept. 28, 2013 8K Anna Yanchek 24:44.6/97 Becca Ellis 25:27.2/132 Courtney Chase 25:54.8/144 Shelby Stoltz 26:09.5/157 Sierra Miles 26:51.4/183 Tessara Byrd 27:41.4/199 Erica Gajda 29:51.1/221 MSUB Yellowjacket Invite Oct. 12, 2013 5K Becca Ellis 19:06.5/23 Courtney Chase 19:21.4/28 Anna Yanchek 19:38.0/33 Sierra Miles 20:07.7/38 Shelby Stoltz 20:20.8/45 Tessara Byrd 20:52.5/55 Erica Gajda 21:45.4/69 Shaley Herber 22:01.3/71 Chadron State College Event Date S.D. Mines Dual Meet Sept. 6, 2013 Ashley Riesen Jayme Nunes Rebecca Volf Sara Townsend Nicky Applegarth Callie Johnson
Time/Finish 3.03 Mile 19:20/1 19:40/2 19:49/3 20:14/4 20:31/5 20:50/6
Chadron State Eagle Open Sept. 14, 2013 Ashley Riesen Jayme Nunes Rebecca Volf Sara Townsend Nicky Applegarth Callie Johnson Ashley Appelt Woody Greeno Invite Sept. 21, 2013 Jayme Nunes Ashley Riesen Rebecca Volf Nicky Applegarth Sara Townsend Ashley Appelt Teren Hanson Arkansas Chile Pepper Invite Oct. 5, 2013 Ashley Riesen Jayme Nunes Rebecca Volf Ashley Appelt Nicky Applegarth Sara Townsend Callie Johnson
4K 15:16/2 15:24/3 15:25/5 16:08/8 16:09/9 16:47/11 17:07/15 6K 23:02.0/4 23:35.1/20 24:20.5/33 24:25.7/38 25:18.4/70 25:56.8/88 26:23.9/107 5K 19:04.7/67 19:28.9/94 19:47.7/118 20:46.6/196 20:50.7/200 21:27.4/243 21:32.1/249
Colorado Christian University Event Date Time/Finish PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 5K Regan Mullen 18:39.5/7 Elizabeth Turner 19:26.2/11 Brooke Genovese 20:06.1/24 Jacquelyne Tramp 21:45.7/37 Abby Rhodes 23:58.4/43 UC Riverside Invite Sept. 14, 2013 6K Regan Mullen 21:46.5/26 Elizabeth Turner 23:23.8/81 Jacquelyne Tramp 24:17.9/99 Brooke Genovese 24:39.6/105 Abby Rhodes 27:44.3/114 Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 5.8K Regan Mullen 22:53/13 Elizabeth Turner 24:20/31 Jacquelyne Tramp 25:58/51 Brooke Genovese 26:46/66 Abby Rhodes 29:43/90 Fort Hays Tiger Open Oct. 12, 2013 5K Regan Mullen 17:45.2/1 Elizabeth Turner 18:50.1/26 Brooke Genovese 19:50.6/67 Cambria Magnusen 21:35.1/120 Abby Rhodes 23:29.6/150
Colorado Mesa University Event Date Time/Finish UC Riverside Open Sept. 14, 2013 6K Haley Kremer 18:22.7/12 Chelsea Lyons 19:11.4/40 Lauren Lipski 19:20.3/50 Shannon Emery 19:32.2/62 Melissa Bauer 19:37.8/64 Allie Suppes 19:38.1/65 Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 5.8K Hayley Kremer 23:34/21 Lauren Lipski 24:03/23 Chelsea Lyons 24:15/27 Shannon Emery 24:17/28 Melissa Bauer 25:06/37 Alexia Chapman 25:57/50 Sara Speedlin 26:21/59 WSCU Mountaineer Open Oct. 5, 2013 6K Lauren Lipski 24:14.00/9 Hayley Kremer 25:01.00/20 Shannon Emery 25:32.00/23 Alexia Russell 25:46.00/25 Alexia Chapman 26:26.00/34 Alexandra Suppes 26:36.00/36 Sara Speedlin 26:47.00/40
2013 RMAC Cross Country Top Times Colorado School of Mines Event Date Time/Finish Colorado State Open Sept. 6, 2013 5K Chloe Gustafson 18:18.20/4 Nicole deMontigny 19:40.70/40 Kirsten Farquhar 19:48.30/44 Whitney Schultz 20:05.70/51 Hanna Barringer 20:19.20/57 Jill Remmers 21:01.50/66 Stanford Invite Sept. 28, 2013 8K Chloe Gustafson 22:38/5 Nicole DeMontigny 23:10/13 Ann Miller 24:06/38 Hanna Barringer 24:33/47 Whitney Schultz 24:47/50 Kirsten Farquhar 25:16/54 Susan Frazier 25:39/58 Metro State Invite Oct. 5, 2013 6K Whitney Schultz 25:21/23 Hanna Barringer 25:30/25 Juliann Coffey 26:48/41 Jill Remmers 27:15/45 Susan Frazier 27:29/47 Colorado State University-Pueblo Event Date Time/Finish PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 5K Bailey Hughes 14:55.0/59 Jordan Mathes 15:11.0/61 Taylor Bond 16:56.0/57 Sydni Riley 20:32.0/62 Jordan Freeman 20:37.0/58 Samantha Bellah 21:01.0/56 Nicole Hulet 22:48.0/60 Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 6K Bailey Hughes 23:30/5 Jordan Mathes 23:33/6 Taylor Bond 25:29/27 Jordan Freeman 28:38/69 Kellie Evans 29:44/80 Samantha Bellah 31:00/83 Miranda Murillo 33:32/92 Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 5.8K Jordan Mathes 22:53/12 Bailey Hughes 22:54/14 Taylor Bond 25:44/46 Kellie Evans 28:23/85 Jordan Freeman 29:31/89 Miranda Murillo 33:54/95 Fort Hays Tiger Open Oct. 12, 2013 5K Jordan Mathes 17:49.8/2 Bailey Hughes 18:01.9/6 Taylor Bond 19:43.3/61 Kellie Evans 21:06.1/109 Miranda Murillo 26:24.7/164 Fort Lewis College Event Date PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 Katarina Medici Nicole Desouchet Maddie Kruger Emily White Madeigh Winsor Alexis Work Kiara Glover Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 Kelsi Lawrence Rhea Gillespie Stephanie Dexter Farrah Hood Julia Boyd-Helm Courtney Ragle Kolette Dayish
Time/Finish 5K 19:08.6/10 19:35.8/15 19:48.3/18 19:50.1/20 19:54.3/25 20:04.2/27 20:08.0/28 6K 25:40/34 26:26/46 26:44/49 27:27/54 27:31/55 27:39/58 27:45/60
Stanford Invite Sept. 28, 2013 Katarina Medici Maddie Kruger Kate Judge Kiara Glover Emily White Alexis Work Madeigh Winsor WSCU Mountaineer Open Oct. 5, 2013 Maddie Kruger Katarina Medici Alexis Work Madeigh Winsor Katherine Judge Kiara Glover Kelsi Lawrence
8K 23:44/29 23:50/33 23:51/34 24:27/44 24:29/45 24:47/51 25:26/56 6K 23:54.00/5 24:23.00/11 24:32.00/12 24:44.00/16 24:44.10/17 24:47.00/18 25:18.00/22
Metropolitan State University of Denver Event Date Time/Finish Colorado State Open Sept. 6, 2013 5K Janelle Lincks 18:11.90/3 Breanna Hemming 18:33.20/7 Amy Johnston 18:59.30/23 Evonna Ramirez 19:26.30/34 Victoria Alcala 19:31.30/37 Jamilah Rashid 19:44.80/42 Elysia Erickson 20:14.00/55 Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 6K Janelle Lincks 22:34/2 Amy Johnston 23:12/3 Evonna Ramirez 23:47/10 Victoria Alcala 24:15/12 Jamilah Rashid 24:29/15 Elysia Erickson 24:53/19 Precious Lyons 25:32/29 Metro State Invite Oct. 5, 2013 6K Janelle Lincks 22:53/1 Amy Johnston 23:18/2 Victoria Alcala 24:01/6 Evonna Ramirez 24:04/9 Breanna Hemming 24:10/11 Jamilah Rashid 25:05/19 Elysia Erickson 25:21/22 New Mexico Highlands University Event Date Time/Finish PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 5K Marie-Josiane Ohoueu 19:20.4/10 Ivana Aragon 19:46.2/15 Brianna Cathcart 19:51.0/18 Angela Ibarra 19:54.5/20 Tayler Hendren 20:07.6/25 Amanda Ortzow 20:17.0/27 Marlinda Pecos 20:31.0/28 Texas Tech Red Raider Open Sept. 13, 2013 5K Ohoueu, Marie-Josiane 20:02.2/10 Ibarra, Angela 20:56.5/22 Aragon, Ivana 21:08.5/25 Hendren, Tayler 21:29.4/29 Ortzow, Amanda 22:01.2/42 Gomez, Stephanie 22:08.3/45 Saavedra, Melissa 22:27.0/51 West Texas A&M Stampede Sept. 21, 2013 6K Marie-Josia Ohoueu 23:11.3/5 Angela Ibarra 23:52.8/18 Brianna Cathcart 24:19.7/28 Ivana Aragon 24:28.8/29 Marlinda Pecos 24:43.5/36 Tayler Hendren 24:49.2/38 Amanda Ortzow 25:02.4/43 Highlands Jam Sept. 28, 2013 5K Marie-Jose Ohoueu 18:32.24/1 Angela Ibarra 19:11.55/5 Briana Cathcart 19:12.11/6 Ivana Aragon 19:37.20/8 Marlinda Pecos 19:43.27/9
2013 RMAC Cross Country Top Times Arkansas Chile Pepper Invite Oct. 5, 2013 Marie-Josiane Ohoueu Angela Ibarra Ivana Aragon Brianna Cathcart Amanda Ortzow Marlinda Pecos Tayler Hendren
5K 18:59.8/62 19:20.6/82 19:23.4/84 19:23.8/85 20:13.6/154 20:19.2/162 20:33.3/185
Regis University Event Date PUMA / Joe I. Vigil Open Sept. 7, 2013 Lauren Baldauf - Policky Hannah Cheney Kela Vargas Kelly Fleming A. Chittenden Kristen Coffey Molly Wagner Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 Lauren Baldauf Kela Vargas Kristen Coffey Kelly Fleming A. Chittenden Jordan Seitz Molly Wagner Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 A. Chittenden Kristen Coffey Kelly Fleming Kim Najera Molly Wagner Grace Triska Dominique Ortiz Metro State Invite Oct. 5, 2013 Kela Vargas Hannah Cheney Lauren Baldauf-Policky Jordan Seitz Kristen Coffey A. Chittenden Kelly Fleming UC San Diego Triton Classic Oct. 12, 2013 Kela Vargas Hannah Cheney Jordan Seitz A. Chittenden Kelly Fleming Kim Najera Hope Gimbel
Time/Finish 5K 19:32.2/12 19:45.4/14 20:01.1/22 21:13.6/32 21:15.9/33 21:27.2/34 22:00.2/38 6K 24:11/11 24:15/13 25:27/26 25:31/28 26:17/42 26:37/47 26:48/50 5.8K 25:52/48 26:12/58 26:33/62 27:00/71 27:07/74 27:46/80 28:36/86 6K 24:07/10 24:39/15 24:57/17 25:37/26 25:39/27 26:15/35 26:36/39 6K 23:33.2/25 23:34.6/27 24:11.0/45 24:51.7/59 25:41.6/69 26:09.9/75 26:33.2/80
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Event Date Time/Finish Rust Buster Sept. 7, 2013 4K Angie Martell 14:57.0/35 Veronica Sandoval 15:30.0/37 Alyssa Andrews 15:42.0/31 Sarah Treese 15:44.0/38 Alyssa Wendt 15:47.0/40 Samantha Bauer 15:48.0/32 Melanie Diep 15:52.0/34 Colorado College Invite Sept. 21, 2013 6K Heather Gentry 24:55/20 Alexa Urban 25:02/22 Amber McAfee 26:39/48 Chelsea Martus 26:53/51 Metro State Invite Oct. 5, 2013 6K Angie Martell 23:30/3 Veronica Sandoval 23:50/4 Samantha Bauer 24:01/7 Alyssa Wendt 24:03/8 Lina Arista 24:18/12 Alyssa Andrews 24:28/13 Melanie Diep 24:31/14
Western New Mexico University Event Date Time/Finish George Kyte Classic - Open Sept. 7, 2013 2.96 Mile Nicole Luna 18:46.4/4 Melina Tolentino 18:49.8/5 Erika Beltran 19:35.5/13 Taylor Stewart 19:39.2/14 Caitlin Pitzel 19:46.9/17 Aimme Apodaca 20:14.5/22 Janice Chacon 20:24.1/25 Dave Murray Invite Sept. 21, 2013 3 Mile Nicole Luna 18:32.96/4 Melina Tolentino 19:17.23/8 Aimme Apodaca 19:37.67/11 Erika Beltran 19:42.73/12 Caitlin Pitzel 19:45.87/13 Viviana Ruiz 20:45.55/25 Taylor Stewart 20:51.87/27 Highlands Jam Sept. 28, 2013 5K Nicole Luna 18:34.19/2 Melina Tolentino 19:06.76/4 Aimme Apodaca 19:13.83/7 Erika Beltran 19:46.47/11 Caitlin Pitzel 19:48.95/13 Pomona-Pitzer Invite Oct. 5, 2013 6K Nicole Luna 22:53.1/8 Melina Tolentino 23:09.1/12 Erika Beltran 23:53.3/28 Aimme Apodaca 23:55.2/30 Caitlin Pitzel 24:36.2/52 Taylor Stewart 25:07.6/67 UC San Diego Triton Classic Oct. 12, 2013 6K Nicole Luna 22:45.1/4 Melina Tolentino 22:58.9/9 Aimme Apodaca 23:41.8/31 Erika Beltran 24:10.1/44 Taylor Stewart 25:03.9/62 Janice Chacon 26:40.4/81 Western State Colorado University Event Date Time/Finish Colorado State Open Sept. 6, 2013 5K Tara Richardson 18:25.30/6 Melanie Becic 18:38.90/10 Julie Pack 18:46.80/13 Cassandra Ortiz 19:05.70/26 Torie Weprin 19:06.40/27 Cali Antolini 19:39.60/39 Ali Wolpern 19:47.50/43 Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 28, 2013 5.8K Tara Richardson 22:02/7 Anna Marshall 22:24/9 Julie Pack 22:36/10 Melanie Becic 23:08/16 Cassandra Ortiz 23:17/17 Torie Weprin 23:17/18 Cali Antolini 23:30/20 WSCU Mountaineer Open Oct. 5, 2013 6K Tara Richardson 22:14/1 Julie Pack 23:09/2 Anna Marshall 23:11/3 Melanie Becic 23:36/4 Cassandra Ortiz 23:59/6 Torie Weprin 24:00/7 Alicia Randall 24:15/10
2013 RMAC Preseason Information 2013 RMAC Men’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll ‘12 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Pts Finish 1. Adams State (12) 12 1st 2. Colorado Mines (1) 28 2nd 3. Western State Colorado 31 3rd 4. UC-Colorado Springs 46 4th 5. Fort Lewis 63 7th 6. Metro State 69 5th 7. Black Hills State 81 8th New Mexico Highlands 81 5th 9. Colorado Mesa 109 10th 10. Colorado Christian 111 9th 11. Western New Mexico 118 11th 12. Chadron State 123 12th 13. Regis 127 13th Coaches can’t vote for their own runners or teams.
2013 RMAC Women’s Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll ‘12 RMAC # School (1st Pl. Votes) Pts Finish 1. Adams State (12) 14 1st 2. Western State Colorado (2) 24 2nd 3. UC-Colorado Springs 43 3rd 4. Colorado Mines 46 4th 5. Metro State 85 6th 6. Regis 92 7th 7. Black Hills State 98 7th 8. Fort Lewis 105 5th 9. Colorado Christian 108 12th 10. Colorado Mesa 115 10th 11. New Mexico Highlands 120 7th 12. Chadron State 133 11th 13. Western New Mexico 149 13th 14. CSU-Pueblo 154 14th Coaches can’t vote for their own runners or teams.
RMAC Men’s Preseason Runner of the Year
RMAC Women’s Preseason Runner of the Year
Tabor Stevens Adams State Junior Canon City, Colo./Canon City HS Stevens, the 2012 RMAC cross country champion, led the Grizzlies to the RMAC team title as well. He then aided Adams State to their 21st Cross Country team national title by placing third at the NCAA Championships. He was named to the Academic All-RMAC First Team at the conclusion of the cross country season.
Kelly Lamb Adams State Senior Creede, Colo./Creede HS In 2012, Lamb placed second at the RMAC Championships behind teammate and eventual national champion Alicia Nelson. She went on to finish third at the NCAA South Central Regionals and 13th at the NCAA DII National Championships in 20:39 in the 6K. She was honored as the 2012-13 RMAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year from ASU.
RMAC Men’s Cross Country Preseason All-RMAC Team
RMAC Women’s Cross Country Preseason All-RMAC Team
*Tabor Stevens, Adams State (Jr., Canon City, Colo.) Kevin Batt, Adams State (So. Sydney, Australia) *Matt Daniels, Adams State (Sr., Arlington, Texas) *Phil Schneider, Colorado Mines (The Woodlands, Texas) Ian Butler, Western State (Sr., Lakewood, Colo.) Derek Alcorn, Colorado Mines (Jr., Spokane, Wash.) John Luterbach, Adams State (Jr., Waukesha, Wisc.)
*Kelly Lamb, Adams State (Sr., Creede, Colo.) *Lauren Martin, Adams State (Jr., Alamosa, Colo.) Regan Mullen, Colorado Christian (Colo. Springs, Colo.) Tara Richardson, Western State (Sr., Wiggins, Colo.) Julie Pack, Western State (So., Phoenix, Ariz.) Alyssa Selve, Adams State (Sr., Santa Clarita, Calif.) Breanna Hemming, Metro State (So., Kiowa, Colo.)
Runners are listed in order of points received. *-unanimous selection
Runners are listed in order of points received. *-unanimous selection
2013 RMAC Cross Country Schedules Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Adams State University Meet Joe Vigil Open Invite Colorado College Invite Roy Griak Invite RMAC Championships NCAA So. Central Championship NCAA Championships
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 13 Sep. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Black Hills State University Meet Location South Dakota Mines Invite Rapid City, S.D. BHSU Yellow Jacket Invite Spearfish, S.D. Roy Griak Invite Minneapolis, Minn. Yellow Jacket Invite Billings, Mont. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 14 Sep. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Chadron State College Meet South Dakota Mines Invite CSC Invite Woody Greeno Invite Chile Pepper Invite RMAC Championships NCAA So. Central Championship NCAA Championships
Date Sep. 7 Sept. 14 Sep. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Colorado Christian University Meet Location Joe Vigil Open Invite Alamosa, Colo. UC Riverside Invite Riverside, Calif. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. Tiger Open Hays, Kan. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 6 Sept. 14 Sep. 28 Sep. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Colorado Mesa University Meet Location CSU Invite Ft. Collins, Colo. UC Riverside Open Riverside, Calif. Stanford XC Invite Palo Alto, Calif. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 28 Sep. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Colorado School of Mines Meet Location CSU Invite Ft. Collins, Colo. Stanford XC Invite Palo Alto, Calif. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Colorado State University-Pueblo Meet Location UCCS Rust Buster Colo. Springs, Colo. Colorado College Invite Colo. Springs, Colo. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. Tiger Open Hays, Kan. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Location Alamosa, Colo. Colo. Springs, Colo. Minneapolis, Minn. Silver City, N.M. Denver, Colo. Spokane, Wash.
Location Rapid City, S.D. Chadron, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Fayetteville, Ark. Silver City, N.M. Denver, Colo. Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Fort Lewis College Meet Joe Vigil Open Invite Colorado College Invite Stanford XC Invite Mountaineer Open RMAC Championships NCAA So. Central Championship NCAA Championships
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Metropolitan State University of Denver Meet Location CSU Invite Ft. Collins, Colo. Colorado College Invite Colo. Springs, Colo. Metro State Roadrunner Invite Denver, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 13 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
New Mexico Highlands University Meet Location Joe Vigil Open Invite Alamosa, Colo. Texas Tech Red Raider Open Lubbock, Texas West Texas A&M Regional Preview Canyon, Texas HU Cross Country Jam Las Vegas, N.M. Chile Pepper Invite Fayetteville, Ark. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Regis University Meet Joe Vigil Open Invite Colorado College Invite Rocky Mountain Shootout Metro State Roadrunner Invite RMAC Championships NCAA So. Central Championship NCAA Championships
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 21 Oct. 5 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Meet Location UCCS Rust Buster Colo. Springs, Colo. Colorado College Invite Colo. Springs, Colo. Metro State Roadrunner Invite Denver, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 7 Sep. 20 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Western New Mexico University Meet Location George Kyte Classic Northern Arizona University of Arizona Invite Tuscon, Ariz. HU Cross Country Jam Las Vegas, N.M. Pomona-Pitzer Invite Claremont, Calif. Triton Classic San Diego, Calif. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Date Sep. 6 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 Nov. 23
Western State Colorado University Meet Location CSU Invite Ft. Collins, Colo. Rocky Mountain Shootout Boulder, Colo. Mountaineer Open Gunnison, Colo. 63rd W Mountain Race Gunnison, Colo. RMAC Championships Silver City, N.M. NCAA So. Central Championship Denver, Colo. NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash.
Location Alamosa, Colo. Colo. Springs, Colo. Palo Alto, Calif. Gunnison, Colo. Silver City, N.M. Denver, Colo. Spokane, Wash.
Location Alamosa, Colo. Colo. Springs, Colo. Boulder, Colo. Denver, Colo. Silver City, N.M. Denver, Colo. Spokane, Wash.
