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Men and Women Break Top-10 at Lewiston Invitational
Hard work paid off this weekend for the Westminster Cross Country team. Both teams had athletes break into the top ten overall, as we were running against all the teams in our conference. Every athlete ran a new personal best at the meet. The coaching staff is extremely proud of the team.
The ladies started the day with a great race that saw Beth Nielsen lead the Griffins with a time of 19:06 and an 8th place finish. Sophomore Amanda Theobald followed closely behind in 12th place and a time of 19:11, beating her last PR by over a minute. Following after the team leaders Helen Ho, Lauren Fuller, and Evelyn Monzon ran to new PR’s on a technical but fast 5,000-meter course. The Women’s team finished 5th as a team and sets them right on course to have a great finish at the regional championships in Olympia, WA.
The men team followed and ran a perfect race. Gray Augustus and Grant Rotunda placed 7th and 8th place overall finishing the 8K course in 25:55 and 26:02 respectively, running most of the race together. The men’s team leaders were also followed by a series of new PR’s by Jordan Henderson, Louis Crocco, and Dave Bonomi. Westminster Men’s Team finished 3rd and are also looking forward to even better performances at regional.
Coach Christenson is very excited and proud of the team’s performance and is looking forward to the Regional Championship, on November 3 in Olympia WA. Both men and women’s team are set to record their highest placing since the beginning of the program in 2003.
Results:
Women
8 Nielsen, Beth Westminster College 6:08.9 19:06.00 8
12 Theobald, Amanda Westminster College 6:10.5 19:11.00 12
26 Ho, Helen Westminster College 6:33.4 20:22.00 22
32 Fuller, Lauren Westminster College 6:39.2 20:40.00 25
37 Monzon, Evelyn Westminster College 7:15.2 22:32.00 29
Men
7 Augustus, Gray Westminster College 5:12.9 25:55.00 5
8 Rotunda, Grant Westminster College 5:14.3 26:02.00 6
22 Henderson, Jordan Westminster College 5:32.0 27:30.00 17
43 Bonami, Dave Westminster College 6:37.1 32:54.00 29
Men Place Eighth, Women 12th at Montana State Invitational
September 15, 2007
The Westminster cross country teams competed at the Montana State Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Griffin men placed eighth in the 11 team field with 257 points. Weber State won the men’s event with a score of 29.
Gray Augustus was the top finisher for the Griffins, placing 31st with a time of 26:07. Grant Rotunda placed 55th with his time of 27:02.
In the women’s division the Griffins finished 12th in the field of 13. Westminster recorded 352 points. Utah State won the women’s team event with 59 points.
Beth Nielsen paced the Griffins with a time of 20:18 for a 76th-place finish. She was followed by Amanda Theobald in 77th with a time of 20:23.
2007 Season Underway
September 8, 2007
Westminster Cross-Country opened the 2007 season with great results at the BYU Invitational today. Both teams performed well and are showing promising potential for the upcoming season.
Westminster cross-country is traveling to Bozeman, Montana to compete in the Montana State Invitational on September 14, 2007.
Full Results:
Ladies
52. Beth Nielsen So. Westminster College 20:53.1
59. Amanda Theobald So. Westminster College 22:43.8
60. Helen Ho So. Westminster College 22:52.7
61. Lauren Fuller Sr. Westminster College 23:28.0
66. Evelyn Monzon Fr. Westminster College 26:49.8
Men
26. Grey Augustus Sr Westminster College 20:51.7
48. Grant Rotunda Jr Westminster College 22:01.7
54. Nick Cnossen Fr Westminster College 22:18.5
62. Jordan Henderson So Westminster College 23:21.8
69. Niels Tietze Jr Westminster College 25:41.6
75. David Bonomi So. Westminster College 28:16.3
76. Louis Crocco Fr. Westminster College 28:19.5