Nov. 23, 2013
Complete Results
SPOKANE, Wash. - Katelyn Steen (Jr., Sammamish/Eastlake) placed 34th to earn All-America honors as the Western Washington University women bettered their national ranking by seven places, finishing 18th among 32 teams at the NCAA Division II National Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Plantes Ferry Sports Complex.
The Viking men were 20th, one place below their national ranking coming into the race. They were led by Chip Jackson (Shoreline/Shorewood), who was 61st.
"The women really came in and ran a solid race," said WWU coach Pee Wee Halsell (27th year). "Our top six runners all ran better than they had two weeks ago on this course at regionals."
"The men were a little disappointed that they didn't beat their ranking and didn't finish among the top 10. They went out hard and were in the right place at the start, but for some reason just didn't have it at the end. Things just didn't click for us today."
"But I am very proud of both squads and how they culminated the season." Making her second national appearance, Steen completed the six-kilometer course in 21:46.
"She ran a very solid race," Halsell said of Steen. "She may have been a little disappointed in not finishing higher, but this is the cream of the crop that she is competing against."
Taylor Guenther (So., Vancouver/Prairie) placed 94th (22:35) for WWU, followed by Haley O'Connor (Jr., Sammamish/Eastlake), 131st (22:53); Austen Reiter (So., Camas), 136th (22:57); Lillianna Stelling (Fr., Langley/South Whidbey), 144th (23:00); Sofia Marikis (Fr., Nine Mile Falls/Lakeside), 170th (23:20); and Haida Ikeda (Sr., Issaquah), 208th (24:00).
Jackson, who was running his third national race, had a time of 31:38 over the10-kilometer distance to lead the WWU men.
Cory Johnson (R-Fr., Enumclaw) placed 116th (32:31). He replaced the Vikings' No.2 runner Tanner Boyd (Camas), who was unable to compete because of a heel injury.
"Cory really came alive for us when everyone else seemed to be laboring," said Halsell.
Isaac Griffith (So., Spokane/Lewis & Clark) was 125th (32:36) for WWU, followed by Jonathan Quimby (Jr., Ferndale/Whatcom CC), 153rd (32:52); Tabor Reedy (Jr., Poulsbo/North Kitsap), 177th (33:13); Nathan Richards (Jr., Longview/R.A. Long/Clark CC), 194th (33:30), and Dylan Peterson (Seattle/Garfield), 204th (33:46).
The Viking women finished with 452 points, one behind No.17 Indiana PA. Grand Valley State placed first with 54, 37 better than runner-up Adams State. Three other Great Northwest Athletic Conference schools placing, besides WWU, were Alaska Anchorage fourth (214), Simon Fraser seventh (251) and Seattle Pacific 21st (492).
The individual women's champion was U-Mary's Jennifer Agnew in 20:51, with Pittsburg State's Jessica Macy second in 21:03.
The WWU men were 20th with 544 points, 11 behind 19th Missouri Southern. Adams State took the team title with 54 points, 50 better than second-place Grand Valley State. Alaska Anchorage was seventh (256).
The individual men's champion was Adams State's Tabor Stevens in 29:51, 11 seconds better than runner-up Vegard Olstad from Western State.
NCAA Division II National Championships - Spokane, Wash., Nov. 23 (Plantes Ferry Sports Complex
Results:
Men
Team - 1.Adams State 54, 2. Grand Valley State 104, 3. Augustana SD 122, 4. Western State 137, 5. Colorado Mines 187, 6. Chico State 242, 7. Alaska Anchorage 256, 8. Cal Poly Pomona 304, 9. Edinboro 309, 10. Ferris State 312, 11. Southern Indiana 323, 12. Lock Haven 333, 13. Metro State 378, 14. West Texas A&M 390, 15. Cedarville 434, 16. Mount Olive 463, 17. Nebraska-Kearney 470, 18. Sioux Falls 477, 19. Missouri Southern 533, 20. Western Washington 544, 21. Central Missouri 556, 22. Cal Baptist 561, 23. Shippensburg 563, 24. New Mexico Highlands 636, 25. Franklin Pierce 656, 26. St. Leo 704, 27. Florida Southern 723, 28. Stonehill 724, 29. King 725, 30. Wilmington (Del.) 766, 31. GRU Augusta 781, 32. P.R.-Rio Piedras 884.
WWU Placers: 61. Chip Jackson 31:38, 116. Cory Johnson 32:31, 125. Isaac Griffith 32:36, 153. Jonathan Quimby 32:52, 177. Tabor Reedy 33:13, 194. Nathan Richards 33:30, 204. Dylan Peterson 33:46.
Top 10: 1. Tabor Stevens, Adams State, 29:51; 2. Vegard Olstad, Western State, 30:02; 3. Alex Monroe, Lock Haven, 30:03; 4. Mike Biwott, American International, 30:08; 5. Aaron Dinzeo, California U., 30:15; 6. Paul Yak, Augustana SD, 30:21; 7. Adam Volkert, Pittsburg State, 30:24; 8. Isaac Chavez, Chico State, 30:31; 9. Johnnie Guy, Southern Indiana, 30:37; 10. Jovanny Godinez, Adams State, 30:39.
Women
Team - 1. Grand Valley State 54, 2. Adams State 91, 3. Western State 194, 4. Alaska Anchorage 214, 5. Augustana SD 236, 6. Chico State 242, 7. Simon Fraser 251, 8. Metro State 254, 9. Mansfield 272, 10. Minnesota-Duluth 277, 11. Saginaw Valley 304, 12. Southwest Baptist 339, 13. Edinboro 362, 14. West Texas A&M 394, 15. Hillsdale 413, 16. Winona State 434, 17. Indiana PA 451, 18. Western Washington 452, 19. Lewis 487, 20. UC Colorado Springs 488, 21. Seattle Pacific 492, 22. Shippensburg 513, 23. Bentley 548, 24. Tarleton State 552, 25. Stonehill 616, 26. Wingate 640, 27. Alabama Huntsville 705, 28. Tampa 711, 29. Columbus State 818, 30. Nova Southeastern 846, 31. Merrimack 866, 32. Flagler 876.
WWU Placers: 34. Katelyn Steen 21:46, 94. Taylor Guenther 22:35, 131. Haley O'Connor 22:53, 136. Austen Reiter 22:57, 144. Lillianna Stelling 23:00, 170. Sofia Marikis 23:20, 208. Haida Ikeda, 24:00.
Top 10: 1. Jennifer Agnew, U-Mary, 20:51; 2. Jessica Macy, Pittsburg State, 21:03; 3. Allyson Winchester, Grand Valley State, 21:06; 4. Tara Dooley, Bentley, 21:07; 5. Samantha Johnson, Ferris State, 21:08; 6. Lauren Martin, Adams State, 21:15; 7. Breanna Hemming, Metro State, 21:17; 8. Samantha Rivard, Minnesota-Duluth, 21:18; 9. Jessica Janecke, Grand Valley State, 21:19; 10. Kristin Brondho, Augustana SD, 21:20.
