LACEY, Wash. – The Western Washington University cross country teams had a successful morning road trip to compete in the Ken Garland Classic on the Saint Martin's University campus, with both the men's and women's teams placing first in their respective races.
 
The men won their event for the second consecutive week to open the 2018 season with a team score of 15 points, while the women notched their first victory of the season with 21 team points.

"It was a fun day all the way around with both teams putting forth a great performance," said WWU head coach Pee Wee Halsell. "I am very excited with how the team is performing early in the season and looking forward to the week away from competition to see them really ramp up their training."
 
WWU freshman Rebecca Lehman (Spokane Valley, WA/University) won the women's 5K in a time 18:15.19. The Vikings had five of the top seven and six of the top 10 finishers in the 104-racer field.
 
Redshirt freshman Shawnee Konrad (Mead, WA/Mount Spokane) finished 3^rd in 18:37.84, sophomore Jane Barr (Seattle, WA/Roosevelt) was 4^th in 18:38.03 and junior Talia Dreicer (Los Alamos, NM) was 6^th in 18:45.91. Junior Tracy Melville (Lamont, WA/Lind-Ritzville-Sprague) was just behind in 7^th (18:46.17) and senior Aundrea Koger (Osage City, KS) finished 10^th (19:00.98).
 

WWU Women's Individual Results (5k)
1.	Rebecca Lehman	18:15.19
3.	Shawnee Konrad	18:37.84
4.	Jane Barr	18:38.03
6.	Talia Dreicer	18:45.91
7.	Tracy Melville	18:46.17
10.	Aundrea Koger	19:00.98
13.	Peyton Shinnick	19:20.49
19.	Brook Wedin	19:48.63
41.	Hannah Madsen	20:56.05
47.	Annika Taylor	21:10.23
51.	Nicole Vijgen	21:16.59

 Team standings for the women's 5K were as follows:
 

Ken Garland Classic Women's Results (5K)
1.	Western Washington	21
2.	Southern Idaho	69
3.	Spokane CC	87
4.	Lane CC	130
5.	Central Washington	147
6.	Alaska Fairbanks	173
7.	Treasure Valley CC	180
8.	Everett CC	196
9.	Saint Martin's	218
10.	Olympic College	319
11.	Umpqua CC	319

 The Viking men dominated the second race of the morning, sweeping the first five spots for a perfect team score of 15, and had seven of the top eight finishers in the 105-racer field.
 
Redshirt freshman Ian Fay (Duvall, WA/Cedarcrest) won the race in 26:03.50, edging senior teammate Jadon Olson (Mill Creek, WA/Jackson) by just over six seconds. Senior Kyler Sager (Snohomish, WA) finished 3^rd in 26:11.47, junior James Jasperson (Lacey, WA/North Thurston/Everett CC) was 4^th in 26:13.74 and sophomore Eric Hamel (Enumclaw, WA) was 5^th in 26:25.07.
 
Also notching top-10 finishes for Western were redshirt sophomore Ed Kiolbasa (Stillwater, MN/Stillwater Area/Univ. of North Dakota) in 7^th place (26:35.26) and redshirt freshman Bentley Wilson (Newport Beach, CA/Newport Harbor).
 

WWU Men's Individual Results (8k)
1.	Ian Fay	26:03.50
2.	Jadon Olson	26:09.86
3.	Kyler Sager	26:11.47
4.	James Jasperson	26:13.74
5.	Eric Hamel	26:25.07
7.	Ed Kiolbasa	26:35.26
8.	Bentley Wilson	26:46.51
12.	Dario Cirlincione	27:01.44
14.	Isaac Derline	27:04.47
20.	Colton Hoggarth	27:17.81
21.	Nick Mounier	27:17.97
28.	Jesse Wiley	27:35.54
35.	Peter Butler	28:01.07
41.	Macauley Franks	28:11.11
74.	Ben Crowell	29:29.60

Team standings for the men's 8K were as follows:
 

Ken Garland Classic Men's Results (8K)
1.	Western Washington	15
2.	Southern Idaho	61
3.	Lane CC	77
4.	Spokane CC	95
5.	Saint Martin's	166
6.	Treasure Valley CC	184
7.	Clackamas CC	224
8.	Olympic College	243
9.	Everett CC	250
10.	Southwestern Oregon	292
11.	Umpqua CC	293

The Vikings are off next weekend and return to action on Saturday, October 6 with a pair of meets. Select members of the squad will travel to the Division II Conference Crossover in Romeoville, Illinois at Lewis University, while remaining team members will race at the Emerald City Open hosted by Club Northwest in Lower Woodland Park in Seattle (Women's 6K: 10:30 am, Men's 8K: 11:15 am).
 
Here is a look at the complete 2018 WWU Cross Country schedule. Times and more detail on each event can be found online at WWUVikings.com/XC:
 

DATE	MEET	PLACE
Sept. 15 (Sat.)	Central Washington Invitational	Ellensburg, WA (Rotary Park)
Men: 1st, Women: 2nd
Sept. 22 (Sat.)	Saint Martin's Open	Lacey, WA (SMU Campus)
Men: 1st, Women: 1st
Oct. 6 (Sat.)	Division II Conference Crossover	Romeoville, IL (Lewis Cross Country Course)
Oct. 6 (Sat.)	Emerald City Open	Seattle, WA (Lower Woodland Park)
Oct. 20 (Sat.)	45th Annual WWU Classic	Bellingham, WA (Sudden Valley Golf Course)
Nov. 3 (Sat.)	GNAC Championships	Monmouth, OR (Ash Creek Preserve)
Nov. 17 (Sat.)	NCAA Division II West Regional	Billings, MT (Amend Park)
Dec. 1 (Sat.)	NCAA DII Championships	Pittsburgh, PA (Cooper's Lake Campground)

 
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