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Pre-NCAA Invitational
Colorado Men Finish First, Women Place Fourth At Pre-Nationals
October 15, 2005 | Cross Country
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ? Senior Bret Schoolmeester paced the third-ranked University of Colorado's men's cross country team to a first-place finish in the “White” race at the Pre-Nationals here today in Terre Haute, Ind. Senior Christine Bolf took the top honors in the women's “White” race and paced the seventh-ranked Buffs to a fourth-place finish. A total of 34 teams participated in the “White” races today.
Schoolmeester completed the 8k loop in 23 minutes and 44 seconds and took third overall. Billy Nelson also finished in the top-10 for the Buffs and was just nine seconds behind Schoolmeester for sixth overall. Stephen Pifer (24:10) came in at 15th, while James Strang (24:14) took a 19th-place finish. Payton Batliner (24:24) finished at 27th and rounded out
“The men ran the times I hope they would run,” Colorado Head Coach Mark Wetmore said. “Faster times seemed to be the general story with other teams running faster. We ran well enough to with the race, but I'm not sure if we are where we need to be at this time.”
The men totaled 70 points and bested second-place Notre Dame by 26 points.
Bolf ran the 6k look in 20 minutes and 13 seconds. Jenny Barringer (20:34) took fifth overall, just 21 seconds off of Bolf's pace. Kalin Toedebusch (21:06) finished 18th and Liza Pasciuto (21:25) and Jackie Zeigle (22:14) came in at 39th and 107th, respectively for the Buffs.
“The women are not where they need to be,” Wetmore explained. “The front four did their jobs, but our big worry is back at our fifth runner. We need someone to emerge from the back.”
The women placed fourth with 170 points.
The Buffs will be back on this course for the NCAA Championship on Nov. 21 and this race helps CU see what improvements they have to make. “The function of this race gives us a definitive block of information as to what we need to do,” Wetmore said. “We've raced this course in the past and will race it at the end of the season. The women will race the exact same course (the men race a 10k loop at the championship). We have to make some corrections from this race if we want to finish where we want to on Nov. 21.”
The NCAA Championships are on Nov. 21 at the LaVerne Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the
The Buffaloes return to
MEN'S “WHITE” TOP-10 TEAM SCORES (Top-10 of 34)
1. Colorado, 70; 2. Notre Dame, 96; 3. Florida, 152; 4. Iowa, 193; 5. Portland, 218; 6. William and Mary, 219; 6. Michigan, 219; 8. Washington, 236; 9. Iona, 239; 10. Air Force 353
1. Josh Mcdougal, Liberty, 23:12.6; 2. Richard Kiplagat, Iona College, 23:32.7; 3. Bret Schoolmeester, CU, 23:43.7; 4. Kurt Benninger, Notre Dame, 23:48.5; 5. Henok Lechebo, Florida, 23:50.0; 6. Billy Nelson, CU, 23:52.3; 7. Shadrack Songok, Texas A&M-Corpus Christy, 23:54.3; 8. Christo Landry, William and Mary, 23:54.7; 9. Sean O'donnell, Notre Dame, 23:54.9; 10. Trever Ball, Utah State, 23:56.1. Other CU Finishers: 15. Stephen Pifer, 24:10; 19. James Strang, 24:14; 27. Payton Batliner, 24:24; 43. Pete Janson, 24:36; 67. Austin Baillie, 24:51
1.Jacob Korir, Eastern Kentucky, 24:08.7; 2. Jacob Gomez, Stanford, 24:24.7; 3. Forrest Tahdooahnippa, Stanford, 24:37.5; 4. Joe Byrne, Southern Illinois, 24:40.7; 5. Hari Mix, Stanford, 24:46.5; 6. Sean Anastasia-Murphy, William and Mary, 24:55.6; 7. Jason Dorais, BYU, 24:57.3; 8. Tommy Manning, Georgetown, 24:58.6; 9. Erik Heinonen, CU, 25:00.7; 10. A,J. Andrassy, Notre Dame, 25:07.4. CU Finishers: 28. Anthony Chiulli, 25:34; 29. Chris Pannone, 25:35; 44. Greg Castro, 25:55; 105. Rob Thayer, 27:03.
WOMEN'S “WHITE” TOP-10 TEAM SCORES (Top-10 of 34)
1. Michigan 86; 2. Arizona State 96; 3. Illinois 117; 4. Colorado 170; 5. Wake Forest 212; 6. Boston College 223; 7. Princeton 260; 8. Oregon 273; 9. Michigan State 273; 10. Washington 299
TOP-10 WOMEN'S FINISHERS (of 232)
1. Christine Bolf, CU, 20:12.3; 2. Annie Bersagel, Wake Forest, 20:15.6; 3. Cack Ferrell, Princeton, 20:24.3; 4. Alyson Kohlmeier, Michigan, 20:26.9; 5. Jenny Barringer, CU, 20:33.6; 6. Amy Hastings, Arizona State, 20:40.1; 7. Laura Bowerman, Florida State, 20:40.3; 8. Maria Cicero, Boston College, 20:40.9; 9. Melanie Schorr, Dartmouth, 20:43.1; 10. Anna Masinelli, Arizona State, 20:44.0. Other CU Finishers: 18. Kalin Toedebusch, 21:06; 39. Liza Pasciuto, 21:25; 107. Jackie Zeigle, 22:14; 157. Laura Zeigle, 22:51; 183. Sara Ensrud, 23:13.
WOMEN'S OPEN RACE
1. Sarah Rinker, Southern Illinois, 21:24.7; 2. Claire Otwell, Michigan, 21:33.1; 3. Lindsay Allen, Stanford, 21:39.1; 4. Jessie Stewart, Michigan, 21:42.8; 5. Alicia Follmar, Stanford, 21:46.0; 6. Shannon Bergstedt, Stanford, 21:49.9; 7. Annmarie Thomas, BYU, 21:53.0; 8. Theresa Feldkamp, Michigan, 21:53.2; 9. Laura Glynn, Michigan, 22:03.2; 10. Kris Ogden, BYU, 22:09.8. CU FINISHERS: 47. Kristen Hoogheem, 22:55; 95. Shanna Sparks, 23:55
