Colorado University Athletics
Colorado
NCAA Mountain Region Championships
Buffaloes Sweep Second Straight Mountain Region Title
November 12, 2005 | Cross Country
The No. 3 Colorado men recorded 42 points, 37 points more that
Colorado Head Coach Mark Wetmore noted Nelson's training regimen as well as his natural talent as key reasons for his first place finish. He also cited that the slow pace of the race played well into Nelson's hands.
“Billy is a very talented young man,” Wetmore said. “His training is going well. He stumbled at the conference meet but made the necessary adjustments to run a great race.”
Senior Bret Schoolmeester (30:28.7) finished just five-tenths of a second after Nelson and took second overall. Sophomores Stephen Pifer (30:50.2) and James Strang (31:05.0) took seventh and 11th, respectively. Senior Payton Batliner rounded out the Buffs score with a 21st-place finish.
The 10th-ranked women collected 53 points and squeaked past seventh-rated
Sophomore Liza Pasciuto paced CU as she collected her best finish of her career. Pasciuto took second overall and finished the 6k loop in 20 minutes and 52.8 seconds. Senior Christine Bolf, who had not lost a race this season, was seven second behind Pasciuto to finish third.
“Christine got a fall cold and ran a good race for a sick person,” Wetmore said. “Liza was great. She comes on as the season progresses.”
Senior Kalin Toedebusch (21:28.2) came in seventh overall. Freshman Jenny Barringer (21:29.0) finished eighth and senior Jackie Zeigle (22:41.9) rounded CU's score with a 33rd-place finish.
Wetmore feels confident about both his squads heading into the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday, Nov. 21 in
“My definition of success is outrunning our ranking. We'll be ranked number three or four for the men and probably number nine for the women. We want both teams on the podium and we want to go after the highly-ranked programs.”
2005
MEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1. COLORADO, 42; 2. Texas El Paso, 79; 3. BYU, 86; 4. Northern Arizona, 146; 5. Colorado State, 148; 6.Utah State, 179; 7. Air Force, 195; 8. New Mexico, 222; 9. Weber State, 230; 10.
MEN'S FINISHERS: 1. Bill Nelson, CU, 30:28.2; 2. Bret Schoolmeester, CU, 30:28.7; 3. Josh Rohatinsky, BYU, 30:33.1; 4. Stephen Samoei, UTEP, 30:35.4; 5. Japheth Ng'ojoy, UTEP, 30:39.8; 6. Kevin Chelimo, TTU, 30:48.4; 7. Stephen Pifer, CU, 30:50.2; 8. Paul Hoffman, ISU, 31:03.2; 9. Mircea Bogdan, UTEP, 31:04.3; 10. Josh Glabb, CSU, 31:04.6. Other CU Finishers: 11. James Strang, 31:05.0; 21. Payton Batliner, 31:28.7; 29. Austin Baillie, 31:54.3; 52. Pete Janson, 32:39.8.
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1. Colorado, 53; 2. BYU, 59; 3. Northern Arizona, 93; 4. Colorado State University, 110; 5. Weber State, 148; 6. New Mexico, 163; 7. Utah State, 188; 8. Texas Tech, 280; 9. Montana, 283; 10. Air Force, 284.
WOMEN'S FINISHERS: 1. Johanna Nilsson, NAU, 20:39.5; 2. Liza Pasciuto, CU, 20:52.8 3; Christine Bolf, CU, 20:59.5; 4. Heidi Magill, BYU, 21:03.3; 5. Chelsea Smith-McKell, BYU, 21:07.4; 6. Irene Kimaiyo, TTU, 21:21.1; 7. Kalin Toedebusch, CU, 21:28.2; 8. Jenny Barringer, CU, 21:29.0, 9. Nicole Gueldemeister, NAU, 21:31.3; 10. Tiffany Strickland, USU, 21:36.3. Other CU Finishers: 33. Jackie Zeigle, 22:41.9; 51. Laura Zeigle, 23:11.8; 56. Kristin Hoogheem, 23:17.9.
