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Ft. Hays Invitational
Bosshard, Thweatt Shine at Fort Hays State Open
October 10, 2009 | Cross Country
HAYS, Kan. ? The University of Colorado's Joe Bosshard and Laura Thweatt each earned individual titles at the Fort Hays State Open on Saturday.
Thweatt finished the 5-kilometer course over 70 seconds faster than her nearest competition in 17 minutes, 5.27 seconds. Colorado School of Mines' Syndey Laws was second in 18:15.64. Brooke Regan was the second Buff to finish the race and was 20th overall (19:15.67).
Bosshard won the men's 8k race in 24:09.73 and finished nine seconds ahead of CSM's Ben Zywicki (24:18.45). Seth DeMoor also finished in the top-10 for the Buffs and took seventh overall, running a mark of 24:58.81. Matt Biegner and Steve Kasica also ran in the meet. Biegner was 24th with a time of 25:48.54 and Kasica recorded a 26th place-finish in 25:52.16
Earlier this week Colorado senior Jenny Barringer was named a finalist for the USATF Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year. The award goes to the sport's top athletes of the year (male and female) and is selected by a vote of the media. This year, an online fan balloting will account for 10 percent of the votes. Fan voting is from now until Tuesday, October 13, at 1 p.m. (MST) (http://www.usatf.org/promotions/JesseOwensAwardVote/index.asp).
The next meet for the Buffaloes is NCAA Pre-Nationals on Saturday, October 17, in Terre Haute, Ind. The meet is a chance for CU to preview the course for the NCAA Championship on November 23.
Fort Hays State Open
Hays, Kansas (Fort Hays State University)
Men's 8k Results (CU Athletes Only)
1. Joe Bosshard, 24:09.73; 7. Seth DeMoor, 24:58.81; 24. Matt Biegner, 25:48.54; 26. Steve Kasica, 25:52.16
Women's 5k Results (CU Athletes Only)
1. Laura Thweatt, 17:05.27; 20. Brooke Regan, 19:15.67
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