Colorado State University Athletics
Cross Country Preview ? The MWC Championships
10/29/2003 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Title Race Moved: The Mountain West Championships have been moved to Albuquerque, N.M., from its original location in San Diego, Calif. due to the recent wildfires and poor air quality there. The championship will be held at the University of New Mexico North Golf Course, with the men?s 8K race starting at 10 a.m., followed by the women?s 6K race at 11 a.m.
Staying in the Polls: The men?s team dropped one placed this week to 10th. The women?s team also dropped a two spots in the polls this week from 20th to 22nd. Colorado State is one of 15 institutions to have both its men?s and women?s teams ranked in the top 25 and is one of only four schools to have teams in the top 25 in men?s and women?s cross country and volleyball (Stanford, Notre Dame, Wisconsin).
Penn State Recap: The Colorado State men?s cross country team won the Penn State National Cross Country Race, while the women finished fourth. The men scored a total of 36 points and were lead by Austin Vigil and Mike Nicks. Vigil finished third with a time of 25:41.47, while Nicks was right behind him in fourth at 25:41.95. Josh Glabb finished sixth with a time of 25:49.10 followed by Bill Michel in seventh with a time of 25:50.39. Rounding out the scoring was Matt Cianciulli in 16th with a time of 26:28.07. Also competing for the Rams on the 8-kilometer course were Matt Pettit and Paul DiGrappa finishing in 24th and 27th, respectively.
The women were paced by Katie Yemm in 12th with a time of 21:15.71 for the 6-Kilometer run. Crystal Clark and Nicole Feest were 16th and 17th, respectively, with times of 21:22.37 and 21:23.17, while Michelle Carman placed 21st in 21:26.91. Sarah MacKay finished out the scoring at 23rd in 21:32.92. Colleen Blair and Jennifer Kintzley also competed and placed 24th and 33rd.
Roy Griak Recap: The Colorado State men?s and women?s cross country teams both finished in the top-ten at the prestigious annual Roy Griak Invitational. The men?s team placed third, while the women finished in seventh place.
Leading the way for the men was Austin Vigil, finishing in 5th place with time of 24:24. Two other Rams, Bill Michel and Josh Glaab finished in the top-15. Michel recorded a time of 24:33 to finish in 10th place. Glaab finished just three seconds behind Michel to take 14th. Mike Nicks finished 37th for Colorado State, crossing the finish line with a time of 25:02, and Matt Cianciulli recorded a time of 25:39 to finish in 86th. Also competing for the men were Paul Michel and Paul DiGrappa who finished in 88th and 100th, respectively.
Nicole Feest finished in 27th place with a time of 21:38 to lead the women?s team. Michelle Carman recorded a time of 21:53 to finish 42nd, just ahead of Colleen Blair and Crystal Clark who each finished with a time of 21:54 to finish 44th and 46th, respectively. Jennifer Kintzley finished in 62nd with a time of 22:09. Also competing for the Rams were Katie Yemm who finished 64th with a time of 22:10 and Sarah MacKay, who finished in 67th place with a time of 22:11.
Picked Second: The Colorado State men?s and women?s cross country teams were picked to finish second in the Mountain West Conference Championship on November 1. BYU was chosen by the league?s coaches to win both titles.
