Colorado State University Athletics
Cross Country Women Compete In Shootout
9/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 27, 2006
Rocky Mountain Shootout Notes
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Freed Honored: Sophomore Jeremy Freed ran a personal best time of 25:24.55 en route to a 27th place finish at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational. His time and finish earned Freed the Mountain West Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honor. This is the first award of his career and the first time this season a Ram has been honored.
Rocky Mountain Shootout: The women's team will compete this weekend at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, hosted by the University of Colorado at the Buffalo Ranch Cross Country Course in Boulder. The women's collegiate race is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m.
Also scheduled to compete are Colorado, Colorado School of Mines, Fort Lewis, Garden City, Dickinson State, New Mexico Highlands, Northern Colorado, UCCS, Regis, Colorado Christian, Metro State, Wyoming, Western State, Xavier and Mesa State's women.
Men 16th At Roy Griak: The men's team placed 16th at the annual Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota. The Rams scored 384 points and were the top Mountain West finisher. Jeremy Freed finished 27th overall, posting a time of 25:24.55 for the eight-kilometer course. Senior Ryan Kirkpatrick was next for the Rams, crossing the tape in 79th place with a time of 26:05.80. Senior Nelson Palacios was 92nd and senior Rob Watson was 94th with times of 26:13.10 and 26:14.55, respectively. Sophomore Steve Swartz finished 111th in 26:20.80, while junior Andres Urbina was 125th in 26:26.20 and sophomore Jeff Wahl was 148th in 26:36.80. David Zakavec rounded out the team in 165th place with a time of 26:45.40.
Women Win BYU Autumn Classic: The women's team defeated BYU for the first time in Mountain West history en route to a first-place finish at the BYU Autumn Classic. The women's team scored 29 points, while the Cougars tallied 45. The Rams' men's team was second behind BYU, 21-47. Junior April Thomas finished second in the five-kilometer course with a time of 18:26.7, while senior Danielle Korb was fourth overall and third in the scoring with a time of 18:36.0 and sophomore Kristen Hemphill was ninth overall and seventh in the scoring at 19:04.3. Sophomores Heather Loseke and Kirsten Anthony rounded out the scoring in eighth and ninth places, respectively with time of 19:07.9 and 19:10.2, respectively.
Jeremy Freed paced the men's team with a fifth-place finish, completing the four-mile course in 20:16.5. Ryan Kirkpatrick was right behind Freed in sixth with a time of 20:22.1, while Nelson Palacios was 12th overall and 11th in the scoring with a time of 20:42.7. Andres Urbina placed 15th overall and 12th in the scoring after clocking in at 20:51.5. Steve Swartz finished the scoring in 13th at 20:52.4.
Coach Inducted: First year head coach Bryan Berryhill will be inducted into the Colorado State Hall of Fame on Nov. 3. Berryhill was a 10-time All-American for the Rams, winning two NCAA titles during his career. In 2001, he won the mile title at the NCAA Indoor Championship, then won the 1500 meter championship at the Outdoor Championship. Joining Berryhill as inductees are Ivan Dyekman (track & field), Mark Mullaney (football), Angela Knopf (volleyball), Floyd Kerr (basketball) and Tom Hilbert (Hall of Honor). For banquet information, call 970.491.5067.