Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, August 31
Cheyenne, Wyo.
6 p.m. MT
Colorado State
at
Wyoming Invite
No. 9 Rams men place first, women take third at Wyoming Invite
8/31/2018 10:00:00 PM | Cross Country
Eric Hamer paces the CSU men with a runner-up finish, while Bailey Ness leads the Rams' women with a third-place finish
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The ninth-ranked Colorado State men's cross country team took first place at the Wyoming Invite, while the CSU women's team placed third as the Rams started their 2018 season on Friday night from the Little America Golf Course.
Teams defeated by the Colorado State men included No. 7 Colorado, No. 16 Air Force, Wyoming and Northern Colorado. The CSU tallied 32 points as a team, placing 14 points ahead of host and second-place Wyoming (46 points). Senior Eric Hamer paced the CSU men, clocking a time of 15:13 to finish as the No. 2 collegian. Fellow senior Cole Rockhold took was the No. 3 collegian with a time of 15:19, while junior Forrest Barton was fourth with a time of 15:27. Seniors Carson Hume (15:42) and Trent Powell (15:43) finished 11th and 12th, respectively to round out the men's scorers.
On the women's side, senior Bailey Ness clocked a time of 18:14 to place third individually and pace the Rams' third-place team finish. Over half of the Rams' women's scorers were freshmen, with Lily Tomasula-Martin's 11th-place finish and time of 18:48 ranking best among them. Fellow freshmen Ivy Gonzales (19:07) and Jenna Diers (19:15) finished as the No. 16 and No. 17 collegians, respectively, while senior Roxy Trotter (18:56) placed 13th to finish as the Rams' No. 3 scorer.
Rounding out the top seven for the Rams' men were junior Satchel Caldwell (15:43), who was 13th among collegians, and sophomore Andrew Forsyth (16:06), who was 24th. On the women's side, junior Jenna Anderson (19:23) placed as the No. 23 collegian to finish as the Rams' No. 6 runner, while freshman Stephanie Carrasco (20:26) rounded out the CSU top seven with a 30th-place finish.
STAT OF THE MEET
Five of the Colorado State cross women's country team's top seven made their CSU debuts on Friday. Those athletes were Bailey Ness (transfer), Lily Tomasula-Martin (redshirt), Ivy Gonzales (true freshman), Jenna Diers (redshirt) and Stephanie Carrasco (true freshman).
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State cross country head coach Art Siemers
On the men's team's performance:
"We knew that on this course, Wyoming was going to come at us hard. They have some quality transfers, and (former CSU assistant) Coach (Scott) Dahlberg is a good coach. Air Force ran a lot of their guys, and its a good program. I thought it was a great start for us given that it was a tough course, windy and at a little higher altitude than we train at. I thought we ran tough. It was a good rustbuster for us."
On the women's team's performance:
"We didn't have Ali (Kallner) since she got sick two days ago, and she's our top returner this year. For her not to be able to run, I thought our ladies responded really well to run well against the other teams - we only lost to Air Force by a couple of points. I'm excited for when we get Ali and Macy (Kreutz) back, as they're our top two returners and training really well. And you put them in with Bailey (Ness), who is going to be a star. That was her first race at altitude and on a tough course. She's just a grinder, and the sky's the limit for her this year."
On Forrest Barton:
"He's been training really well for the last year-and-a-half, and it was only a matter of time until the training translated to racing. That's the hard part of our sport - you have to be patient, and sometimes you don't race as well as you train for a while. Forrest has had a few years in our program, and he's one of those guys that we hope helps elevate us to the next level."
NOTES
- Among the teams that Colorado State defeated on the men's side were a pair of ranked opponents, Colorado and Air Force. The Buffaloes entered ranked seventh, while the Falcons were ranked at 16th.
- Each of Colorado State's top seven on the men's side was a returner from the 2017 season.
UP NEXT
The Colorado State cross country team will return to action in exactly four weeks for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational. The prestigious Friday, Sept. 28 meet is held in Madison, Wis.
Teams defeated by the Colorado State men included No. 7 Colorado, No. 16 Air Force, Wyoming and Northern Colorado. The CSU tallied 32 points as a team, placing 14 points ahead of host and second-place Wyoming (46 points). Senior Eric Hamer paced the CSU men, clocking a time of 15:13 to finish as the No. 2 collegian. Fellow senior Cole Rockhold took was the No. 3 collegian with a time of 15:19, while junior Forrest Barton was fourth with a time of 15:27. Seniors Carson Hume (15:42) and Trent Powell (15:43) finished 11th and 12th, respectively to round out the men's scorers.
On the women's side, senior Bailey Ness clocked a time of 18:14 to place third individually and pace the Rams' third-place team finish. Over half of the Rams' women's scorers were freshmen, with Lily Tomasula-Martin's 11th-place finish and time of 18:48 ranking best among them. Fellow freshmen Ivy Gonzales (19:07) and Jenna Diers (19:15) finished as the No. 16 and No. 17 collegians, respectively, while senior Roxy Trotter (18:56) placed 13th to finish as the Rams' No. 3 scorer.
Rounding out the top seven for the Rams' men were junior Satchel Caldwell (15:43), who was 13th among collegians, and sophomore Andrew Forsyth (16:06), who was 24th. On the women's side, junior Jenna Anderson (19:23) placed as the No. 23 collegian to finish as the Rams' No. 6 runner, while freshman Stephanie Carrasco (20:26) rounded out the CSU top seven with a 30th-place finish.
STAT OF THE MEET
Five of the Colorado State cross women's country team's top seven made their CSU debuts on Friday. Those athletes were Bailey Ness (transfer), Lily Tomasula-Martin (redshirt), Ivy Gonzales (true freshman), Jenna Diers (redshirt) and Stephanie Carrasco (true freshman).
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State cross country head coach Art Siemers
On the men's team's performance:
"We knew that on this course, Wyoming was going to come at us hard. They have some quality transfers, and (former CSU assistant) Coach (Scott) Dahlberg is a good coach. Air Force ran a lot of their guys, and its a good program. I thought it was a great start for us given that it was a tough course, windy and at a little higher altitude than we train at. I thought we ran tough. It was a good rustbuster for us."
On the women's team's performance:
"We didn't have Ali (Kallner) since she got sick two days ago, and she's our top returner this year. For her not to be able to run, I thought our ladies responded really well to run well against the other teams - we only lost to Air Force by a couple of points. I'm excited for when we get Ali and Macy (Kreutz) back, as they're our top two returners and training really well. And you put them in with Bailey (Ness), who is going to be a star. That was her first race at altitude and on a tough course. She's just a grinder, and the sky's the limit for her this year."
On Forrest Barton:
"He's been training really well for the last year-and-a-half, and it was only a matter of time until the training translated to racing. That's the hard part of our sport - you have to be patient, and sometimes you don't race as well as you train for a while. Forrest has had a few years in our program, and he's one of those guys that we hope helps elevate us to the next level."
NOTES
- Among the teams that Colorado State defeated on the men's side were a pair of ranked opponents, Colorado and Air Force. The Buffaloes entered ranked seventh, while the Falcons were ranked at 16th.
- Each of Colorado State's top seven on the men's side was a returner from the 2017 season.
UP NEXT
The Colorado State cross country team will return to action in exactly four weeks for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational. The prestigious Friday, Sept. 28 meet is held in Madison, Wis.
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