{"id":254,"date":"2014-11-13T02:06:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T02:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=254"},"modified":"2014-11-13T02:06:25","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T02:06:25","slug":"western-hosts-14th-annual-cross-country-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/western-hosts-14th-annual-cross-country-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Western hosts 14th annual cross country championships"},"content":{"rendered":"
BY JENNIFER HALLEY\r\nCAMPUS LIFE EDITOR<\/pre>\n
The men\u2019s and women\u2019s Cross Country team competed in the 14th annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) championships where the women placed seventh and the men finished eighth, on Saturday, Nov. 1.<\/p>\n
David Ribich finished first for the Wolves in 25:56, which awarded him 26th place overall. The next Wolf to score was Zach Holloway in 27th place, with a time of 26:01.<\/p>\n
Josh Hanna clocked in at 26:43 in 47th place. David McLeod, Riley Anheluk, Parker Marson and Joe Soik finished the Wolves\u2019 scoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe conference meet, we fell a little short finishing 8th; don\u2019t know how or why but we did,\u201d said Ribich. \u201cWe are bouncing back and continuing to train hard. Now is the time of cold season and it\u2019s more important than ever to stay healthy and practice the best we can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alaska Anchorage won the team title on the men\u2019s side as well as swept the top three finishing spots.<\/p>\n
Stephanie Stuckey was the first Wolf to finish in the women\u2019s 6k, with a time of 21:47, which gave her a 21st place finish. Rachel Crawford was close behind in 26th place, with a time of 21:55.<\/p>\n
Bailey Beeson and Nicole Anderson finished in 45th and 46th place with times of 22:36 and 22:37. Kolby Childers, Debora De Leon and Rachel Shelley finished the Wolves\u2019 scoring.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not excited about how we placed at conference,\u201d said Stuckey. \u201cI thought we ran our hearts out; but the results did not show it. It doesn\u2019t mean we sucked; it just means we have to and can do better. I think the extra time to train is incredibly beneficial and will give us enough time to lay out a solid foundation to bring us up to our best for regionals.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the women\u2019s side, the team title, as well as second and third place, was separated by just two points, the closest race in GNAC history. Simon Frasier won the women\u2019s title with 62 points.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s and women\u2019s team travel to Billings, Mont. for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) West Regional meet on Nov. 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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