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15th Annual Graphic Edge CC Invite

Saturday, October, 25, 2008 9:45 AM


The Northwestern cross country teams competed in the Graphic Edge Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, their final tune-up before the GPAC Championships on Nov. 8. The meet was hosted by the University of South Dakota and was run at the Don Baker Cross Country Course in Vermillion, S.D.

The women’s team placed seventh out of 14 teams with a team score of 156. The host school, USD (NCAA D-I) won the women’s team championship with 52 points. Black Hills State finished second with 82, followed by Morningside (108) and Concordia (114). Charity Miles was the top NWC runner as the sophomore finished in 11th place with a time of 19:13. Sara Hess placed 24th with a time of 19:41, followed by Jenna Sorensen (29th-19:45) and Stephanie Powell (41-20:02).

The men’s team finished in 10th place out of 15 teams with a team score of 238. Concordia won the team title with 34 points, followed by Black Hills State in second with 62. Dickinson State (102) and U. of Sioux Falls (130) place third and fourth, respectively. Danny Owens led the Red Raiders with a 41st place finish out of 142 runners with a time of 27:33. Kyle Gerhard finished just three spots back in 27:43. Jack Peterson finished the 8000m in 28:00, good for 50th place.

Next up for both teams is the GPAC Championships on Nov. 8.

For complete results, click on the following link:  Graphic Edge Results

Men
Finish School Time Score
1 Concordia 34
2 Black Hills State 62
3 Dickinson State 102
4 U. of Sioux Falls 130
5 U. of South Dakota 130
6 Dordt 179
7 Dakota State 199
8 Morningside 225
9 S.D. Tech 228
1 Northwestern 238
41 Danny Owens 27:33
44 Kyle Gerhard 27:43
50 Jack Peterson 28:00
67 Tyler Peekenschneider 28:26
83 Adam Verhoef 29:01
86 Lee Stover 29:14
88 Andy Norris 29:17
104 Andrew Johnson 30:06
118 Ryan Dembeck 30:38
123 Nathan Lichter 31:03
11 Minot State 308
12 Dakota Wesleyan 349
13 Jamestown 382
14 Midland Lutheran 398
15 Briar Cliff 414

Women
Finish School Time Score
1 U. of South Dakota 52
2 Black Hills State 82
3 Morningside 108
4 Concordia 114
5 Dordt 143
6 U. of Sioux Falls 154
7 Northwestern 156
11 Charity Miles 19:13
24 Sara Hess 19:41
29 Jenna Sorensen 19:45
41 Stephanie Powell 20:02
58 Ingrid Carlson 20:36
59 Teresa Scholten 20:39
80 Breann Rozeboom 21:23
86 Mary Maasen 21:32
92 Angela Wiggins 21:39
95 Akacia Wentworth 21:48
100 Sara Bolkema 22:01
101 Allison Weeldreyer 22:01
102 Anna Cloeter 22:02
105 Natalie Johnson 22:04
111 Rebecca Wiggins 22:17
116 Sarah Storm 22:25
125 Heidi Hildebrandt 22:42
146 Kendra Thomas 24:43
150 Sarah Lichter 25:24
157 Kelsey Driver 31:30
8 Jamestown 191
9 Dakota State 230
1 Briar Cliff 308
11 Minot State 309
12 S.D. Tech 317
13 Mount Marty 333
14 Dickinson State 385