Huskers Run Well in Arkansas

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Fayetteville, Ark.? The Husker women solidified their spot as one of the top teams in the Midwest, while Nebraska's men ran one of their best team races in recent years on Saturday at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival.

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The Nebraska women raced to a sixth-place team finish, while the men added a solid 11th-place showing in a talent-laden field.

 

Junior Channing Anseth led the Husker women for the second time this year with a 25th-place finish in the women’s 6K. Anseth’s time of 21:06.8 was a career best, and she was one of seven Huskers to place in the top 100. Six of those NU women were clocked in career-best times to help the Huskers finish ahead of Texas (12th), IowaState (13th) and KansasState (23rd) among other Big 12 Conference competitors. All five teams that finished ahead of the Huskers in the team standings are nationally-ranked.

 

"Channing Anseth ran fantastic today," Head Coach Jay Dirksen said. "It was probably the best our women have run all year. All five teams that beat us are very good teams."

 

Sophomore Ari Goldstein contributed a 37th-place showing, while Betsy Miller gave the Huskers three runners in the top 50 with her 44th-place finish.

 

Sophomore Brian Parr’s 10K time of 30:24.5 in the men’s competition was nearly two minutes faster than his time last year at the Chile Pepper Festival. He placed 41st on Saturday to lead the Huskers. Parr finished 12 spots ahead of fellow sophomore teammate Peter van der Westhuizen in 53rd in 30:51.0.

 

"Brian Parr put in a big-time effort today." Dirksen said. "He is really coming around and all his hard work is paying off. But the whole men's team did well. We had some great performances and have really come a long way and made a lot of improvements since this meet last year."

 

Junior Alec Maduza also placed in the top 100 in 95th in 31:34.9 as the men defeated conference opponents, Texas Tech (14th), Texas A&M (18th) and KansasState (24th) in the 33-team field. 

 

The Huskers will now gear up for the stretch run of the 2006 cross country season. NU will take a week off from competition before traveling to the 2006 Big 12 Championships in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday, Oct. 27.

Chile Pepper Festival
Oct. 14, 2006 -- Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Results
University of Arkansas Cross Country Course ? Fayetteville, Ark.

Women’s Team Scores
1. Arkansas - 41
2. Duke - 132
3. Texas Tech - 134
4. Virginia Tech - 168
5. Baylor ? 179

6. Nebraska - 206

Top Five Finishers, School ? Time
1. Sally Kipyego, Texas Tech?19:29.3
2. Desiraye Osburn, Unattached?19:55.0
3. Irene Kimaiyo, Texas Tech?20:10.9
4. Emily McCabe, Duke?20:22.4
5. Brooke Upshaw, Arkansas?20:25.8

NU Finishers:
25. Channing Anseth?21:06.8
37. Ari Goldstein?21:24.3
44. Betsy Miller?21:38.0
57. Kim Pancoast?21:52.5
58. Natalja Zarcenko?21:53.5
86. Jennifer Pancoast?22:19.4
87. Joslyn Dalton?22:20.1

166. Elizabeth Marsh?23:14.8
248. Val Zajac?24:20.0

Men’s Team Scores

1. UTEP-64

2. Arkansas-77

3. Abilene Christian-101

4. Alabama-104

5. Lamar-169

 

11. Nebraska-369

 

Top Five Finishers, School ? Time

1. Nicodemus Naimadu, Abilene Christian?28:22.8

2. Peter Kosgei, Arkansas?28:33.7
3. Joseph Boit, Arkansas Alumni?28:35.8
4. Samuel Kosgei, Arkansas?28:37.0
5. Mark Korir, Wyoming-28:40.2

 

NU Finishers

41. Brian Parr?30:24.5
53. Peter van der Westhuizen?30:51.0
95. Alec Maduza?31:34.9
119. Kyle Custer?31:54.7
131. Vince Sickler?32:06.4
156. Bryce Dickmeyer?32:26.5
203. Ethan Luebbe?33:26.6

222. Mackenzie Jeffrey?34:04.1
237. Bryce Somer?34:36.1

246. Tom Johnson?34:55.9