Husker Men, Women Repeat at Woody Greeno

Lincoln ? Behind six top-10 finishes from the Nebraska women and a fourth-place finish from senior Peter van der Westhuizen in the men’s race, the Husker cross country teams repeated as the University Division champions at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational Saturday morning at Pioneer’s Park.

 

More than 600 runners participated in the 18th annual event, which is the largest cross country meet in the state of Nebraska. Saturday’s competition saw freshman Lara Crofford and junior captain Ari Goldstein finish second (21:29.30) and third (21:30.10) in the women’s 6K, while van der Westhuizen’s fourth-place finish (25:05.20) in the men’s 8K matched his placing from the 2006 Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational.

 

Behind Crofford and Goldstein were four more Husker runners to finish in the top 10, including seniors Joslyn Dalton (6th, 21:49.90) and Channing Anseth (22:01.05) and juniors Rachel Carrizales (9th, 22:20.65) and Jen Pancoast (10th, 22:26.40).

 

On the men’s side, junior Kyle Custer improved his finish and time at the Woody Greeno for the second straight year as he placed 10th in 25:32. Freshman Todd Gulizia, the runner-up at the Creighton/UNO Classic on Sept. 1, finished 14th (25:45.25). The Husker men defeated Creighton and KansasState in the University Division for its eighth title in meet history, while the Colorado School of Mines was crowned the overall champion. The women’s University Division title was their third in a row and 13th in history.

 

Nebraska will take next weekend off, but will return to action Sept. 29 at the Roy Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Minn.

 

Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational
Sept. 15, 2007 ? Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Results
Pioneer’s Park ? Lincoln, Neb.

 

Women’s Team Scores (University Division)

1. Nebraska ? 23

2. KansasState ? 39

3. Creighton ? 79

 

Women’s Team Scores (College Division)

1. Nebraska Wesleyan ? 49

2. Nebraska-Kearney ? 84

3. South Dakota ? 109

4. ButlerCountyCC ? 130

5. Central Missouri ? 139

 

Women’s Team Scores (Overall)

1. Nebraska? 26

2. KansasState ? 63

3. Nebraska Wesleyan ? 104

4. Nebraska-Kearney ? 149

5. South Dakota ? 17

 

Top Five Finishers, School ? Time

1. Beverly Romas, Kansas State ? 21:21.85

2. Lara Crofford, Nebraska ? 21:29.30

3. Ari Goldstein, Nebraska ? 21:30.10

4. Ramsey Kavan, South Dakota ? 21:38.95

5. Liliani Mendez, Kansas State ? 21:46.55

 

Other Nebraska Finishers

6. Joslyn Dalton, 21:49.90

7. Channing Anseth, 22:01.05

9. Rachel Carrizales, 22:20.65

10. Jen Pancoast, 22:26.40

24. Jen Webers, 23:13.45

 

Men’s Team Scores (University Division)

1. Nebraska ? 25

2. Creighton ? 45

3. KansasState ? 62

 

Men’s Team Scores (College Division)

1. ColoradoSchool of Mines ? 39

2. Concordia (Neb.) ? 89

3. ButlerCountyCC ? 137

4. Central Missouri ? 151

5. Nebraska Wesleyan ? 179

 

Men’s Team Scores (Overall)

1. ColoradoSchool of Mines ? 52

2. Nebraska ? 79

3. Concordia (Neb.) ? 128

4. Creighton ? 140

5. ButlerCountyCC ? 188

 

Top Five Finishers, School ? Time

1. Julius Bor, CloudCountyCC ? 24:12.60

2. Joel Hamilton, Individuals ? 24:32.95

3. Johnny Shuping, CloudCountyCC ? 25:02.70

4. Peter van der Westhuizen, Nebraska ? 25:05.20

5. Ben Zywicki, Colorado School of Mines- 25:09.10

 

Other Nebraska Finishers

10. Kyle Custer ? 25:32.90

14. Todd Gulizia ? 25:45.25

28. Matt Conahan ? 26:16.75

31. Vince Sickler ? 26:19.50

32. Mikel Thomas ? 26:19.85

34. Bryce Somer ? 26:16.15

35. Ethan Luebbe ? 26:30.00

40. Peter Falcon ? 26:33.45

58. Brad Doering ? 26:59.05

94. Eric Thies ? 27:42.20

126. James Laville ? 28:16.05