L-C Cross Country teams take second

10-15-07

SPOKANE - Jenny Jensen and Kyli Astle (left) claimed the top spots at the Runners Soul Bigfoot Open, leading the Lewis-Clark State women's cross country team to a second-place finish.

Jensen won the event with a time of 18:28, two seconds better than teammate Astle.

"They both showed some real guts with how tired they were," LCSC coach Mike Collins said, alluding to the rigorous training schedule the team has kept the last two weeks.

The Warriors finished with 65 points in the team standings, 16 behind Whitman.

The LCSC men also finished second in the team standings, 27 points behind Community Colleges of Spokane.

Calin Hantau produced the best L-C result, finishing third with a time of 25:11.

The Warriors return to action Saturday when they play host to a meet at Hells Gate State Park. The first race starts at 10:30 a.m.

Men

Team scores - Community Colleges of Spokane 21, Lewis-Clark State 48, Whitworth 68, Whitman 126, Carroll 156, Bigfoot X-Country Club 168, Great Falls 195

Medalist - Dak Riek, CC Spokane, 25:01.

Lewis-Clark State individuals - 3, Calin Hantau, 25:11. 9, Eric Tuwei, 26:25. 11, Aaron Galbraith, 26:34. 12, Sean Huey, 26:36. 13, Adrian Ramirez, 26:41. 15, Jake Miller, 26:44. 16, Chris McConnell, 26:45. 24, Mickael Sopel, 27:11. 53, John Kane, 28:56. 71, Joel Bwambok, 30:21.

Women

Team scores - Whitman 49, Lewis-Clark State 65, Whitworth 72, Community Colleges of Spokane 94, Great Falls 133, Bigfoot X-Country Club 141, Carroll 168, Rocky Mountain 228.

Medalist - Jenny Jensen, Lewis-Clark State, 18:28.

Other LCSC individuals - 2, Kyli Astle, 18:30. 9, Emily Perkins, 18:55. 26, Katja Loevslett, 19:26. 27, Lindsay Szybura, 19:27. 34, Rosa Bautista, 19:54. 41, Rikki Glick, 20:08. 43, Casey Hampton, 20:27. 59, Kelsie Eggers, 21:33.