SALEM, Ore. – Paced by freshman Stephanie Shuel (left), who finished 23rd, the Lewis-Clark State College women’s cross country team finished second at the 34th annual Charles Bowles Invitational at Bush’s Pasture Park.
Shuel finished with a time of 18:44.73 in the women’s 5-kilometer race, and she was followed closely by teammate Kyli Astle who finished 29th with a time of 18:48.64. Willamette’s Maddie Coffman claimed the individual title with a time of 17:37.53.
The Warrior women, bested only by NCAA division II Chico State, outran a host of NCAA schools as well as NAIA rivals University of British Columbia, College of Idaho, and Concordia (Ore.).
The LCSC men, also ran well, as they finished third out of 30 teams. Currently ranked No. 20 in the NAIA, the Warriors defeated such teams as Concordia (Ore.), currently ranked No. 9; College of Idaho, currently No. 24; and British Columbia which is currently No. 25. Chico State claimed the team title, and Southern Oregon, ranked No. 11 in the NAIA, took second.
Eric Tuwei (left) led the way for the Warriors as he finished 13th in the 8K race with a time of 25:20.58. Adrian Ramirez finished 16th overall and second for the Warriors with a time of 25:27.24. Chico State’s Scott Bauhs won the race with a time of 24:06.32.
WILLAMETTE INVITATIONAL
MEN’S 8K RESULTS
Top 10 teams (out of 30) – 1, Chico State 33. 2, Southern Oregon 127. 3, Lewis-Clark State 147. 4, College of Idaho 167. 5, Concordia 171. 6, Willamette 214. 7, Whitworth 222. 8, Humboldt State 251. 9, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 254. 10, St. Martin’s 291.
Medalist – Scott Bauhs, Chico State, 24:06.32
LCSC Individuals (out of 301 total runners) – 13, Eric Tuwei 25:20.58. 16, Adrian Ramirez 25:27.24. 36, Sean Huey 25:58.61. 43, Chris McConnell 26:03.27. 57, Michael Sopel 26:11.73. 95, Jake Miller 26:41.71. 100, Grant Eldridge 26:48.26. 112, Frank Lagrimanta 26:59.07. 153, Jon Dalton 27:31.18. 252, Scott Sweet 29:36.52. 267, Clayton Kearl 30:36.33.
WOMEN’S 5K RESULTS
Top 10 Teams (out of 28) – 1, Chico State 50. 2, Lewis-Clark State 190. 3, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 215. 3, Whitman 215. 5, Willamette 223. 6, Whitworth 225. 7, College of Idaho 232. 8, British Columbia 235. 9, Point Loma Nazarene 240. 10, Northwest Nazarene 284.
Medalist – Maddie Coffman, Willamette, 17:37.53
LCSC Individuals (out of 288 total runners) – 23, Stephanie Shuel 18:44.73. 29, Kyli Astle 18:48.64. 42, Lindsay Szybura 18:56.83. 52, Amanda Palmer 19:19.45. 53, Katja Loevslett 19:21.19. 61, Tayler Harrington 19:29.98. 75, Madison Randall 19:38.22. 98, Jessie Gulsvig 19:48.96. 102, Sheree Barbour 19:49.91. 117, Francis Rojas 19:58.24. 150, Rosa Bautista 20:16.52. 161, Kirsten White 20:27.86. 171, Rachael Park, 20:34.24. 174, Whitlee Young 20:37.23. 188, Casey Hampton 20:50.56.
