Warrior Cross Country teams both finish first at Whitman Invite

9-1-07 

WALLA WALLA - The Lewis-Clark State cross country teams made a clean sweep of the team and individual titles in their season-opening competition, the six-school Whitman Invitational.

The Warrior women, behind the 1-2 finish of Jenny Jensen and Kylie Astle, posted a team score of 27 points, 19 ahead of second-place Whitman. Calin Hantau led way for the L-C men, who put six competitors in the top nine and amassed 22 points.

"It was a very encouraging showing," L-C coach Mike Collins said. "The courses (4-kilometer for the women, 6K for men) were all grass, so the times seems kind of slow. But for the most part we liked the way we ran."

Women

Team scores - Lewis-Clark State 27, Whitman 46, Whitworth 66, George Fox 91.

L-C competitors - 1, Jensen 15:27.86. 2, Astle 15:29.72. 9, Loeveslett 16:07.19. 10, Perkins 16:15.15. 11, Gulsvig 16:17.38. 20, Szybura, 16:32.8. 22, Bautista, 16:40.58. 27, Glick, 16:46.69. 30, Hampton 16:55.45. 36, Randall 17:11.88. 38, Eggers 17:28.67.

Men

Team scores - Lewis-Clark State 22, Whitworth 49, George Fox 74, Whitman 93, Clackamas CC 130.

L-C competitors - 1, Hantu 19:29.92. 3, Tuwei 19:52.91. 5, Glabraith 20:12.42. 6, Huey 20:13.85. 7, Ramirez 20:18.98. 9, Miller 20:21.09. 22, McConnell 20:56.45. 34, Pogue 21:35.23. 36, Kane 21.44.06. 38, Nebeker 21:56.42. 56, Bwambok 23:48.24.