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Mountie Women Win, Men 5th At Northwest Nazarene Invite
Nampa ID, September 10— The Mountaineer cross country teams got the season off to a great start at the Northwest Nazarene University Invitational. The women’s team edged Boise State 42 - 46 to take the top spot despite missing Shawna Muchow, and the men finished 5th, only 3 points out of second place. The women’s team was lead by senior Stephanie Colkitt who finished the 4k race in 14:39, and was followed closely be teammate Chelliey Corder in 5th, 14:47. Rounding out the scoring was Marcella Bosch in 13th, Nicole Woitovitch in 15th, and Kyle Janssen in 17th. The entire women’s team did a great job of working together throughout the race, and they all finished well making up crucial points in the final stretch. The men’s team also got the season off to a good start and the young squad will look to improve and build from this performance as they get more experience. The Mountie men were led by Junior Josh Ego who put himself in a good position early and then moved up throughout to finish the 6k race 11th in 19:21. Josh was followed across the line By Daniel Sipko, Jason Griffiths, and Troy Blackburn in 20th, 21st, and 23rd respectively. John Agguire stepped up and into the 5th spot and rounded out the scoring in 29th place. Next up the the Mounties will be in Seattle on September 17th for the University of Washington’s Sundodger Invitational. |
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Women 7th, Men 14th At Sundodger Invitational
Seattle WA, September 17— The Mountaineer women overcame a slow start and turned in another strong performance finishing in 7th at the Sundodger Invite hosted by the University of Washington. Stephanie Colkitt and Chelliey Corder are establishing a nice 1 - 2 punch as they finished in 11th and 17th places respectively over the 6 kilometer course, and only 10 seconds apart. Stephanie was just two seconds off the school record with her time of 22:28. The 3, 4, and 5 runners rounded out the scoring by finishing within 15 seconds of each other. Nicole Woitovitch ran a great race to finish 58th, freshman Marcella Bosch finished 70th, and Shawna Muchow finished 72nd in her first race of the season after injuring her hamstrings. The young Mountaineer men’s team had a rough outing, but was still turned in some good performances. Josh Ego and Troy Blackburn were battling illnesses, Jason Griffiths lost a shoe and got buried putting it back on, and John Aguirre sacrificed himself trying to help Jason get back in the race. Despite being sick, Josh Ego lead the team again finishing 45th, with personal best time of 26:00. The gaps between runners, are what hurt the Mounties. From 1 to 5 was one minute, which is good, but from 1 to 2 there was 52 seconds. Daniel Sipko was the second Mountie across the line followed closely by Jason Griffiths, Adam Goulet, and freshman Zach Heath who had an outstanding performance in his first 8k running 27:00. Next up the Mountaineers will be in Salem for the 31st Annual Charles Bowles Invite on October 1,which is the largest cross country meet west of the Mississippi River. |
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Women Finish 9th, Men Finish 15th Willamette Invitational
Salem OR, October 1— The Mountaineers battled the weather, other teams, and adversity at the Willamette University Charles Bowles Invitational and got the better of all three. The 8th ranked Mountie women continue to improve and had another good showing finishing 9th out of 30 despite losing Chelliey Corder two miles into the race with an ankle injury. Stephanie Colkitt paced the team again finishing 9th in a personal best time of 18:19. Following Stephanie across the line were Nicole Woitovitch 48th (19:04), Marcella Bosch 55th (19:10), Shawna Muchow 68th (19:25), and Sara Bates 95th (19:52). Kyle Janssen ran a lifetime best by nearly a minute finishing in 20:08 and according to coach Welch Becca Mielke and Laura Clayton both had good break throughs. The young Mountaineer men’s squad took another step in the right direction, but the inexperience still showed in dealing with the size of the field. Josh Ego was the first mountie across the line in 26:07 with Jason Griffiths just 1 second back. Adam Goulet, Daniel Sipko, and Zach Heath rounded out the scoring finishing in 26:47, 26:54, and 27:14 respectively. The Mountaineers have a week off, before heading to the region 1 preview meet at Lentz park in Portland on October 15th. |
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Mountaineer Women 4th, Men 5th at Cascade Invite/Region I Preview
October 15, Portland— Running on rain slicked grass and bark both Mountie cross country teams performed well at the Cascade Invite. The young men’s squad continue to improve as the beat Concordia for first time this season and were just behind region foe British Columbia, despite bizarre circumstances. Jason Griffiths was diagnosed with torn cartilage in his ribs Friday night after feeling a pop. He ran the race anyway and was the second Mountie across the line. On the first lap of the race John Agguirre fell on the first lap and finished the race despite two 4” gashes on his leg. Josh Ego continued his impressive season leading the team and finishing 9th in 26:32. Adam Goulet, and Zach Heath ran very well, with Zach moving past a great number of racers in the last two miles, both finishing close behind Griffiths. George Garcia rounded out the scoring with a time of 27:44, an impressive 18 second PR on a much slower course than his previous best. George’s performance earned him the male athlete of the meet honors. The Mountaineer women’s team raced very well together, and turned in their best overall race of the season. Stephanie Colkitt had an off day due to a heavy training cycle, but still lead the team with her 16th place finish. Chelliey Corder, Marcella Bosch, Rian Finney and Shawna Muchow did a very good job throughout the race of working together. Chelliey moved up well in the second half of the race to finish 3 seconds behind Stephanie Colkitt. Bosch, Finney, and Muchow rounded out the scoring finishing only 17 seconds apart, with a 47 second 1 - 5 gap. “Despite the slow times, I felt our women raced much better as a team than they have so far this year” according to coach Welch. Marika Dobos earned the female athlete of the meet honors with her lifetime best performance of 20:34. Next week the Mountaineers will be in Caldwell Idaho at the Alberson College ‘Yote Open. |
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Track Team Helps Put Out Fire On Campus
While working out in the fitness center several sprinters and jumpers saw smoke over by Alikut Hall, they went over to check it out saw flames and they started beating it out with their shirts until someone showed up from in the building with a fire extinguisher. |
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Women 1st, Men 2nd At ‘Yote Open
Caldwell ID, October 22— The Mountaineer Cross Country teams continue to improve and had another strong showing Saturday at the Albertson College ‘Yote Open. The 9th ranked Mountie women won their second meet of the season without three of their top runners. Rian Finney lead the tight packed team finishing 5th in a seasons best time of 19:15. Closely behind Finney was Shawna Muchow in 6th, Marcella Bosch in 8th, Sara Bates in 11th, and Becca Mielke rounded out the scoring in 12th. Laura Clayton matched her lifetime best finishing 13th in 20:19. They all stepped up and completely dominated the meet as all nine EOU competitors finished in the top 18, out distancing second place Albertson College 27 to 45. The Mountie Men turned in their best performance of the season, with 5 of 8 runner getting seasonal or lifetime bests, and finishing a mere 9 points behind 10th ranked Albertson College. They did an outstanding job of packing up and working together during the race. Josh Ego continued his fine season leading the way with his 6th place finish in 26:19. Daniel Sipko and Troy Blackburn ran outstanding races finishing 8th and 16th respectively, sandwiched around Adam Goulet in 11th. Jake Peterson ran the best race of his college career to round out the scoring with his 20th place finish in a seasons best time of 27:44. The Mounties might be able to get into the top 25 after this performance and receiving votes this weekend. Next up the Mountaineers will be back at Lentz Park in Portland for the NAIA Region I and Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships on November 5. Both teams will vie for the chance to Compete at the NAIA Championship meet on November 19. |
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Women 4th in Region, Win Conference; Men 5th in Region, 3rd in Conference
Portland OR, November 5— The mountaineers went to Portland looking for berths to the national meet. Despite sloppy conditions the men ran their best race of the season, and the women overcame a slow first 800m to win their first Cascade Conference Title since 1999. After thinking they had went out too fast at the preview meet, the mountie women got out in the back of the field but were able to move up and finish with a very good chance of earning a trip to the national meet, however, they were not quite able to break up the top 3 teams. The mountaineers were lead by their 1-2 punch of Stephanie Colkitt and Chelliey Corder who finished 15th and 16th with times of 19:09.24 and 19:09.55 respectively. They had a great pack as Shawna Muchow, Rian Finney, Nicole Woitovitch, and Marcella Bosch were close behind in 24th, 26th, 31st, and 33rd places. Hopefully the ladies will get the chance to compete at Nationals and make the necessary adjustments to run up to their full potential. They have worked very hard this fall, and competed quite well overall throughout the season, so we feel strongly that the best is yet to come. The men had an outstanding team effort, and according to coach Welch many of the athletes their best race of the season. Jason Griffiths finished 12th in 26:24 with Josh Ego 4 seconds back in 15th place. Rounding out the top 7 finishers for EOU, were in order, Troy Blackburn 29th in his best race of the year, Daniel Sipko in 32nd in one of, if not his best race of the year, Adam Goulet in 39th, with another fine race, Kenny Thissell in 41st in an outstanding race and Zach Heath in 49th with a very good second half. Both the men’s and women’s team will be playing the waiting game until Monday when the at large team and individual qualifiers are announced, hopefully the effort this weekend will be enough.
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Several Mounties Earn All - Conference Awards
Many mountaineers earned all conference awards based on their performance at the NAIA Region 1/Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships.
Women: Stephanie Colkitt, Chelliey Corder, Shawna Muchow, and Rian Finney
Men: Jason Griffiths and Josh Ego
Coach of the Year: Ben Welch received the women’s coach of the year award |
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Mountie Women, Griffiths Earn Spots at National Meet
November 8— The NAIA announced the qualifiers for the Cross Country Championships today and the mountaineer women’s team and Jason Griffiths were included, earning the opportunity to compete in the November 19 meet, in Louisville KY. Representing the womens team will be Stephanie Colkitt, Chelliey Corder, Shawna Muchow, Rian Finney, Nicole Woitovitch, Marcella Bosch, and Sara Bates. |
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Mountie Women Finish 22nd At National Meet
Louisville KY, November 19— The Mountaineer women’s cross country team was never able recover from a poor start and finished 22nd out of 28 teams at the NAIA National Championships. They had a very tight pack, however, they were just too far back. Chelliey Corder lead the Mounties with her 46th place finish and seasons best time of 18:49. According to Coach Welch Chelliey ran very aggressive after the poor start and was almost able to move into All-American position. Shawna Muchow was the second Mountie across the line in 123rd place in a time of 19:35 and was closely followed by the rest of the team. Stephanie Colkitt, who injured a hamstring after a collision with Corder finished 131st in 19:40, Nicole Woitovitch was 145th in 19:44, Rian Finney 155th 19:51, and Marcella Bosch 177th in 20:01. One more highlight of the meet was the performance of the 7th runner Sara Bates who ran her second fastest time ever to finish 179th in 20:03. The lone runner in the men’s race was Jason Griffiths, who was making his first appearance at a national meet. According to Coach he ran a solid race to finish 119th place in 26:27.
Scholastic Awards
Four Mounites earned Academic All-American awards for having a GPA of 3.5 or better. They were Stephanie Colkitt, Rian Finney, Shawna Muchow, and Becca Mielke. The mountaineer women also earned a team GPA award for having five athletes with a combined GPA of 3.00 or better. |
