Results: Men
Results: Women
The Eastern Washington University cross country teams finished the Big Sky Championships in Ogden, Utah, today (Oct. 28).
The women placed eighth overall with 218 points out of the 12 teams competing. The men finished ninth with 251 points. Northern Arizona swept the competition for the second year in a row, taking first place overall for the men and women.
"It was a tough day out there," head coach Chris Shane said. "Nationally ranked teams and the altitude are a recipe for a brutal race. Our teams went out and competed hard but in the end, we just came up short of what we expected of ourselves. You take the good with the bad in this sport and unfortunately it sometimes doesn't go your way. Credit to the great efforts by many top level runners in our conference, they were just better than us today."
On the women's side, sophomore Kaili Keefe had the best finish, placing 13th overall with a time of 17:55.0 in the 5,000-meter course.
Colton Johnsen was the first Eagle on the men's side to cross the finish line at 25:57.5, placing 37th overall in the 8,000-meter course.
Top Performers
The next Eagle to finish on the women's side was Kari Hamilton, with an 18:22.9 time, good for 34th overall.
Logan Stahl had the next best finish for the men, placing 50th and having a 26:17.4 time.
Team Results
Women: 1, Northern Arizona (51). 2, Montana State (83). 3, Idaho (95). 4, Southern Utah (100). 5, Weber State (131). 6, Montana (133). 7, Idaho State (142). 8, Eastern Washington (218). 9, Northern Colorado (264). 10, Sacramento State (265). 11, Portland State (290). 12, North Dakota (295).
Men: 1, Northern Arizona (24). 2, Southern Utah (36). 3, Weber State (82). 4, Idaho (123). 5, Montana State (145). 6, Idaho State (159). 7, Northern Colorado (238). 8, Sacramento State (239). 9, Eastern Washington (251). 10, Montana (252). 11, Portland State (219). 12, North Dakota (234).
Other EWU Finishers
Men:
57. Austin Oser 26:39.9
61. Matthew Hommel 26:47.3
62. Ronan Price 26:47.3
70. Tommy Dolan 26:58.9
78. Mason Nicol 27:24.0
83. Domenic Rehm, 27:53.1
Women:
55. Kaelah Corrigan 18:59.8
60. Carli Corpus 19:11.1
62. Lily Tyrrell 19:12.8
64. Gracie Ledwith, 19:22.0
89. Ashley Arreola 21:45.7
Comments from head coach Chris Shane
Highlights of the day: "There were some highlights and I'd like to recognize Kaili Keefe on an exceptional race- very impressive race and she is setting herself up nicely for a great indoor and outdoor track season once XC concludes. Colton Johnsen led our men's team again and battled all race. Logan Stahl had a breakout race and really went for it. A couple people back in the standings they showed incredible heart and had fantastic races were: Tommy Dolan and Kaelah Corrigan.
What's Next
Next up for both Eastern teams will be the NCAA West Regionals on Nov. 10 in Seattle, Wash.
