Sept. 10, 2005

Complete Results

SEATTLE, Wash. - Western Washington University placed first in the men's division and two-time NCAA Division II All-America Laura Trevellyan (Sr., Vashon Island) finished second individually as the Vikings were fourth in the women's run at the Emerald City Cross Country Invitational Meet on Saturday at Lower Woodland Park.

Leading the victorious Viking men were three underclassmen. Freshman Sam Bedell (Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue) placed third, covering the 8-kilometer course in 27:27.45; and two sophomores, Sam Brancheau (So., Edmonds/Edmonds-Woodway) and Michael Stewart (Jr., Edmonds/Edmonds-Woodway), finished fourth (27:20.45) and fifth (27:21.83), respectively.

Placing ninth (27:37.52) for Western, which also took top honors at the Emerald City meet in 2003, was junior Chad Portwood (Cheney), a transfer from Western State CO.

The Vikings finished with 35 points. Seattle Pacific was second in the six-team field with 48 points and host Seattle U. third with 81. The Redhawks' Casey Moriarty was the individual champion (25:38.82), followed by Northwest's Leonard Randall (26:51.29).

"The guys ran great," said Western coach Pee Wee Halsell. "They did a good job of running together as a pack and placing high. But there's still room for improvement."

Trevellyan toured the 5-kilometer course in 18:57.72, trailing just Merediyh Crane from Seattle Pacific, who had a time of 18:16.28. She helped the Falcons take the team title with 43 points, followed by Central Washington 68, Seattle U. 82 and Western 92.

Placing 10th for the Vikings was freshman Jolene Boogaard (Kelso) in 19:32.00.

"Laura ran well," Halsell said. "We have a ways to go with the women, but I think we'll be okay. Boogaard competed well."

Western entered the race with the men ranked fifth and the women eighth in the NCAA II West Region Preseason ratings.

"We just wanted to see where we are," said Halsell. "It's always a tough meet for us coming off of camp."

Western next competes in the Sundodger Classic on Sat., Sept. 17 (9 a.m.) at Seattle's Lincoln Park.

EMERALD CITY CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL RESULTS Seattle, Wash. (Lower Woodland Park)

MEN

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Western Washington 35, 2. Seattle Pacific 48, 3. Seattle U. 81, 4. Northwest 106, 5. Pacific Lutheran 116, 6. Central Washington 139

WWU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (8K) - 3. Sam Bedell 27:27.45, 4. Sam Brancheau 27:20.45, 5. Michael Stewart 27:21.83, 9. Chad Portwood 27:37.52, 14. James Sundquist 27:44.82; 15. Bul Nyuop 27:45.65, 17. Keith Lemay 27:47.05, 18. Peter Ellis 27:48.31, 20. 20. David Larpenteur 27:56.86, 21. Alex Jones 27:59.55, 24. Josh Beck 28:15.65, 25. Greg Kubitz 28:17.30; 28. Bobby Carlson 28:31.16, 30. Casey Barten 28:55.89, 41. Alex Elmore 30:06.85.

TOP 10 - 1. Casey Moriarty, Seattle, 25:38.82; 2. Leonard Randall, Northwest, 26:51.29; 3. Sam Bedell, Western Washington, 27:27.45; 4. Sam Brancheau, Western Washington, 27:20.45; 5. Michael Stewart, Western Washington, 27:21.83; 6. Doug Gibson, Seattle Pacific, 27:24.54; 7. Bjorn Bostrom, Seattle Pacific, 27:25.13; 8. Brian Cronrath, Seattle Pacific, 27:33.90; 9. Chad Portwood 27:37.52; Andrew Lybarger, 27:40.01.

WOMEN

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Seattle Pacific 43, 2. Central Washington 68, 3. Seattle U. 82, 4. Western Washington 92, 5. Pacific Lutheran 98, 6. Northwest 117.

WWU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (5K) - 2. Laura Trevellyan 18:57.72, 10. Jolene Boogaard 19:32.00, 24. Jill Keller 20:33.86, 26. Lexi Baxter 20:43.11, 30. Catherine McDonald 20:53.83, 32. Katrina Schwerdtfeger, 21:12.81, 34. Sally Ryan 21:26.17, 36. Kelly Kaligis 21:37.32, 37. Cathy Fjellanger 21:44.40, 41. Kate Wittrock 21:51.72, 45. Kathleen Weinard 22:11.90, 48. Marissa Harshman 22:23.16, 51. Kami Burse 22:36.74, 54. Kristen Cornish 23:07.14, 58. Lindsey Knight 23:33.17, 61. Christina Murphy 24:07.91, 62. Ali Misenar 24:17.09, 64. Erin Frazier 24:32.66, 66. Amy Olson 28:19.64.

TOP 10 - 1. Merediyh Crane, Seattle Pacific, 18:16.28; 2. Laura Trevellyan, Western Washington, 18:57.72; 3. Brandy Anderson, Central Washington, 19:01.1; 4. Sarah Crissinger, Northwest, 19:12.09; 5. Katie Hansen, Seattle U., 19:19.24; 6. Karin Rohde, Seattle Pacific, 19:19.71; 7. Mary Moriarty, Seattle Pacific, 19:23.71; 8. Rachel Bailey, Central Washington, 19:26.79; 9. Kjerstein Bailey, Northwest, 19:29.21; 10. Jolene Boogaard, 19:32.00.