Sept. 23, 2006

Complete Results

LACEY, Wash. - Western Washington University's Josh Beck (Jr., Kelso) and Cale McCulloch (R-Fr., Snohomish) finished among the top 10 in helping the Viking men place third in the Saint Martin's University Cross Country Invitational on Saturday.

Western Washington was fifth in the women's run, led for the third straight week by Ashley McDougall (Fr., Redmond).

"We were basically running our "B" squads as we prepare for the next three weeks of competition," said Western head coach Pee Wee Halsell. Saint Martin's will host the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships on Oct. 21.

"We wanted people to run the course to school the runners we will have at conference."

Alaska Anchorage, ranked No.25 in the latest United States Cross Country Coaches Association Top 25, took the men's division with 34 points, 21 better than runner-up Western Oregon (55). Western Washington, rated No.17, had 91 points in the seven-team field. The victorious Seawolves had six runners place among the top 15.

Taking individual honors was Saint Martin's John Riak, who completed the 8-kilometer course in 25:09. Beck placed sixth for Western Washington in 26:18, and McCulloch was seventh in 26:26.

Seattle Pacific, ranked No.10 nationally, dominated the women's division with 26 points. The Falcons had five runners in the top nine with Mary Moriarty (22:12) leading a 2-3-4 grouping. Club Northwest was second with 65 and No.13 Alaska Anchorage third with 80.

Western Washington had 110 points. McDougall toured the 5-kilometer distance in 23:26. Club Northwest's Linda Huyck posted a winning time of 21:34.

Western Washington next travels to Salem, Ore., to compete in the Willamette University Invitational on Sat., Sept. 30 (10:30 a.m.).

MEN

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Alaska Anchorage 34, 2. Western Oregon 55,
3. Western Washington 76, 4. Seattle Pacific 91, 5. Saint
Martin's 116, 6. Evergreen State 160, 7. Bellevue CC 193.

WWU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (8K) - 6. Josh Beck, 26:18; 7. Cale
McCulloch, 26:26; 17. Casey Barten, 27:04; 18. Peter Ellis, 27:06;
34. Cory Lampshire, 28:13; 38. Cody Serdar, 28:21; 40. Erik Zulfer,
28:38.

TOP 10 - 1. John Riak SMU 25:09, 2. David Kiplagat UAA 25:14,
3. Aaron Dickson UAA 25:59, 4. Nick Crawford WOU 26:13, 5. Brent
Knight UAA 26:14, 6. Josh Beck WWU 26:18, 7. Cale McCulloch WWU 26:26,
8. Nik Karr WOU 26:27, 9. Mike Schmidt WOU 26:34, 10. Brian Cronrath
SPU 26:36.

WOMEN

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Seattle Pacific 26, 2. Club Northwest 65,
3. Alaska Anchorage 80, 4. Western Oregon 102, 5. Western
Washington 110, 6. Saint Martin's 123, 7. Bellevue CC 195.

WWU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (5K) - 1. Ashley McDougall, 23:26;
26. Allison Graham, 24:38; 29. Emily Mosich, 24:47; 40. Amy Olson,
25:14; 41. Nicole D'Amico, 25:18; 49. Valerie Matthews, 26:13;
57. Erin Fraser, 27:34; 58. Kayla Bopp, 27:37; 59. Cathy Fjellanger,
 27:39; 64. Amy Dooley, 28:52.

TOP 10 - 1. Linda Huyck CNW 21:34, 2. Mary Moriarty SPU 22:12, 3.
Karin Rohe SPU 22:31, 4. Jane Larsen SPU 22:39, 5. Laura Carr UAA 22:57,
 6. Karen Steen CNW 23:03, 7. Elizabeth Chepkosgei UAA 23:04,
8. Suzie Strickler SPU 23:10, 9. Kate Harline SPU 23:10, 10.
Stephanie Upshaw Una. 23:18.