Oct. 9, 2004

Complete Results

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Sophomore Sam Brancheau (So., Edmonds/Edmonds-Woodway) finished fifth among collegiate runners, leading the Western Washington University men's cross country team to second place among five teams at the 31st annual WWU Invitational on Saturday at Lake Padden Park.

The Vikings had 67 points, finishing behind Seattle Pacific (46 points), which had five runners among the top 15 college competitors. Humboldt State was third (72), followed by Northwest Nazarene (84) and Central Washington (85).

Western All-American Laura Trevellyan (Jr., Vashon) placed second among collegiate runners to help the Vikings to fourth place (98 points) among seven teams in the women's division. Central Washington took team honors with 64 points, with three runners among the top 15 overall. Seattle Pacific was second (71) and Seattle U. third (78), followed by Western, Alaska Anchorage (99), Humboldt State (131) and Northwest Nazarene (150).

"Both our men's and women's teams ran well," said Western head coach Pee Wee Halsell. "Our men really came together as a team. The women have overcome some injuries and are just about where they should be. Hopefully, we can move up from here."

Humboldt State finished one-two in the men's individual standings. Brian Kostock was first, covering the 10-kilometer course in 32:49. Teammate Jasper Peach was second (33:01), with former Western All-American Kurt Hartmaier, running for Club Northwest, placing third (33:11), unattached Angelo Baca fourth (33:16) and Seattle Pacific's Tim LeCount fifth (33:34).

"I feel I did very well today," said Brancheau, who finished with a time of 34:00. "We beat two teams ranked ahead of us (regionally), so I'm very happy with our performance as a team."

Trevellyan ran a solid 23:01 over the 6-kilometer course, but it wasn't enough to top the overall women's winner Karen Dickson (21:57) of Seattle Pacific. Erica Daligcon of theSeattle Running Club finished third (22:52), Seattle's Kelly Fullerton fourth (23:15) and unattached Rachel Brewer fifth (23:30).

"This race gave both our teams a good look at this course where the regional meet will be held in a few weeks and I think that's key," Halsell said. The West Regional takes place Nov. 6.

Western's Logan Senrud (So., Bigfork, MT) placed 13th (34:38) among the men's collegiate runners, Mike Stewart (Fr., Edmonds, WA/Edmonds-Woodway) 15th (34:45), Keever Henry (R-Fr., Kelso) 16th (34:50) and Keith Lemay (Lynden, WA/Lynden Christian) 18th (35:14). Jake Haskins (Jr., Port Townsend) (35:22) and Alex Litzinger (Fr., Mukilteo, WA/Kamiak) (35:41) completed the scoring for the Vikings, finishing 20th and 25th, respectively.

Western's Sara Thon (Fr., Bellingham/Squalicum) was tenth (24:14) in the women's division, Katrina Schwerdtfeger (Jr., Mountlake Terrace) 26th (25:06), Rachel Bates (So., Coeur d'Alene, ID/Lake City) 27th (25:07). Completing the Viking scorers were Molly DePasqual (Jr., Jackson, WY/Jackson Hole) 33rd (25:24), Nikki D'Amico (Fr., Lynnwood) 34th (25:27) and Beth Rosapepe (Sr., Port Orchard, WA/South Kitsap) 37th (25:37).

Western next competes at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships on Oct. 23 in Arcata, Calif.

Oct. 9 (Sat.) at 31st annual WWU Invitational - Bellingham, Wash. (Lake Padden Park)

MEN

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Seattle Pacific 46, 2. Western 67, 3.Humboldt 72, 4. Northwest Nazarene 84, 5. Central Washington 85.

WWU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (10K) - 8. Sam Brancheau 34:00, 19. Logan Senrud 34:38, 22. Mike Stewart 34:45, 23. Keever Henry 34:50, 27. Keith Lemay 35:14, 30. Jake Haskins 35:22, 36. Alex Litzinger 35:41, 40. Matt Crabtree 35:49, 41. Casey Barten 35:58, 42. Peter Ellis 35:59, 45. Ty Schepler 36:09, 55. Brandon Whitaker 36:56, 74. Canyon Little 37:37, 79. Andrew Cabaniss 39:10.

TOP 10 - 1. Brian Kostock HSU 32:49, 2. Jasper Peach HSU. 33:01, 3. Kurt Hartmaier CNW 33:11, 4. Angelo Baca Una 33:16, 5. Tim LeCount SPU 33:34, 6. Colin Fishwick CNW 33:49, 7. Sam Scotchmer CWU 33:50, 8. Sam Brancheau WWU 34:00, 9. Aaron Dickson UAA 34:02, 10. Jake Hotchkiss NNU 34:06.

WOMEN

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Central Washington.64, 2. Seattle Pacific 71, 3. Seattle U. 78, 4. Western 98, 5. Alaska Anchorage 99, 6. Humboldt State 131, 7. Northwest Nazarene 150.

WWU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (6K) - 3. Laura Trevellyan 20:13, 12. Sara Thon 24:14, 28. Katrina Schwerdtfeger 25:06, 29. Rachel Bates 25:07, 38. Molly DePasqual 25:24, 39. Nikki D'Amico 25:27, 43. Beth Rosapepe 25:37, 49. Emma Rea 25:48, 54. Katie Wittrock 25:59, 55. Stephanie Haydon 26:00, 56. Kristen Haas 26:01, 65. Shannon Johnson 26:33, 66. Jessica Howell 26:40, 69. Summer Huntington 26:53, 72. Kathleen Weinand 27:18, 73. Rachel Cortez 27:19, 75. Andrea Newcomer 27:26, 79. Kristen Cornish 27:31, 81. Amanda Markell 27:47, 84. Lindsey Knight 28:15, 85. Erin Fraser 28:22, 90. Christina Murphy 29:23.

TOP 10 - 1. Karen Dickson SPU 21:57, 2. Erica Daligcon SRC 22:52, 3. Laura Trevellyan WWU 23:01, 4. Kelly Fullerton SU 23:15, 5. Rachel Brewer Una 23:30, 6. Alana Garcia SU 23:53, 7. Karen Rohde SPU 23:54, 8. Brandy Anderson CWU 23:57, 9. Mandy Kaempf UAA 24:00, 10. Becky Knox SPU 24:04