Sept. 28, 2002

LACEY, Wash. - Western Washington University's Ashlee Vincent (So., Bellingham/Squalicum) took top honors individually in helping the Vikings finish second among seven teams in the women's division of the Saint Martin's College Open Cross Country Meet on Saturday at the SMC campus course.

Vincent toured the 5-kilometer course in 18:26.05, 10 seconds in front of runner-up Kelly VandenEkart, an unattached runner, and four seconds off the course record. Western's Laura Trevellyan (Fr., Vashon) was fourth in 18:48.68.

"We had Ashlee hang back with Laura in the first half of the race. She (Vincent) was 10th after one mile and fourth at two miles, then she took the lead with about a half mile left." Head Coach Pee Wee Halsell

"We had Ashlee hang back with Laura in the first half of the race," said Western coach Pee Wee Halsell. "She (Vincent) was 10th after one mile and fourth at two miles, then she took the lead with about a half mile left."

"It was a good outing for us. We held out our No.2, No.3, No.5 and No.7 runners from last week, so we did well."

Seattle Pacific took the team title with 39 points. Western placed second with 48, followed by Clark CC 58, Seattle University 122, Central Washington 147, Evergreen 152 and Everett CC 163.

Molly DePasqual (Fr., Jackson, WY) placed 12th for the Vikings in 19:16.80, and Carla Mingione (Fr., Sammamish/Issaquah) was 17th in 19:23.31.

Western had just three runners compete in the men's competition. Joe Baisch (Fr., Burien/Highline) finished 34th with a clocking of 29:26.74 over the 8-kilometer course. Jeff Bridges (So., University Place/Curtis) was 39th (29:51.85) and Peter Omdal (So., Redmond) 49th (32:08.22).

Seattle took the men's title with 33 points. Seattle Pacific was second with 61, followed by Saint Martin's 75, Highline CC 89, Evergreen 101 and Skagit Valley CC 150.

The men's individual champion was Miguel Galeana, an unattached runner, who posted a time of 25:01.

Western hosts a dual meet with Seattle Pacific University next Saturday (1 p.m.) at Silver Lake near Maple Falls.

SAINT MARTIN'S OPEN

MEN

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Seattle U 33, 2. Seattle Pacific 61, 3. Saint Martin's 75, 4. Highline CC 89, 5. Evergreen 101, 6. Skagit Valley CC 150.

WWU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (8K) - 34. Joe Baisch 29:26, 39. Jeff Bridges 29:51, 49. Peter Omdal 32:08.

TOP 5 (8K) - 1. Miguel Galeana, Una., 25:01.89; 2. Clay Hemlock, HCC, 26:20.70; 3. Tim LeCount, SPU, 26:27.36; 4. Nathan Carlson, SMC, 26:41.13; 5. Michael Hughes, SU, 26:53.24.

WOMEN

TEAM RESULTS - 1. Seattle Pacific 39, 2. Western Washington 48, 3. Clark CC 58, 4. Seattle U 122, 5. Central Washington 147, 6. Evergreen 152, 7. Everett CC 163.

WWU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (5K) - 1. Ashlee Vincent 18:26.05, 4. Laura Trevellyan 18:48.68, 12. Molly DePasqual 19:16.80, 17. Cindy Mingione 19:23.31, 23. Carolyn Morris-Oviatt 19:36.67, 26. Beth Williams 19:48.85, 29. Beth Rosapepe 20:04.10, 33. Lexi Baxter 20:25.21, 34. Kyle Hatch 20:30.79, 36. Becky Brackett 20:53.55, 39. Andrea Newcomer 21:04.56, 43. Shaheen Aslam 21:37.19, 45. Stephanie Haydon 21:52.60, 54. Erin Roscioli 23:14.83.

TOP 5 (5K) - 1. Ashlee Vincent, WWU, 18:26.05; 2. Kelly VandenEkart, Una., 18:36.39; 3. Molly Phimister, Clark CC, 18:47.41; 4. Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 18:48.68; 5. Emily VandenEkart, Clark CC, 18:51.96.