Gonzaga University
Sasquatch Invite
Bulldogs Win Sasquatch Invitational
9/11/2004 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 11, 2004
SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University's men's and women's cross country teams blitzed the Community College of Spokane course on Saturday to dominate the Sasquatch Invitational.
Jill Semenza, Jamie Schiel, Emily Buck and Nellie Ballou paced a near sweep for the Bulldogs in the 5K women's meet and had six runners in the top eight. The Bulldogs won the meet 16-42 over Whitworth College, the only other team represented with a full squad.
On the men's side, Joe Miller and Ryan Anderson took second and third, respectively, behind CCS's Mark Currell as the Bulldogs placed five runners in the top 10 for 24 points to easily out-distance Whitworth (42) and CCS (63).
"Both teams did an excellent job," Gonzaga 10th-year head coach Kevin Swaim said. "Both teams had a plan and went out and executed it well. I thought we got strong performances from the veterans and some strong races from some newcomers."
The veteran women's squad saw Semenza cross the line in 19:08.70, Schiel come across in 19:28.20 and Buck (19:57.30) and Ballou (19:57.90) were third and fourth, respectively, as the Bulldogs had four runners beat the 20:00.00 barrier. Kristi Dickey of Whitworth broke up the Gonzaga sweep in fifth in 20:12.00. Freshman Kara Rasmussen was sixth in 20:13.00 and Molly Follen was eighth in 20:13.50 for the Bulldogs.
Other top freshmen for the Bulldog women were Lindsay Hallvik, 21st in 21:35.40, and Naomi Calkins, 25th in 21:45.20.
The senior-laden men's squad saw Miller and Anderson cross the line in 20:34 and 20:38, respectively, over the 6400M course. Eric Berge was seventh in 21:26 and Dan Futrell eighth in 21:29. Freshman Baraka Poulin completed the top five for the Bulldogs in 10th place in 21:33.
The Bulldogs will compete at the National Catholic Invitational on Friday in South Bend, Ind.
Community Colleges of Spokane - Spokane, WA
MEN'S RESULTS - 6400 Meters
Team Scores
Gonzaga 24, Whitworth 46, Community Colleges of Spokane 63
Top 10 Individuals
1. Mark Currell, CCS 20:22 2. Joe Miller, Gonzaga 20:34 3. Ryan Anderson, Gonzaga 20:38 4. Ty Axtman, Unatt 20:46 5. Doug Blackburn, Whitworth 20:58 6. Justin Culver, Unatt 21:12 7. Eric Berge, Gonzaga 21:26 8. Dan Futrell, Gonzaga 21:29 9. Jacob Deitz, Whitworth 21:30 10. Baraka Puolin, Gonzaga 21:33
Other Gonzaga Finishers
13. David Hannon 21:39 13. Eric Mendoza 21:48 24. Gabe Hayden 22:28 32. Jeff Rigby 23:28
WOMEN'S RESULTS - 5K Gonzaga 16, Whitworth 42
Team Scores
Top 10 Individuals
1. Jill Semenza, Gonzaga 19:08.70 2. Jamie Schiel, Gonzaga 19:28.20 3. Emily Buck, Gonzaga 19:57.30 4. Nellie Ballou, Gonzaga 19:57.90 5. E. Kristi Dickey, Whitworth 20:11.80 6. Kara Rasmussen, Gonzaga 20:12.20 7. Elaine Heinemann, Whitworth 20:13.00 8. Molly Follen, Gonzaga 20:13.50 9. Annette Rahn, Unatt 20:25.90 10. Stephanie Thurston, Whitworth 20:32.90
Other Gonzaga Finishers
21. Lindsay Hallvik 21:35.40 24. Jessica Hermens 21:43.30 25. Naomi Calkins 21:45.20 30. Elizabeth Brands 22:18.90 32. Alyson Mahan 22:50.40
