Weekly Release: Oktoberfest Invitational

ABOUT THE IDAHO STATE DUALS
The Idaho State men and women's cross country teams host the College of Idaho, Weber State and Utah State Saturday at ISU's Centennial Course. Racing will begin at 9:30 a.m with the men's 5K followed by the women's 3K at 10 a.m. The Bengal women remain ranked No. 12 in the USTFCCCA Mountain Region poll. Both Coyote teams are ranked in the NAIA Top-25 Coaches Polls. The Lady Yotes are ranked No. 5 while the men are No. 15. The Weber State men and women are also ranked in the USTFCCCA Mountain Region poll. The women are ranked eighth and the men are 10th. Utah State's women are also ranked in the same poll at 15th.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BENGAL MEN
The Bengal men finished third at the Southern Utah Color Country Invitational with a score of 57. Senior John Ricardi led for Idaho State with a fifth-place finish in a time of 25:50.90.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BENGAL WOMEN
The Idaho State women also finished third at the Southern Utah Color Country Invitational with a score of 65. Junior Erica Wendt-Richardson and sophomore Bradi Hutchison both placed in the top 10. Hutchison lead the Bengals with a fifth-place finish in a time of 22:52.60 while Wendt-Richardson placed seventh with a time of 23:05.20.

COACH JANSSEN ON THE IDAHO STATE DUALS
"This weekend we are just trying to field a team," Idaho State Head Coach Brian Janssen said. "We have a lot of people sick with the flu and that is part of the reason that Weber State is coming up this weekend. They were supposed to be somewhere else this weekend, but like us, they are sick and beat up so I think all of us are just trying to fill in the missing pieces. I think the College of Idaho also skipped a meet earlier this season because a lot of their women had the flu. I think everyone is just hoping for the best. I know that's what we're doing."

DIRECTIONS TO CENTENNIAL COURSE
From I-15 Southbound (toward Salt Lake) Take Exit 69 to merge onto E. Clark Street, turn left at N. 15th Avenue, continue on Memorial Drive, turn left on E. Terry Street/Martin Luther King Drive, turn right on Alvin Ricken Drive, Centennial Course will be on the left hand side of the road.

From I-15 Northbound (toward Idaho Falls) Take Exit 67 for I-15/US-30/US-91, turn left at S. 5th Avenue/US-30 W/US-91 N, turn right at Barton Road, take a slight right to continue on Barton Road, turn left at Alvin Ricken Drive, Centennial Course will be on the right hand side of the road.