Sept. 2, 2008

Complete Cross Country Notes: Autumn Classic

QUICKLY
Idaho State hosted the first of two Idaho State Duals on Aug. 30 at the Centennial Course. The men finished third out of four teams and the women came in second out of three. Southern Utah won both races. Ryan Davis was the men's fastest runner, placing 11th overall, while the women had three athletes place in the top four, led by overall winner Gemma Maini.

QUOTE FROM THE COACH
"On the men's side, we're inexperienced and young," head coach Brian Janssen said. "But Ryan Davis and Logan Torgison are already showing they're going to be pretty young. So the future is bright, but it might be a year away. The women ran well. They could be pretty good by the end of the year."

MEN'S RESULTS
Idaho State finished second to winner Southern Utah and runner-up Utah Valley. Sophomore Ryan Davis was the team's top finisher, completing the 6K course with a time of 20:04.38, good for 11th overall. Freshman Logan Torgison was 10 seconds back of Davis, coming in 16th by running a 20:16.28. Eric Strand ran a 21:59.76 to finish 26th, Chaz Anestos' time of 22:20.38 was good for 29th, Scott Pearson recorded a 22:32.85 to finish 31st, Aaron Wolfe ran a 23:40.41 to finish 34th and Erik Solberg came in 35th with a time of 23:40.91.

WOMEN'S RESULTS
The Bengals used three very solid individual performances to fuel a second-place finish overall. Gemma Maini won the 3K race with a time of 10:55.97, Erica Wendt finished third in 11:05.76 and Kerynn Davis came in fourth with a 11:07.19. Cydney Jacobsen finished 16th with a time of 11:32.12, Kris Thomasberg ran a 12:02.38 to finish 25th, Mandi Janowitz's time of 12:14.97 was good for 26th, Chealse Miller's 12:31.47 placed her 28th, Bradi Hutchinson came in 32nd with a 12:56.32, Candida Rowan ran a 13:21.25 to take 34th, and April Jaynes ran a 13:27.53 to finish 35th.