Sept. 8, 2008

Cross Country Notes: Bob Firman Invitational

QUICKLY
Idaho State took part in its first road meet of the season, traveling to Provo, Utah, to compete in the 2008 Autumn Classic hosted by Brigham Young University. The men took seventh out of eight teams led by a 35th place finish by sophomore Ryan Davis, and the women finished fifth out of sixth as sophomore Erica Wendt finished 14th overall.

QUOTE FROM THE COACH
"The women's one and two flip-flopped from our last meet, and so did the three and four, so that shows we have a little bit of depth," head coach Brian Janssen said. "The men are struggling. They have to not get frustrated and just keep trying to get better."

MEN'S RESULTS
Idaho State finished seventh out of eight squads in Provo. Ryan Davis was the team's top finisher, completing the four-mile course with a time of 22:28.9. Freshman Logan Torgison finished second among ISU runners for the second straight meet as well, coming 50th overall with a time of 22:55.6. Chaz Anestos came in 70th in a time of 23:54.4, Aaron Wolfe ran a time of 24:51.4 to finish 84th, one spot ahead of Eric Strand, who ran a time of 24:54.4. Scott Pearson placed 87th in 25:10.4 and Erik Solberg finished 92nd in a time of 25:44.2

WOMEN'S RESULTS
The Bengals finished fifth overall, using a lineup that showed significant changes from the Aug. 30 meet at Idaho State. Erica Wendt, who finished second for ISU on Aug. 30, was the Bengals' best finisher in Provo, taking 14th with a 20:12.1 on the 5K course. Gemma Maini, who won the ISU Dual, finished 18th overall in 20:16.6. Cydney Jacobsen was ISU's fourth-place runner on Aug. 30 but improved to third in Provo, running a 20:30.8 to finish 25th, and Kerynn Davis swapped place with her, running a 20:48.5 to finish 36th. The rest of ISU's top seven were Kris Thomasberg (21.32.1, 57th), Parris Hodges (21.33.6, 58th) and Mandi Janowitz (21:50.6, 60th)