Cross Country Blog

NORTHWESTERN CROSS COUNTRY ENDS SEASON AT SAC MEET; WOMEN FINISH 6TH, MEN TAKE 7TH

Ryan Hintergardt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:10 GMT

LUBBOCK, Tex. – The Northwestern cross country team finished out its season at the Sooner Athletic Conference meet in Lubbock, Tex., while the women finished 6^th and the men took 7^th.

Shannon Rose led the Ranger women with a time of 23:35 and finished in 35th place out of 57 participants. Krystle Noda was 14 seconds behind for a 38^th place finish, while Desirae Guffy took 46^th with a 25:43. Samantha Ramirez recorded a 26:01 for 49^th and Chelsea Leathers was 51^st with a 26:24.

On the men’s side, Kevin Stawn placed 44^th with a time of 28:37. George Oroni finished in 28:59 for 48^th place, while Manuel Vazquez was 57^th with a 30:00 finish. Trevor Bowers and Brandon Harris rounded out the Ranger runners with a 30:20 and 32:14, respectively.

Northwestern Women - Individual Results Northwestern Men - Individual Results

(Winner - 18:53, 57 Runners, 5 kilometers) (Winner – 24:41, 71 Runners, 8 kilometers)

Place Runner Time Place Runner Time

35 Shannon Rose 22:35 43 Kevin Strawn 28:37

38 Krystle Noda 22:49 48 George Oroni 28:59

46 Desirae Guffy 25:43 57 Manuel Vazquez 30:00

49 Samantha Ramirez 26:01 60 Trevor Bowers 30:20

51 Chelsea Leathers 26:24 66 Brandon Harris 32:14

Women’s Team Results Men’s Team Results

Finish Team Total Finish Team Total

1 Oklahoma Baptist 46 1 Oklahoma Christian 48

2 Oklahoma Christian 61 2 Oklahoma Baptist 64

3 Lubbock Christian 72 3 Lubbock Christian 77

4 Wayland Baptist 84 4 Wayland Baptist 84

5 Southern Nazarene 128 5 Southern Nazarene 86

6 Oklahoma City 180 6 Northwestern Okla. St. 196

7 Northwestern Okla. St. 181 7 Oklahoma City 203

8 Mid-America Christian 182 7 Mid-America Christian 205

RANGER CROSS COUNTRY RUNS IN COWBOY JAMBOREE

Ryan Hintergardt — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:39:07 GMT

STILLWATER, Okla. – In their second meet of the season at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Northwestern’s men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished in 24^th place.

Shannon Rose led the Ranger women with a time of 22:22 and finished in 131^st place out of 199 participants. Krystle Noda recorded a 22:34 for 139^th. Desirae Guffy and Samantha Ramirez finished close to each other, as Guffy turned in a 25:29 and Ramirez was 15 seconds behind with a 25:44. Chelsea Leathers rounded out the women’s team with a 28:01.

In the men’s race, Kevin Strawn paced the Rangers with a 123^rd place finish with a time of 28:20. Trevor Bowers finished in 30:36 for 195^th and Manuel Vazquez was 205^th with a 31:36. Brandon Harris was 219^th with a 33:52 and Gerald Mbara finished with a 41:40.

Northwestern Oklahoma State’s next meet will be on Oct. 10 at Oklahoma Baptist.

Northwestern Women - Individual Results Northwestern Men - Individual Results

(Winner - 16:54, 199 Runners, 5 kilometers) (Winner – 25:00, 239 Runners, 8 kilometers)

Place Runner Time Place Runner Time

131 Shannon Rose 22:22 123 Kevin Strawn 28:20

139 Krystle Noda 22:34 195 Trevor Bowers 30:36

183 Desirae Guffy 25:29 205 Manuel Vazquez 31:36

185 Samantha Ramirez 25:44 219 Brandon Harris 33:52

194 Chelsea Leathers 28:01 238 Gerald Mbara 41:40

Women’s Team Results Men’s Team Results

Finish Team Total Finish Team Total

1 New Mexico JC 83 1 Eastern N.M. 100

2 Cowley College 132 2 Colorado College 106

3 Kansas Wesleyan 152 3 Cowley County CC 118

4 Midwestern St. 180 4 N.M. Highlands 168

5 New Mexico Highlands 210 5 Wayland Baptist 196

6 Incarnate Word 222 6 Lubbock Christian 208

7 Oklahoma Christian 227 7 Kansas Wesleyan 212

8 Lubbock Christian 232 7 Incarnate Word 212

9 East Central 240 9 Southwestern College 219

10 West Texas A&M 254 10 Butler CC 240

11 Colby Community Coll. 257 11 Southern Nazarene 247

12 Central Oklahoma 271 12 East Central 277

13 Southwestern College 275 13 West Texas A&M 318

14 Butler CC 325 14 Cameron Univ. 354

15 Eastern N.M. 329 15 Colby Community Coll. 363

16 Newman Univ. 346 16 Newman Univ. 438

17 Southern Nazarene 400 17 Evangel Univ. 450

18 Evangel Univ. 401 18 Oklahoma Christian 516
19 Colorado College 459 19 McPherson College 564

20 Southwestern Okla. St. 460 20 Friends University 580

21 Coffeyville CC 625 21 Coffeyville CC 630

22 Oklahoma Wesleyan 641 22 Mid-America Christian 688

23 Langston 654 23 Oklahoma Wesleyan 746

24 Northwestern Okla. St. 709 24 Southwest N.M. 753

25 Mid-America Christian 729 24 Northwestern Okla. St. 753

26 Oklahoma Panhandle St. 785 26 Langston 760

27 Panhandle St. 767

28 Bacone College 816

CROSS COUNTRY OPENS SEASON AT FRIENDS INVITATIONAL

Ryan Hintergardt — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:40:33 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. – Northwestern opened up its 2009 cross country season at the Friends Invitational in Wichita, Kan. over the weekend. Northwestern’s men’s and women’s teams both took part in the event.

Individually for the women, Krystle Noda led the way with a time of 23:02 that was good enough for 78^th place out of 128 runners. Shannon Rose finished in 84^th place with a 23:14, while Desirae Guffy recorded a 26:16 for 117^th place. Samantha Ramirez turned in a 27:19 and Chelsea Leathers ran the 5K in 30:05.

On the men’s side, Kevin Strawn topped the Ranger runners with a 28:56 in the eight kilometer race and took 40^th place out of 117 participants. Brandon Harris came in 88^th with a 31:24 and Manuel Vazquez recorded a 31:50 for 92^nd. Trevor Bowers rounded out Northwestern’s runners with a 32:27.

Northwestern’s next meet will be on Saturday, September 26 at the Tabor Invitational in Hillsboro, Kan.

Women's Results | Men's Results

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SEASON COMES TO CLOSE AT SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEET

Ryan Hintergardt — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:35:09 GMT

SHAWNEE, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State women’s cross country team completed their 2008 season in Shawnee at the Sooner Athletic Conference meet on Saturday morning. Northwestern finished the meet in seventh place with a time of 1:56:53, while Wayland Baptist won the event with a 1:29:46.

Kacee McCulley led the Lady Rangers with a 21:45, putting her in 42^nd out of 60 runners. Shelby Austin ran a 23:04 and took 46^th. Krystle Martinez and Kaylen Kirby finished 48^th and 49^th, respectively, with a 23:14 and 23:52. Rachel Kliewer recorded a 24:58 for 52^nd and Chelsea Leathers finished 57^th with a 27:26.

Northwestern Women - Individual Results

(Winner - 16:44, 60 Runners, 5 kilometers)

Place Runner Time

42 Kacee McCulley 21:45

46 Shelby Austin 23:04

48 Krystle Martinez 23:14

49 Kaylen Kirby 23:52

52 Rachael Kliewer 24:58

57 Chelsea Leathers 27:26

Team Results – SAC Conference Meet

(Winner - 16:44, 60 Runners, 5 kilometers)

Place Team Time

1 Wayland Baptist 1:29:46

2 Oklahoma Baptist 1:35:55

3 Lubbock Christian 1:37:59

4 Oklahoma Christian 1:39:23

5 Southern Nazarene 1:48:36

6 Oklahoma City 1:54:55

7 Northwestern Okla. 1:56:53

Complete Results

CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN FINISH NINTH AT FORT HAYS STATE

Ryan Hintergardt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:15:58 GMT

HAYS, Kan. – Kacee McCulley led the way for the Northwestern Oklahoma State Cross Country team as she finished in 34^th place in the Fort Hays State University Cross Country Open on Saturday, Oct. 11.

McCulley led a pack of eight Lady Ranger runners with a time of 21:05. Shelby Austin and Krystle Martinez took 55th and 56th place with times of 22:58 and 23:10, respectively. Kaylen Kirby was 61^st with a 24:35 and Rachel Kliewer was right behind with a 24:56. Chelsea Leathers recorded a 27:46 for 67^th and Mercedes Key finished with a 29:09 for 68^th. Kendra Schnebel did not finish because of an ankle injury.

Both the men’s and women’s team will compete in the Southwestern College NAIA Mid-States Classic in Winfield, Kan. on Saturday, Oct. 25 followed by the women closing the season at the SAC conference meet on November 8.

Northwestern Women - Individual Results

(Winner - 18:18, 68 Runners, 5 kilometers)

Place Runner Time

34 Kacee McCulley 21:05

55 Shelby Austin 22:58

56 Krystle Martinez 23:10

61 Kaylen Kirby 24:35

62 Rachel Kliewer 24:56

67 Chelsea Leathers27:46

68 Mercedes Key 29:09

69 Kendra Schnebel DNF

Team Results

Place Team Total

1 Northern Colorado 37

2 Fort Hays State 42

3 Air Force 70

4 Colby Community College 131

5 Garden City Comm. College 138

6 Barton County Comm. College 155

7 Friends University 176

8 Sterling College 199

9 Northwestern Okla. St. 243

Northwestern Men - Individual Results

(Winner – 24:36, 77 Runners, 8 kilometers)

Place Runner Time

63 Connor Hobbs 29:32

73 Walker Brainard 32:17

RANGER CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS FROM COWBOY JAMBOREE

Ryan Hintergardt — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:53:52 GMT

STILLWATER, Okla. – Seven of Northwestern’s cross country runners participated this past Saturday in the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla. The women’s team placed 25th, while two men’s runners ran unattached.

Kacee McCulley led the pack for the women’s team with a time of 21:30 that put her in 93rd place out of 218 runners. Krstyle Martinez followed McCulley in 173rd place and recorded a time of 23:50. Rachel Kliewer was 198th with a 25:10 while Kaylen Kirby finished 208th with a 26:43. Chelsea Leathers rounded out the team times with a 28:23.

Out of 222 men’s runners, Conner Hobbs took 177th with a 31:18 and Walker Brainard finished with time of 33:24 for 211th.

Both cross country teams will be in action next Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open in Hays, Kan.

Northwestern Women - Individual Results

(Winner - 18:31, 218 Runners, 5 kilometers)

Place Runner Time

93 Kacee McCulley 21:30

173 Krstyle Martinez 23:50

198 Rachel Kliewer 25:10

208 Kaylen Kirby 26:43

217 Chelsea Leathers28:23

Northwestern Men - Individual Results

(Winner – 25:02, 222 Runners, 8 kilometers)

Place Runner Time

177 Conner Hobbs 31:18

211 Walker Brainard 33:24

CROSS COUNTRY OPENS SEASON AT OKLAHOMA BAPTIST INVITATIONAL

Ryan Hintergardt — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:51:16 GMT

SHAWNEE, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State cross country team opened up the 2008 season at the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 27. Northwestern’s women’s team finished sixth with eight runners competing, while the men had two entrants.

Individually for the women, Kacee McCulley led the way with a 27^th place finish with a time of 21:33. Shelby Austin followed with a 23:59, putting herself in 47^th place. Not far behind was Krystle Martinez recording a 24:25 for 50^th place. Rachel Kliewer, Kaylen Kirby, Mercedes Key, Chelsea Leathers and Kendra Schnebel also competed.

On the men’s side, Conner Hobbs and Walker Brainard competed with times of 32:04 and 33:15, respectively.

Northwestern’s next meet will be on Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Cowboy Jamboree at Oklahoma State University.

Northwestern Women - Individual Results

(Winner - 18:36, 62 Runners, 5 kilometers)

Place Runner Time

27 Kacee McCulley 21:33

47 Shelby Austin 23:59

50 Krstyle Martinez 24:25

55 Rachel Kliewer 25:25

57 Kaylen Kirby 26:14

59 Mercedes Key 26:55

61 Chelsea Leathers29:05

62 Kendra Schnebel 29:09

Team Results

Finish Team Total

1 Fort Hays State 36

2 Oklahoma Baptist 43

3 Oklahoma Christian 63

4 Southern Nazarene 111

5 Langston University 139

6 Northwestern Okla. St. 146

Northwestern Men - Individual Results

(Winner – 25:23, 65 Runners, 8 kilometers)

Place Runner Time

60 Conner Hobbs 32:04

62 Walker Brainard 33:15