Cross Country Teams Fourth and Sixth at Colorado State Classic

Complete Men's Results
Complete Women's Results

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - At the annual Colorado State Cross County Classic, the Northern Colorado women's and men's cross country teams finished fourth and sixth, respectively. The women tallied 109, while the men's squad scored 259 points.

Running basically at home, junior Denise Kintzley led the Bears, finishing 12^th overall in 19:35.1 over the five-kilometer race. Senior Kellie Callahan rounded out an extremely talented top 15, clocking in at 19:51.0. Senior Erin Apsey (20:30.2), freshman Bridget Tiernan (20:48.4) and senior Rachel Forrest (21:00.3) all finished among the top 30 as they placed 23^rd, 26^th and 28^th, respectively. Jacqeuline Lomax (32^nd, 21:19.7) and Allie Sojourner (36, 21:26.4) were also among the top seven finishers.

The men's team was competing without several of its top runners as both Dylan Hedges and Danny Sojka did not compete. Freshman David McClelland, also competing at home, paced the men after running a 22:20.5 over the four mile course to finish 43^rd. Senior Joe Pummer was also among the top 50 as he placed 47^th in 23:07.7. Sophomore Matt Belasco (53^rd, 23:39.3), and freshmen Brandon Garcia (57, 24:18.9) and Terrence Casias (59, 25:51.7) rounded out the Bears' scoring, while Cody Harper (62, 28:20.1) also competed on the men's side.

The Bears' will take a break from competition until Oct. 3 when they run in the annual Rocky Mountain Shootout, hosted by the University of Colorado. Races are scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. in Boulder.

Women's Results

Tm

Bib

Name

Finish

Time

1

293

Denise Kintzley

12

19:35.1

2

283

Kellie Callahan

15

19:51.0

3

281

Erin Apsey

23

20:30.2

4

302

Bridget Tiernan

26

20:48.4

5

286

Rachel Forrest

28

21:00.3

6

297

Jacqueline Lomax

32

21:19.7

7

301

Allie Sojourner

36

21:26.4

8

290

Megan Horsch

39

21:36.1

9

294

Adrianne Larson

41

22:00.4

10

296

Sari Little

45

23:36.3

11

285

Victoria Crockett

47

24:05.3

12

291

Haley Hughes

48

24:16.4

13

292

Lauren Iseman

49

24:18.8

14

289

Josephine Hoang

51

25:00.9

Men's Results

Tm

Bib

Name

Finish

Time