No. 2 Women's Cross Country Upsets No. 1 BYUNo. 2 Women's Cross Country Upsets No. 1 BYU
Cross Country

No. 2 Women's Cross Country Upsets No. 1 BYU

Sept. 20, 1999

Provo, Utah - Julia Stamps and Lauren Fleshman finished 1-2 to lead the second-ranked Stanford women's cross country team to victory on Saturday at the BYU Invitational.

The Cardinal tallied 31 points, compared to 33 for top-ranked and defending NCAA champion Brigham Young. Seventh-ranked Georgetown finished third with 64 points in the six-team event.

Stamps, a junior from Santa Rosa, toured the three-mile course in a time of 16:48.3. Fleshman finished second with a time of 16:48.7. The two Stanford runners finished ahead of the next four runners, all from BYU, in the closely contested race.

Mariel Ettinger finished seventh (17:16.7) and Caroline Annis placed tenth (17:22.5). Five Cardinal runners placed in the Top eleven.

The Cardinal men, ranked second in the nation, easily defeated three other teams as Gabe Jennings (19:51.9), Thomas Murley (19:52.3), Jake Maas (19:52.8) and Andy Powell (19:53.2) finished 1-2-3-4 in overwhelming the competition. The race covered four miles.

Stanford tallied 16 points, compared to runnerup BYU with 62. Six Stanford runners placed in the Top-10.

Team Results (Men, 4 miles)
1. Stanford16 points
2. Brigham Young62
3. Weber State64
4. Idaho State98
Individual Results (36 runners)
1. Gabe Jennings, Stanford19:51.9
2. Thomas Murley, Stanford19:52.3
3. Jake Maas, Stanford19:52.8
4. Andy Powell, Stanford19:53.2
5. Jason Schoenfeld, Weber St 19:57.6
Other Stanford Runners
6. Joe Urbanski19:58.3
8. Seth Hejny20.03.9
13. Jesse Thomas20:09.9
15. Jamey Gifford20:18.5
27. Michael Stember21:05.2
29. Jonathan Stevens21:13.4
Team Results (Women, 3, miles)
1. Stanford31 points
2. Brigham Young33
3. Georgetown64
4. William & Mary114
5. Weber State142
Individual Results (57 runners)
1. Julia Stamps, Stanford16:48.3
2. Lauren Fleshman, Stanford16:48.7
3. Sharolyn Shields, BYU17:01.7
4. Laura Heiner, BYU17:02.8
5. Elizabeth Jackson, BYU17:05.0
Other Stanford Runners
7. Mariel Ettinger17:16.7
10. Caroline Annis17:22.9
11. Laura Turner17:24.1
17. Katie Hotchkiss17:41.4
19. Mary Huang17:44.5
24. Ann Ramsey17:55.2
35. Shaluinn Fullove18:22.4
57. Colleen Flaherty20:04.4