Top-Ranked Women's Cross Country Team Defeats Strong Field At Stanford InvitationalTop-Ranked Women's Cross Country Team Defeats Strong Field At Stanford Invitational
Cross Country

Top-Ranked Women's Cross Country Team Defeats Strong Field At Stanford Invitational

Oct. 2, 1999

STANFORD, Calif. - The top-ranked Stanford women's cross country team defeated several of the nation's top collegiate teams in impressive fashion in winning the team title at the 26th annual Stanford Invitational on Saturday at the Stanford Golf Course.

The Cardinal tallied 36 points, compared to runnerup and second-ranked Arkansas with 51. Fourth-ranked and 1997 NCAA champion Brigham Young finished third with 82 points, followed by fifth-ranked Wisconsin in fourth with 102 points. Eighth-ranked Kansas State rounded out the first five finishers with 132 points.

Four Stanford runners finished in the top seven, led by Julia Stamps with a second place finish in a time of 16:43 over 5,000 meters. Freshman Lauren Fleshman placed fourth in a time of 16:47.

Amy Yoder of Arkansas won the individual title in a time of 16:41, the second-best time ever on the Stanford course.

The Cardinal men's team, ranked second in the nation, took the team title with 37 points, compared to Pac-10 rival and eighth-ranked Arizona with 46.

Four Cardinal runners finished in the Top-10 to seal the Cardinal victory. Thomas Murley finished second in a time of 24:19 over 8,000 meters. Jake Maas finished fourth at 24:42.

Arizona's Micheil Jones won the individual title at 24:19.

Collegiate Results - Men (8,000 meters, Stanford Golf Course)

Championship Invitational - 1. Stanford 37, 2. Arizona 46, 3. Washington 105, 4. Cal Poly 121, 5. Southern Utah 149
Individual Results - 1. Micheil Jones (Arizona) 24:19, 2. Thomas Murley (Stanford) 24:19, 3. Tim Broe (Alabama) 24:28, 4. Jake Maas (Stanford) 24:42, 5. David Bazzi (Washington) 24:44
Other Stanford Runners: 7. Jesse Thomas 24:45, 9. Jamey Gifford 24:50, 15. Joe Urbanski 25:07, 18. Gabe Jennings 25:14, 20. Seth Hejny 25:18, 23. Michael Stember 25:27, 52. Daniel Parris 26:09

Collegiate Section - 1. UC Riverside 140, 2. Windsor, Canada 141, 3. Stanford 179, 4. Simon Fraser 145, 5. Long Beach State 195
Individual Results - 1. David Milne (British Columbia) 25:42, 2. Graham Cocksedge (Victoria, B.C.) 25:48, 3. Bruno Mazzotta (Victoria, B.C.), 4. Adam Boardman (Pomona-Pitzer) 25:57, 5. Ryan MacKenzie (Windsor, Canada) 25:58
Stanford Runners: 6. Jonathan Stevens 26:00, 22. Mike Devine 26:42, 39. Nate Stoll 27:07, 40. Ross Venook 27:08, 85. Ryan Carroll 27:52

Collegiate Results - Women (5,000 meters, Stanford Golf Course)

Championship Invitational - 1. Stanford 36, 2. Arkansas 51, 3. BYU 82, 4. Wisconsin 102, 5. Kansas State 132
Individual Results - 1. Amy Yoder (Arkansas) 16:41, 2. Julia Stamps (Stanford) 16:43, 3. Tracy Robertson (Arkansas) 16:43, 4. Lauren Fleshman (Stanford) 16:47, 5. Erica Palmer (Wisconsin) 16:48
Other Stanford Runners: 6. Erin Sullivan 16:49, 7. Sally Glynn 16:54, 2. 17. Mariel Ettinger 17:31, 21. Laura Turner 17:3525. Katie Hotchiss 17:43, 32. Caroline Annis 17:543, 34. Elena Villarreal 17:55, 42. Mary Huang 18:08

Collegiate Section - 1. Stanford 26, 2. BYU 84, 3. Victoria, B.C. 136, 4. UCLA 137, 5. San Jose State 179
Individual Results - 1. Shaluinn Fullove (Stanford) 17:58, 2. Jill Rencher (BYU) 18:04, 3. Colleen Flaherty (Stanford) 18:08, 4. Stephanie Mills (Victoria, B.C.) 18:09, 5. Anne Gunnison (Stanford) 18:09
Other Stanford Runners: 7. Kathleen Brizgys 18:12, 10. Ann Ramsey 18:25, 28. Adrienne Dubin 18:59, 31. Kerry Dugan 19:03, 35. Christy Lacey-Krietz 19:11, 76. Maurica Carlucci 19:49

High School Boys Results (5,000 meters)

Division 1 - 1. Bend, Or 66, 2. Klamath Union, Or 86, 3. Don Antonio Lugo 143
Individual Results - 1. Ian Dobson (Klamath Union, Or) 15:05, 2. Josh Spiker (Ventura) 15:22, 3. Fernando Cabada (Buchanan) 15:30

Division 2 - 1. Eureka 68, 2. Scripps Ranch 162, 3. Mission Viejo 169
Individual Results - 1. Matt McInvale (Ramona San Diego) 15:33, 2. Girmay Guangul (Santa Clara) 15:48, 3. Daniel Avila (Reedley) 15:54

Division 3 - 1. South Hills 89, 2. Don Bosco Tech 100, 3. Redwood 114
Individual Results - 1. Eric Chavez (St. Francis Nv) 15:47, 2. Jesse Hodges (South Hills) 15:59, 3. Matt Sartor (Enterprise) 16:01

Division 4 - 1. Central Valley 93, 2. Oak Park 97, 3. St. Augustine 159
Individual Results - 1. Mark Nevers (Oak Park) 15:50, 2. Vic Moreno (Escalon) 16:04, 3. JeffArnold (St. Francis) 16:12

Division 5 - 1. Flintridge Prep 24, 2. University (SF) 62, 3. St. Joseph (ND) 66
Individual Results - 1. Tim Nelson (Liberty) 16:14, 2. Trevor Coolridge (St. Mary's-Medford) 16:21, 3. Sean Drake (University SF)

High School Girls Results (5,000 meters)

Division 1 - 1. Jesuit 68, 2. Torrey Pines 123, 3. Clovis 177
Individual Results - 1. Julie Komosinski (Torrey Pines) 18:32, 2. Laura Harmon (Jesuit, Or) 18:53, 3. Liz Lindgren (Klamath Union, Or) 19:04

Division 2 - 1. Foothill 92, 2. Santa Margarita 119, 3. Antioch 144
Individual Results - 1. Robyn Stevens (Vacaville) 18:26, 2. Janie Nolan (Antioch) 18:36, 3. Shanna Sparks (Carson, Nv) 18:39

Division 3 - 1. San Lorenzo Valley 65, 2. Granada 113, 3. Foothill Redding 122
Individual Results - 1. Alejandra Barrientos (San Lorenzo Valley) 17:51, 2. Jenny Aldridge (Maria Carrillo) 17:52, 3. Lauren Gustafson (Mills) 18:46

Division 4 - 1. Corona Del Mar 27, 2. University (SSF) 145, 3. Louisville 151
Individual Results - 1. Liz Morse (Corona Del Mar) 18:58, 2. Aliza Cohen (University SF) 18:59, 3. Jenna Timinsky (San Dieguito Academy) 19:32

Division 5 - 1. Lick-Wilmerding 39, 2. Head-Royc e 50, 3. Castilleja 73
Individual Results - 1. Clara Horowitz (Head-Royce) 19:19, 2. Alana Levinson (Castilleja) 21:34, 3. Lillian Gardiner (Lick-Wilmerding) 21:55

Complete listing of college and high school results.Recap and photos from high school competition.