Nov. 13, 1999
TROUTDALE, Ore. - Julia Stamps led a 1-2-3 Cardinal sweep as the top-ranked Stanford women's cross country team raced to victory on Saturday at the NCAA West Regional Championships at the Blue Lake Park course.
Stamps, a junior from Santa Rosa High School, ran the 5,000 meter course in a time of 16:50, followed by Stanford freshman Erin Sullivan at 16:51 followed by another Cardinal frosh, Lauren Fleshman at 16:59.
Stanford earned 29 points to easily beat runnerup Washington with 63. Arizona State with 86 points, UCLA with 139 and Oregon with 158 rounded out the Top 5. For the Cardinal, it was their third regional title in the last four seasons.
Sally Glynn was Stanford's fourth runner and finished tenth in a time of 17:24.
Stanford's men's team, ranked fifth in the country, won the NCAA regional title for a fourth straight season. The Cardinal tallied 40 points to beat runnerup Arizona with 74. Only two weeks ago, the Wildcats had upset Stanford at the Pac-10 Championships.
Gabe Jennings finished fourth in the individual competition to lead Stanford runners. Jennings, who had won the junior national title on this same course two seasons ago, ran the 10,000 meter course in 30:44. Steve Fein of Oregon won the individual title at 30:30.
Three other Stanford runners finished in the Top 10. Jonathon Riley finished sixth (30:45), Thomas Murley was seventh (30:49), and Jake Maas was eighth (30:50).
Both teams qualified for the NCAA National Championships on Nov. 22 at Indiana University.
NCAA West Regional Men's Team Results (10,000 meters, Blue Lake Park, 21 teams) 1. Stanford 40 2. Arizona 74 3. Arizona St 92 4. Oregon 96 5. Cal Poly 139 6. Portland 161 7. California 165 8. Washington 206 9. UC Irvine 234 10. UCLA 244
NCAA West Regional Men's Individual Results (160 runners, 10,000 meters) 1. Steve Fein, Oregon 30:30 2. Isaiah Festa, Arizona State 30:36 3. Micheil Jones, Arizona 30:39 4. Gabe Jennings, Stanford 30:44 5. Fasil Bizuneh, Arizona St 30:45 6. Jonathon Riley, Stanford 30:45 7. Thomas Murley, Stanford 30:49 8. Jake Maas, Stanford 30:50 9. Adam Boothe, Cal Poly 30:52 10. Bolota Asmerom, Cal 30:54
Other Stanford Runners: 15. Jamey Gifford 31:04, 18. Jesse Thomas 31:06, 28. Joe Urbanski 31:44
NCAA West Regional Women's Team Results (5,000 meters, Blue Lake Park, 28 teams) 1. Stanford 29 2. Washington 63 3. Arizona State 86 4. UCLA 139 5. Oregon 158 6. Arizona 166 7. UC Irvine 246 8. Boise State 277 9. Washington St 281 10. Cal Poly 315
NCAA West Regional Women's Individual Results (196 runners, 5,000 meters) 1. Julia Stamps, Stanford 16:50 2. Erin Sullivan, Stanford 16:51 3. Lauren Fleshman, Stanford 16:59 4. Kelly McDonald, Arizona St 17:04 5. Lisa Aguilera, Arizona State 17:15 6. Kate Vermeulen, UCLA 17:19 7. Jen Schindler, Washington 17:20 8. Anna Aoki, Washington 17:22 9. Melinda Campbell, Washington 17:24 10. Sally Glynn, Stanford 17:24
Other Stanford Runners: 13. Laura Turner 17:34, 21. Mary Huang 17:48, 22. Kathleen Brizgys 17:50