Nov. 1, 2003
Pullman, Wa - Total Domination!!!
For the eighth straight year, the top-ranked Stanford women's cross country team captured first place at the Pac-10 Championships, this time on Saturday (Nov. 1) at the Washington State Golf course over 6,000 meters. The Cardinal women tallied 22 points to easily beat eight other conference schools including runnerup Arizona State with 78 points.
For the second straight year, Sara Bei won the conference title by winning in a time of 21:12.10 over 6,000 meters. Stanford's Alicia Craig was second (21:12.20) while freshman Arianna Lambie placed third (21:21.40). Five Stanford runners placed in the Top 10.
The Cardinal men, also top-ranked in the country, cruised to an easy team conference victory for the fourth straight season. Stanford tallied 23 points to outdistance second place Oregon with 91. Ian Dobson became the fourth straight conference winner from Stanford with a time of 24:33.90 over 8,000 meters. Two-time defending champion Grant Robison finished second (24:35.50) while Donald Sage placed fourth (24:44.90). Five Cardinal runners placed in the Top-9.
"The cold was what I was more worried about," said Dobson, "but it turned out to be a nice day. We knew we weren't going to be prepared for the cold, but there's really nothing to do but tough it out."
Cardinal head men's coach Andrew Gerard was pleased with Dobson's performance. "Ian's always in there. He hasn't maybe had some of the accolades that some of the other guys have, with NCAA titles, but it's great to have him win. He's been really running very well."
Cardinal head women's coach Dena Evans was also pleased with the Cardinal team and the 1-2 finish for Bei and Craig. "We always put the team first and I think the girls did a really good job of sharing the positive things that happened to the team. I'm glad they were able to enjoy the victory together."
Pac-10 Men's Cross Country Championships
Washington State Golf Course, Pullman, WA
Men's Team Results
1. Stanford 23; 2. Oregon 91; 3. Washington 93; 4. Arizona 109; 5. Arizona State 112; 6. Washington State 136; 7. UCLA 150; 8. California 192
Men's Individual Results (8,000 meters)
1. Ian Dobson (Stanford) 24:33.90; 2. Grant Robison (Stanford) 24:35.50; 3. Robert Cheseret (Arizona) 24:35.80; 4. Donald Sage (Stanford) 24:44.90; 5. Jonah Maiyo (Arizona) 25:06.20; 6. Brett Holts (Oregon) 25:07.20; 7. Chris Emme (Stanford) 25:07.80; 8. Eric Logsdon (Oregon) 25:08.80; 9. Adam Tenforde (Stanford) 25:13.80; 10. Eric Garner (Washington) 25:16.30; 11. Ryan Andrus (Oregon) 25:17.30; 12; Seth Hejny (Stanford) 25:19.00; 13. Andrew Hill (Stanford) 25:23.80; 14. Ian Johnson (WSU) 25:27.80; 15. Mark Mandi (Washington)
Other Stanford Runners: 19. Brett Gotcher 25:39.09; 20. Jacob Gomez 25:41.30;
Pac-10 Women's Cross Country Championships
Washington State Golf Course, Pullman, WA
Women's Team Results
1. Stanford 22; 2. Arizona State 78; 3. UCLA 79; 4. Washington 123; 5. Oregon 161; 6. Arizona 179; 7. USC 185; 8. Washington State 187; 9. California 202
Women's Individual Results (6,000 meters)
1. Sara Bei (Stanford) 21:12.10; 2. Alicia Craig (Stanford) 21:12.20; 3. Arianna Lambie (Stanford) 21:21.40; 4. Amy Hastings (Arizona State) 21:40.10; 5. Magdelena Sandoval (Oregon) 21:45.90; 6. Katy Trotter (Stanford) 21:52.20; 7. Valerie Flores (UCLA) 21:55.10; 8. Iryna Vashchuk (USC) 21:58.80; 9. Ingvill Makestad (Washington) 21:59.30; 10. Amanda Trotter (Stanford) 22:02.70; 11. Anna Masinelli (Arizona State) 22:03.80; 12. Desiree Davila (Arizona State) 22:08.00; 13. Bridget Duffy (California) 22:15.70; 14. Ashley Caldwell (UCLA) 22:17.20; 15. Alison Costello (UCLA) 22:19.00
Other Stanford Runners: 17. Jeane Goff 22:23.90; 21. Anita Siraki 22:50.50; 51. Celia Smalls 24:15.50; 69. Leah Sawyer 25:13.30; 79. Carolyn Penner 27:54.10