Seena Frantz
Seena Frantz

SOU XC Teams Shine At Beaver Classic

10/24/2009 4:56:07 PM

Men's Individual Results

Men's Team Results

Women's Individual Results

Women's Team Results

Both the Southern Oregon men's and women's cross country teams looked impressive at today's Oregon State Beaver Classic in Corvallis.

The second-ranked SOU men scored the team victory by knocking off a field of 19 teams and defeating second place Seattle University 28-57. The SOU women had their top performance of the season, finishing second to NCAA Division Portland 53-81. Cascade Conference foe Northwest Christian, who received votes in the latest NAIA Poll, finished sixth with 142 points.

The Raiders are now off until Nov. 7 when they take part in the Cascade Conference Championships in Springfield.

“I think both teams are ready for conference,” SOU head coach Brent Ericksen said. “I'm really excited for the women. It's exciting to see them starting to come together as a team.”

David Laney (Portland, Ore./Central Catholic) continued his impressive season by winning the individual title with a time of 24:21. Dennis McCaffrey (Ashland, Ore./Ashland) finished sixth in 25:01 and was followed closely by Ryan Sorenson (Sheridan, Wyo. /Sheridan) in seventh at 25:02. Ryan Ghelfi (Redding, Calif./Redding Adventist) finished 10th in 25:10 and Hector Aleman (Seaside, Calif./Seaside ) was 23rd in 25:39.

The SOU men's unattached team finished 10th out of the 19 teams.

On the women's side, freshman Seena Frantz (Ashland, Ore./Ashland) finished fourth in 22:04. Anya Martinez (Central Point, Ore./Crater) (22:49) and Tara Krempley (Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood) (22:53) finished 12th and 13th, while Kristen Juveland (Central Point, Ore./Crater) finished 27th in 23:21 and Kelly Clark (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Aliso Niguel) finished 39th in 23:45.
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