UW Men's Cross Country Team Registers Third-Place Sundodger Finish
September 25, 1999 | Football
Sept. 25, 1999
SEATTLE -- Eighth-ranked Washington placed three runners among the top-five to easily win the women's team competition while Utah claimed its second straight men's championship Saturday during the eighth-annual Sundodger Invitational cross country meet at Lincoln Park.
The Huskies totaled 28 points to win the Sundodger women's title for the second time in the last three years. Idaho and Texas Tech tied for second place with matching 107-point totals.
Texas Tech's Leigh Daniel won the women's 5,000-meter race by seven seconds with a time of 16-minutes, 52-seconds. Daniel won two NCAA track championships last year, claiming the Indoor 5,000-meter title and the Outdoor 10,000-meter crown.
Washington junior Melinda Campbell, a transfer from Boise State, raced to a runner-up time of 16:59 while teammates Jen Schindler (17:07) and Anna Aoki (17:15) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
Puget Sound's Dave Davis won the men's race, covering the 8,000-meter course in 24:43. Second and third place were claimed by Utah runners Travis Hildebrand (24:45) and Chris Merkley (24:50).
Utah had a 47-point winning tally in the men's feature race, followed by Texas A&M (95), Washington (108) and Washington State (118).
The Husky men were led by the sixth-place finish of senior David Bazzi who posted a time of 25:14.
In open competition, Northwest College won the women's race with 45 points, edging Southern Idaho's second-place total of 47. Southern Idaho won the men's open race with 21 points while second-place Alaska-Anchorage scored 56 points.
Sundodger Invitational Cross Country Meet Results
Sept. 25, 1999
Lincoln Park, Seattle, Wash.
Women's Invitational (5,000 meters)
Team Scores -- 1, Washington 28. 2 (tie), Idaho and Texas Tech 107. 4, Texas A&M 109. 5, Washington State 138. 6, UNLV 178. 7, Eastern Washington 180. 8, Simon Fraser 181. 9, Utah 237. 10, Seattle Pacific 267. 11, Pacific 383.
Individual -- 1, Leigh Daniel, Texas Tech, 16:52. 2, Melinda Campbell, UW, 16:59. 3, Cari Rampersad, Valley Royals, 17:00. 4, Jen Schindler, UW, 17:07. 5, Anna Aoki, UW, 17:15. 6, Heather DeGeest, Valley Royals, 17:25. Other Washington Finishers -- 9, Kara Syrdal, 17:37. 16, Margaret Butler, 17:58. 20, Ashley Foianini, 18:06. 23, Kate Bradshaw, 18:17. 27, Emily Mullen, 18:22. 38, Jennifer Smith, 18:32. 48, Susan Werner, 18:55. 57, Amy King, 19:08. 71, Samantha Michel, 19:44. 73, Jill Johnson, 19:45.
Men's Invitational (8,000 meters)
Team Scores -- 1, Utah 47. 2, Texas A&M 95. 3, Washington 108. 4, Washington State 118. 5, Club Northwest 159. 6, Texas Tech 163. 7, Puget Sound 208. 8, Kajaks 213. 9, Simon Fraser 236. 10, Idaho 260. 11, Eastern Washington 277. 12, George Fox 340. 13, Western Washington 342.
Individual -- 1, Dave Davis, UPS, 24:43. 2, Travis Hildebrand, Utah, 24:45. 3, Chris Merkley, Utah, 24:50. 4, Uli Steidl, CNW, 25:00. 5, Scott Lenegfield, Texas A&M, 25:11. 6, David Bazzi, UW, 25:14. Other Washington Finishers -- 16, Paul Harkins, 25:47. 24, Morgan Thompson, 26:00. 25, Tom Hildrum, 26:01. 43, Dave Schruth, 26:24. 50, Dustin Duke, 26:36. 55, Geoff Perry, 26:46. 56, Dan Schruth, 26:47. 59, Paul Rickey, 26:54. 66, Joey Hord, 27:12.
Women's Open (5,000 meters)
Team Scores -- 1, Northwest College 45. 2, Southern Idaho 47. 3, Victoria 72. 4, Central Washington 75. 5, Western Washington 126. 6, George Fox 161. 7, Seattle Pacific 215. 8, Puget Sound 245. 9, Saint Martin's 263. 10, Alaska-Fairbanks 300. 11, Pacific (Ore.) 336.
Individual -- 1, Nikki Knapp, Kajaks, 18:00. 2, Stephanie Mills, Victoria, 18:01. 3, Marcie Good, Kajaks, 18:39.
Men's Open (8,000 meters)
Team Scores -- 1, Southern Idaho 21. 2, Alaska-Anchorage 56. 3, Victoria 81. 4, Central Washington 107. 5, Western Washington 144. 6, Seattle Pacific 152. 7, Idaho 184. 8, Alaska-Fairbanks 275. 9, Saint Martin's 283. 10, Highline CC 292. 11, Pacific (Ore.) 297. 12, George Fox 314. 13, Puget Sound 352.
Individual -- 1, Jeremy Skinner, unattached, 26:18. 2, Amlesom Teklai, Southern Idaho, 26:18. 3, Mike Ciampini, Southern Idaho, 26:20.
