Thursday, October 16, 2008

Women Take 1st at ASU Meet, Men Finish 6th

The men and women of West Texas A&M continue their run to the conference championship with a tune up at the ASU Blue & Gold Classic. The women's team won with Jeniffer Cherono (19:04) winning easily and Kristie Hartsfield (20:35) finishing in the top ten.

The rest of the team had solid finishes:

11. Belinda Castanon (20:50)
15. Becca Rapstine (21:24)
25. Tara Shields (23:28)

The men's team continues to improve with returners bettering their times by 30 seconds to 1 minute from last year. Pijo (Jose Velazquez) led the way for the Buffs by running the 5 mile course in time of 27:31 and a 13th place finish.

Buff Finishers:
13. Jose Velazquez (27:31)
20. Thomas Harris (28:00)
42. Isai Saucedo (29:19)
50. Jarret Kachel (29:52)
52. Matt Kopansky (29:58)
56. Erik Huerta (30:15)
60. Jarred Murray (30:43)
63. Jesse Maldonado (31:11)
65. Luis Flores (31:49)