WT Women finish 7th overall at Cowboy Jamboree

The women of WT had an impressive day on what is considered one of the toughest cross country courses in the nation. With some of the best competition in the nation, Kristie Hartsfield cracked the top 20 finishing 18th in a time of 19:40 in the 5k event. Senior Mariana Chavira finished close behind with a time of 19:55. Rounding out WT's top five were Belinda Castanon (20:03), Jisel Bailon (20:27), and Delinda Hill (20:55).

18. Kristie Hartsfield 19:40
28. Mariana Chavira 19:55
33. Belinda Castanon 20:03
51. Jisel Bailon 20:27
67. Delinda Hill 20:55
81. Chelsi Ruiz 21:11
93. Sharen Diggs 21:25
105. Dorane Young 21:38

The Men's team fielded four runners and had standout performances by Jose "Pijo" Velazquez and Freshman Thomas Harris. Pijo improved on his personal best time at this course by almost 30 seconds finishing in 27:41, while Harris finished in 28:36

52. Jose Velazquez 27:41
83. Thomas Harris 28:36
105. Jose Huerta 29:05
152. Isai Saucedo 30:18

The men and women of WT will have a week off before competing at Angelo State on Oct. 9th.

Buffs and Lady Buffs set for Stillwater

The Men and Women of WT have had a great week of preparation leading up to one of the largest non-championship races in the country, the 71st OSU Cowboy Jamboree. The many hills of Canyon, TX provide for the ideal training surface to prepare for the course.

Course Description: The start is wide enough to accommodate 32 teams and begins up a 300-meter hill. The first gradual turn is 450 meters from the start. The course is 98% grass and is a minimum of 15 feet wide the entire route. There are seven hills on the course. Six of the seven hills are between 50 and 80 meters with the remaining hill mentioned above. The finish is approximately a 200-meter flat straight away.

DATE: Saturday, September 29, 2007
PLACE: OSU Cross Country, Stillwater, Oklahoma
RACE TIMES:

College/Jr. College Women 5,000m 8:05 a.m.
College/Jr. College Men 8,000m 8:30 a.m.
University Women 5,000m 9:10 a.m.
University Men 8,000m 9:40 a.m.

WT Men and Women Set Personal Records at Jackrabbit Open

The Men and Women of WT enjoyed success Friday, in the second meet of the year the Jackrabbit Open held at Texas Tech University. The men fielded four runners once again and were unable to qualify for a team score, but had some great individual efforts. Junior Jose Velazquez set a Personal Record of 27:14 in the 8k event and placed 35th among 93 competitors. Junior Jose Huerta finished just behind in 40th place with a time of 27:29. The winner was John Kasgei from South Plains College with a time of 23:17.


Jose Velazquez

WT Men
35. Jose Velazquez 27:14
40. Jose Huerta 27:29
52. Thomas Harris 28:01
63. Isai Saucedo 29:15
64. Erik Huerta 29:29

The women had another outstanding team performance and finished 5th overall. The Lady Buff runners were led by Sophomore Kristie Hartsfield who finished 15th overall and set a personal record of 18:40 in the 3 mile event. Senior Mariana Chavira and Junior Belinda Castanon were not far behind and finished 23rd and 24th respectively. The winner was 2006 NCAA champion Sally Kipyego of Texas Tech with a time of 15:46.


Women's 3 Mile Start

WT Women
15. Kristie Hartsfield 18:40
23. Mariana Chavira 19:03
24. Belinda Castanon 19:13
28. Becca Rapstine 19:25
35. Delinda Hill 20:07
42. Sharen Diggs 20:25
45. Chelsi Ruiz 20:39
49. Dorane Young 21:02

Women's Results from Buffalo Stampede 8.31.07

The Women of WT started the '07 season off strong finishing 4th overall in the team standings. Wayland Baptist took home first place team honors with a total time of 1:40:49 followed by El Paso Community College and Texas Tech. WBU's Carolina's Karunde earned first place individual honors with a time 18:07.

6. Kristie Hartsfield 20:28
14. Mariana Chavira 21:11
15. Becca Rapstine 21:15
20. Delinda Hill 22:00
21. Belinda Castanon 22:14
27. Chelsi Ruiz 22:30
33. Sharen Diggs 22:59
37. Dorane Young 23:40

Team Time
4th 1:47:08

Men's Results from Buffalo Stampede 8.31.07

The Men of WT opened the season up at home. Texas Tech won the 4 mile event with a team time of 1:48:09. El Paso CC's Robert Menjo was the field's top individual with a pace of 20:31. Because the Men only fielded four runners they were unable to receive a team score, but the effort was a positive starting point to the '07 season.

WT Men's Results

17. Jose Velazquez 22:38
28. Thomas Harris 23:14
31. Jose Huerta 23:21
49. Isai Saucedo 25:14



Final Results
http://gobuffsgo.cstv.com/sports/m-xc/stats/2007-2008/menstampede07.html

2007 XC Schedule

8.31.07 WTAMU Invitational Canyon, TX
9.14.07 Texas Tech Invitational Lubbock, TX
9.29.07 OSU Cowboy Jamboree Stillwater, OK
10.9.07 Angelo State Invitational San Angelo, TX
10.20.07 LSC Championships Commerce, TX
11.3.07 NCAA II Regional Meet Joplin, MO