BYU Sweeps Mountain West Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships
PROVO -- The BYU men's and women's cross country teams captured their fourth straight Mountain West Conference Championships Friday at the East Bay Golf Course in Provo, Utah. The 10th ranked BYU men's team finished with 37 points, edging out 14th ranked Colorado State (42) by five points. The BYU women's team, ranked first in the nation, finished with a perfect score of 15 and were followed by 29th ranked Colorado State, with 63 points.
Kip Kangogo won the men's 8K race in a time of 24:16.8. He was followed by Austin Vigil (24:37.9) of Colorado State, Cameron Clarke (24:40.7) of New Mexico and Matt Adams (24:43.2) of BYU.
Kangogo commented, "I was trying to run at a constant pace. I just wanted to be steady." Kangogo was named men's cross country athlete of the year and BYU Men's Head Coach Ed Eyestone was named coach of the year.
For the women, Kassi Andersen of BYU finished first on the 6K course with a time of 20:55.2. She was followed by BYU runners Michaela Mannova (20:56.6), Katie Martin (21:06.2), Jaime Cottle (21:28.9) and Nan Kennard (21:32.2). Jessica Zarndt from UNLV was the first non-BYU finisher, with a seventh-place finish (21:42.6).
BYU Women's Head Coach Patrick Shane said, "I am really pleased with how we did. We had a great race today."
Andersen said, "Our strategy was to run as a team. Our whole goal was to work together and stay in a pack." Andersen was named the Mountain West Conference women's cross country athlete of the year and freshman of the year. It is the first time in the history of the conference that the same athlete won both honors. Coach Shane was named coach of the year.
Shane remarked, "Andersen is a great athlete and a very good runner. Great athletes make good coaches and not the other way around."
2002 Mountain West XC ChampsEast Bay Golf Course, Provo, Utah
November 1, 2002
Men's 8K
1. 112 Kip Kangogo So Brigham Young University 24:16.8 1
2. 95 Austin Vigil Jr Colorado State Universit 24:37.9 2
3. 65 Cameron Clarke So New Mexico 24:40.7 3
4. 105 Matt Adams So Brigham Young University 24:43.2 4
5. 69 Matt Gonzales Jr New Mexico 24:43.5 5
6. 90 Bill Michel Jr Colorado State Universit 24:44.9 6
7. 111 Lewis Jones Sr Brigham Young University 24:47.3 7
8. 135 Ben Payne Jr Air Force Academy 24:47.7 8
9. 93 Dylan Olchin Jr Colorado State Universit 24:50.4 9
10. 88 Josh Glaab Fr Colorado State Universit 24:50.8 10
Other BYU finishers:
Place # Name Time Score Behind winner
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1. 112 Kip Kangogo 24:16.8 1 00:00.0 -
4. 105 Matt Adams 24:43.2 4 00:26.4 |
7. 111 Lewis Jones 24:47.3 7 00:30.5 |
12. 106 Steve Barrus 24:56.0 12 00:39.2 |
13. 116 Nathan Robison 24:57.7 13 00:40.9 -- Spread: 00:40.9
14. 107 Andy Carman 24:58.9 (14) 00:42.1
21. 108 Chad Durham 25:08.0 (21) 00:51.2
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2:03:41.0 37
Women's 6K
1. 117 Kassi Andersen Fr Brigham Young University 20:55.2 1
2. 124 Michaela Mannova Jr Brigham Young University 20:56.6 2
3. 125 Katie Martin Jr Brigham Young University 21:06.2 3
4. 121 Jamie Cottle Sr Brigham Young University 21:28.9 4
5. 122 Nan Evans Kennard Jr Brigham Young University 21:32.2 5
6. 127 Breanne Sandberg Fr Brigham Young University 21:33.3 6
7. 34 Jessica Zarndt Sr UNLV 21:42.6 7
8. 123 Jessie Kindschi Sr Brigham Young University 21:44.1 8
9. 98 Jennifer Kintzley Jr Colorado State Universit 21:56.1 9
10. 100 Marget Larson Sr Colorado State Universit 21:57.0 10
Other BYU finishers:
Place # Name Time Score Behind winner
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1. 117 Kassi Andersen 20:55.2 1 00:00.0 -
2. 124 Michaela Mannova 20:56.6 2 00:01.4 |
3. 125 Katie Martin 21:06.2 3 00:11.0 |
4. 121 Jamie Cottle 21:28.9 4 00:33.7 |
5. 122 Nan Evans Kennard 21:32.2 5 00:37.0 -- Spread: 00:37.0
6. 127 Breanne Sandberg 21:33.3 (6) 00:38.1
8. 123 Jessie Kindschi 21:44.1 (8) 00:48.9
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1:45:59.1 15
2002 Mountain West Conference Women's All-Conference Teams
First Team
Kassi Andersen, Fr., BYU
Michaela Mannova, Jr., BYU
Katie Martin, Jr., BYU
Jamie Cottle, Sr., BYU
Nan Kennard, Jr., BYU
Breanne Sandberg, Fr., BYU
Jessica Zarndt, Sr., UNLV
Second Team
Jessie Kindschi, Sr., BYU
Jennifer Kintzley, Jr., CSU
Marget Larson, So., CSU
Charity Vernon, So., Utah
Amy Bair, Jr., BYU
Katie Yemm, Jr., CSU
Lisa Antonelli, So., BYU
2002 Mountain West Conference Women's Award Winners
Runner of the Year
Kassi Andersen, Fr., BYU
Freshman of the Year
Kassi Andersen, Fr., BYU
Coach of the Year
Patrick Shane, BYU
2002 Mountain West Conference Men's All-Conference Teams
First Team
Kip Kangogo, So., BYU
Austin Vigil, Jr., CSU
Cameron Clarke, So., New Mexico
Matt Adams, So., BYU
Matt Gonzales, Jr., New Mexico
Bill Michel, Jr., CSU
Lewis Jones, Sr., BYU
Second Team
Ben Payne, Jr., Air Force
Dylan Olchin, Jr., CSU
Josh Glaab, Fr., CSU
Abe Wengel, So., Air Force
Steve Barrus, Jr., BYU
Nathan Robison, So., BYU
Andy Carman, Sr., BYU
2002 Mountain West Conference Men's Award Winners
Runner of the Year
Kip Kangogo, So., BYU
Freshman of the Year
Josh Glaab, CSU
Coach of the Year
Ed Eyestone, BYU
PROVO -- BYU men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the Mountain West Conference Championships Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, in Provo, Utah, at East Bay Golf Course. Both teams come into the meet as defending champions and bot h are favored to win again this year.
The men's team is ranked 10th in the nation and is coming off a third place finish at Pre-Nationals Oct. 19, 2002. The men's team is led by Kip Kangogo, who has placed first in every race this season.
The women's t eam is ranked first in the nation and has dominated every race this year. Most recently, they placed first at Pre-Nationals. The team is anchored by three All-Americans, Michaela Mannova, Jessie Kindschi and Nan Kennard.
The women run the 6K race at 3:30 p.m. and the men run the 8K race at 4:15 p.m. An awards ceremony will follow the meet at 5 p.m. Give-aways, including T-shirts and football tickets, will start at 3 p.m.
Tickets are not required to attend the MWC Cross Country Championships.
Directions to East Bay Golf Course if coming from Salt Lake City:
Take I-15 south to University Ave., exit number 266.
Turn left onto University Avenue.
Turn right onto East Bay Blvd.
Golf course is on the right.
Men's Roster:Name Bib #
Matt Adams 105
Steve Barrus 106
Andy Carman 107
Chad Durham 108
Dan Hinckley 109
Jeff Hopkinson 110
Lewis Jones 111
Kip Kangogo 112
Lars Kjerengtreon 113
Bryan Lindsay 114
Kyle Perry 115
Nathan Robison 116
Women's Roster:
Name Bib #
Kassi Andersen 117
Lisa Antonelli 118
Amy Lyn Bair 119
Angela Benson 120
Jamie C ottle 121
Nan Kennard 122
Jessie Kindschi 123
Michaela Mannova 124
Katie Martin 125
Kristen Ogden 126
Breanne Sandberg 127
Devra Vierkant 128