University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, October 31
Cedar City, Utah
All Day
University of Northern Colorado
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Big Sky Championships
Young Cross Country Teams Gain Experience at Big Sky Championship
10/31/2015 3:17:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Cross Country
Men's Results
Women's Results
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Northern Colorado cross country competed in the Big Sky Championships on Saturday in Cedar City, Utah at the Cedar Ridge Golf Course. The men's competition consisted of an 8K while the women ran a 5K.
The relatively young Bears squad took 11th place overall in the women's division and 12th place in the men's race. The men had 318 points and strung together a total time of 2:21:53.0. The women's team ended with 280 points and a total time of 1:40:13.5.
"Optimistically we were looking for a little stronger showing, especially on the women's side," said first year cross country coach Trent Mack. "Eight of our thirteen athletes competing were freshman. They all ran very hard, but we didn't quite compete overall with the confidence I've seen in this team earlier in the year. We had some good individual efforts in areas though. We gained a lot of valuable experience for the direction we need to move the program to be more competitive."
It was freshman Erin Thomas that once again led the women's team and posted the highest finish of any runner for UNC.
Thomas earned 41st place, finishing in a time of 19:38.8.
For the men, it was freshman Keaton Duncan that paced the team. In his first BSC Championships, Duncan crossed the finish line in 28:06.4, claiming 57th.
On the women's side, senior Caroline Braun had the next best finish, coming in 46th place in her final league championship. Braun put together a final time of 19:43.9.
Freshman Cammy Sargent was in the middle of the pack taking 57th in her championship debut, tallying a 20:03.1.
Sophomore Katy East and freshman Alicia Thompson rounded out the scoring runners for the women's team. East (65th) ran a 20:14.3, while Thompson (71st) finished with a 20:33.4.
Other runners for the women's team included freshman Cami Kennedy (73rd) and senior McKayla Gray (74th). Kennedy came in at 20:50.4 and Gray topped off her final meet with a 20:53.9 race.
It was junior Kingston Wagner coming in second on the men's team. Wagner captured 62nd place on the leaderboard with a time of 28:18.1.
Fellow junior Tim Corrie was next in line, just three seconds off of Wagner's pace, ending his day with a 28:21.7. He earned 65th overall.
Both freshmen, Tristan Irish (66th) and Nick Bailey (70th) were the final scorers for the men's team. Irish posted a 28:24.2 time and Bailey came in with a 28:42.6.
 Lucas Mielke was the only other runner for the men's team. The freshman took 77th with a time of 29:59.3.
Both teams will wait to see if they qualified for the NCAA Mountain Regional which will take place in Albuquerque, N.M. on Nov. 13.
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Women's Results
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Northern Colorado cross country competed in the Big Sky Championships on Saturday in Cedar City, Utah at the Cedar Ridge Golf Course. The men's competition consisted of an 8K while the women ran a 5K.
The relatively young Bears squad took 11th place overall in the women's division and 12th place in the men's race. The men had 318 points and strung together a total time of 2:21:53.0. The women's team ended with 280 points and a total time of 1:40:13.5.
"Optimistically we were looking for a little stronger showing, especially on the women's side," said first year cross country coach Trent Mack. "Eight of our thirteen athletes competing were freshman. They all ran very hard, but we didn't quite compete overall with the confidence I've seen in this team earlier in the year. We had some good individual efforts in areas though. We gained a lot of valuable experience for the direction we need to move the program to be more competitive."
It was freshman Erin Thomas that once again led the women's team and posted the highest finish of any runner for UNC.
Thomas earned 41st place, finishing in a time of 19:38.8.
For the men, it was freshman Keaton Duncan that paced the team. In his first BSC Championships, Duncan crossed the finish line in 28:06.4, claiming 57th.
On the women's side, senior Caroline Braun had the next best finish, coming in 46th place in her final league championship. Braun put together a final time of 19:43.9.
Freshman Cammy Sargent was in the middle of the pack taking 57th in her championship debut, tallying a 20:03.1.
Sophomore Katy East and freshman Alicia Thompson rounded out the scoring runners for the women's team. East (65th) ran a 20:14.3, while Thompson (71st) finished with a 20:33.4.
Other runners for the women's team included freshman Cami Kennedy (73rd) and senior McKayla Gray (74th). Kennedy came in at 20:50.4 and Gray topped off her final meet with a 20:53.9 race.
It was junior Kingston Wagner coming in second on the men's team. Wagner captured 62nd place on the leaderboard with a time of 28:18.1.
Fellow junior Tim Corrie was next in line, just three seconds off of Wagner's pace, ending his day with a 28:21.7. He earned 65th overall.
Both freshmen, Tristan Irish (66th) and Nick Bailey (70th) were the final scorers for the men's team. Irish posted a 28:24.2 time and Bailey came in with a 28:42.6.
 Lucas Mielke was the only other runner for the men's team. The freshman took 77th with a time of 29:59.3.
Both teams will wait to see if they qualified for the NCAA Mountain Regional which will take place in Albuquerque, N.M. on Nov. 13.
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