@UNC_TrackField XC Takes 2nd and 3rd at Rocky Mountain Shootout

Saturday, October 1

Boulder, CO

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University of Northern Colorado

Rocky Mountain Shootout

Photo by: Ed Navarro

10/1/2016 9:36:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Cross Country

By: UNCBears.com

Women's Team | Men's Team | Women's Individual | Men's Individual

BOULDER, Colo. – The Northern Colorado cross country teams competed in the 31^st annual Rocky Mountain Shootout on Saturday hosted by the University of Colorado at the CU Buffalo Ranch on Saturday.

The women's team brought home a second place finish in the Division I bracket, while the men's team captured third place overall, shaving 23 seconds off their team time from last season.

The Bears' women's team finished with a total of 1:55:53 in the 5.8K race and the men's team came in at 2:22:09 in the 8K race.

BEST FINISHES
It was veterans Katy East and Rikki Gonzales that paced the women's team. East finished in the Top 10, coming in eighth place overall in the individual standings with a time of 22:23.

Just four places back was Gonzales. Gonzales sealed a Top 15 finish, coming in 13^th overall clocking in at 23:16.

On the men's side, Tristan Irish and Josh Campbell posted the fastest times. Irish broke the tape in 27:46, to place 44^th on the leaderboard, while Campbell ended his race with a final time of 28:15, taking 57^th place.

MORE TIMES
Cami Kennedy, Erin Thomas, Cammy Sargent and Alicia Thompson were all within seconds of each other coming down the stretch.

Kennedy and Thomas finished 15th and 16th overall, recording times of 23:19 and 23:25. Likewise, Sargent and Thompson placed 18th and 19th after crossing the finish line in 23:32 and 23:46.

Carly Browning rounded out the scorers for the women's team. Browning's day led her to a 51st place finish after completing the course in 25:27.

UNC's men's team was a little more spread out than the women's racers. Kingston Wagner and Nick Bailey were the next in line, earning 62nd and 66th place with times of 28:30 and 28:43.

Josh Rogerson and Jeremy Romero ran their way to 70th and 71st. Rogerson came in at 28:58, while Romero finished in 29:01.

Isaiah Remington was the final scorer for the men's team. Remington took 76th overall with a time of 29:12.

COACH ROBBINS' THOUGHTS
"It was a strong showing from both the men and the women coming off of some high early season miles and getting right back into a race on a very challenging course. We are now getting ready to start the push into the Big Sky Championships and these Bears are very excited and ready to show the conference what they are capable of. Everyone looks very strong and is running very well. It's definitely exciting seeing where they are because now we can really start to get fast."

UP NEXT
Northern Colorado will be back on the course to end its regular season at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15 before heading to Moscow, Idaho to compete in the Big Sky Championships on Oct. 28.