NAU Men, UM Women Win Titles
For the first time in school history, The University of Montana women's cross country team captured the Big Sky Championship on Saturday in Cheney, Wash. The Northern Arizona men, led by three-time individual champion David McNeill, won its fourth straight men's championship.
Montana last won conference cross country championship in 1984, completing a run of back-to-back titles in the old Mountain West women's conference.
Idaho State's Erica Wendt-Richardson took home the individual title, catching Montana's race leader and second-place finisher Katrina Drennan in the last mile. Wendt-Richardson finished the 5k course with a time of 15:46.55
"I just knew that if I waited till the end to kick, (Drennen) would outkick me," Wendt-Richardson said. "I just took the last mile and tried to pick it up a little bit."
Northern Arizona's David McNeill finished the 8k course in 21:28.07, followed by teammate Diego Estrada two seconds behind.
Men's Results HERE
Women's Results HERE
Women's Team Results
| Team |
Points |
| 1) Montana |
49 |
| 2) Weber State |
63 |
| 3) Idaho State |
68 |
| 4) Sacramento State |
105 |
|
5) Northern Arizona
|
124 |
| 6) Montana State |
168 |
| 7) Eastern Washington |
197 |
| 8) Portland State |
213 |
| 9) Northern Colorado |
237 |
Men's Team Results
| Team |
Points |
| 1) Northern Arizona |
27 |
| 2) Montana State |
56 |
| 3) Weber State |
99 |
| 4) Sacramento State |
134 |
| 5) Eastern Washington |
137 |
| 6) Idaho State |
151 |
| 7) Portland State |
166 |
| 8) Montana |
193 |
| 9) Northern Colorado |
250 |
Women's All-Conference Team
| Name |
School |
Time |
| Erica Wendt-Richardson |
Idaho State |
15:46.55 |
| Katrina Drennen |
Montana |
15:51.80 |
| Natalie Haws |
Weber State |
15:52.03 |
| Keli Dennehy |
Montana |
16:00.45 |
| Rochelle Kanuho |
Northern Arizona |
16:03.82 |
| Amy Kolin |
Eastern Washington |
16:06.58 |
| Amber Henry |
Weber State |
16:07.38 |
| Bradi Hutchison |
Idaho State |
16:08.97 |
| Taylor Thornley |
Weber State |
16:10.56 |
| Renisha Robinson |
Sacramento State |
16:14.87 |
Men's All-Conference Team
| Name |
School |
Time |
| David McNeill |
Northern Arizona |
21:28.07 |
| Diego Estrada |
Northern Arizona |
21:30.65 |
| Patrick Casey |
Montana State |
22:09.26 |
| Kyle King |
Eastern Washington |
22:10.14 |
| Lynn Reynolds |
Montana |
22:15.14 |
| Tim Freriks |
Northern Arizona |
22:17.01 |
| Brett Hales |
Weber State |
22:20.71 |
| Ahmed Osman |
Northern Arizona |
22:24.81 |
| Nick Atwood |
Montana State |
22:26.22 |
| Eric Lynch |
Northern Arizona |
22:27.13 |