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(VANCOUVER, Wash.)---The Crimson Storm cross-country teams sent three individuals to the NAIA National Championships in Vancouver on Saturday.  On the men’s side, SNU’s Benson Chepkwony led the way with a 43^rd place finish.  Erick Ngeny followed with a 182^nd place finish.  In women’s action, SNU’s Kristen Rosenau finished 192^nd. 

 

Conditions were poor for both the men’s and women’s races, featuring wet and muddy conditions.  On the men’s side, Chepkwony had a solid outing on Saturday, posting a time of 26:02.  Ngeny ran a time of 27:18.

 

Complete men’s results

 

In women’s action, SNU’s Kristen Rosenau finished 192^nd.  Rosenau was the Sooner Athletic Conference individual champion and posted a time of 20.33 at nationals on Saturday. 

 

Complete women’s results

 

SNU’s cross-country season comes to an end with the conclusion of nationals.  The Storm had three NAIA Scholar Athlete’s this season: Kristen Rosenau, Caitlin Litsey and Seth Carley.

 

Rosenau highlighted the SNU cross-country season by winning the SAC Championship a couple of weeks ago.  Rosenau is the first woman in SNU history to win the SAC Individual Championship.

 

(VANCOUVER, Wash.)---Southern Nazarene University placed three individuals on the NAIA’s Scholar Athlete list it was announced by the NAIA on Friday night. SNU’s Caitlin Litsey, Kristen Rosenau and Seth Carley all earned the honor.

NAIA Scholar Athletes are nominated by their head coach and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status.

Litsey is a junior from Vancouver, Washington; Rosenau is a senior from Oklahoma City and Carley is a junior from Bethany.

SNU sent three individuals to nationals, which begin on Saturday. On the men’s side, SNU’s Benson Chepkwony and Erick Ngeny qualified. On the women’s side, Kristen Rosenau, the Sooner Athletic Conference Individual Champion, also qualified.

(LUBBOCK, Texas)---Southern Nazarene University senior, Kristen Rosenau, claimed the Sooner Athletic Conference Women’s Cross-Country Championship on Friday morning in Lubbock, posting a time of 18:53.02 to claim 1st overall in the 57-person event. Rosenau becomes the first women to win the SAC Individual Championship. Kristen joins former men’s winners, Nathan Chamer (2002) and Sam Dech (2003 and 2004) as the lone runners to claim SAC Championships.

Spencer nearly broke her own school record of 18:50.00 on Friday, leading SNU to a 5th place finish as a team in the 8-team meet. With the win, Spencer earns a spot at the NAIA National Championships set to begin on November 21st in Vancouver, Washington.

Other SNU finishes saw Rachel Murphey finish 21st with a time of 20:46.39, Caitlin Litsey take 29th with a time of 21:40.15, Angela Zanotti finish 43rd with a time of 24:16.21 and Michaela Wieczorek finish 54th with a time of 26:42.80.

Complete women’s results

In men’s action, SNU had three individuals qualify for nationals as Benson Chepkwony, Erick Ngeny and Seth Carley all had outstanding days, finishing in the top 10 to secure nationals spots.

Chepkwony led the way for the Crimson Storm with a 4th place overall finish, posting a time of 25:48.98. Ngeny followed in 9th with a time of 26:06.16 and Carley was 10th with a time of 26:10.27.

Other SNU finishes saw Aaron Goble come in 25th with a time of 27:21.17, Tony Pinazza finish 55th with a time of 29:27.60, Collin Whitsett finish 56th with a time of 29:59.02, Joshua Frees finish 58th with a time of 30:08.24 and Kyle Logan come in 61st with a time of 30:33.06.

As a team, SNU finished 5th out of 8 teams.

Complete men’s results

(WINFIELD, Kan.)---The Crimson Storm cross-country teams competed in their fifth meet of the 2009 season on Saturday at the South Central Kansas Invitational in Winfield, Kansas. SNU’s men’s team finished 9th out of 28 teams, while the women came in 12th out of 22 teams.

Individually, SNU’s Kristen Rosenau continued to shine, posting a fourth place finish with a time of 18:50 in women’s action.

Below are SNU’s individual results from the meet
Men’s Results
14.) Benson Chepkwony – 26:02
19.) Erick Ngeny – 26:12
22.) Seth Carley – 26:20
70.) Aaron Goble – 27:36
121.) Collin Whitsett – 28:58
136.) Tony Pinazza – 29:30
150.) Kyle Logan – 29:59
173.) Joshua Frees – 30:50

Women’s Results
4.) Kristen Rosenau – 18:50
63.) Rachel Murphey – 20:48
83.) Chesney Burgweger – 21:30
99.) Angela Zanotti – 21:55
106.) Caitlin Litsey – 22:08
170.) Michaelah Wieczorek – 28:20

(FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.)---The Crimson Storm men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in their fourth meet of the season on Saturday at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas. SNU’s men placed 29th out of 29 teams at the event while the women came in 32nd out of 34 teams.

Individually in men’s action, Benson Chepkwony posted SNU’s top performance, finishing 116th with a time of 33:00.45. Erick Ngeny was next up with a time of 33:38.13 taking 139th overall.

Other SNU finishes saw Aaron Goble finish 158th with a time of 34:09.38, Tony Pinazza finish 186th with a time of 36:52.83, Collin Whitsett take 188th with a time of 37:06.38, Joshua Frees finish 191st with a time of 38:06.58 and Kyle Logan take 192nd with a time of 39:05.57.

In women’s action, Kristen Rosenau was SNU’s top performer, finishing 78th out of 218 runners with a time of 23:01.77. Rachel Murphey followed with a 191st place finish after posting a time of 26:04.25.

Other SNU women’s finishes saw Caitlin Litsey take 200th with a time of 26:39.25, Chesney Burgweger finish 201st with a time of 26:40.36 and Angela Zanotti finish 206th with a time of 27:25.21.

For complete meet results, click below…
Men’s Results
Women’s Results

 

(STILLWATER, Okla.)---The Crimson Storm men’s cross country team finished 11th out of 28 teams at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Saturday morning. SNU finished with an average time of 2:15:46 for the meet.

Individually, SNU was led by Aaron Goble’s 33rd place finish. His time of 26:33 paced the way for the Storm.

Other SNU finishes saw Erick Ngeny finish 34th with a time of 26:43, Benson Chepkwony finish 36th with a time of 26:43, Seth Carley come in 38th with a time of 26:46. The remaining individual results are attached in the link below.

In women’s action, SNU finished 17th out of 25 teams, posting a team an average of 1:46:09.

Individually, Kristen Rosenau led the way for the Storm with a 11th place finish, posting a time of 19.16.

Other SNU finishes saw Rachel Murphey finish 82nd with a time of 21:14, Caitlin Litsey finish 111th with a time of 21:48, and Chesney Burgweger take 112th with a time of 21:49. Complete individual results can be found in the link below.

Cowboy Jamboree Results

(JOPLIN, Mo.)---The Crimson Storm men’s cross country team finished 18th out of 35 teams at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Missouri on Saturday afternoon. SNU had a team total of 524 point and average time of 2:13:58.82 for the meet.

Individually, SNU was paced by Benson Chepkwony’s 83rd place finish. Chepkwony posted a time of 25:52.14.

Other SNU finishes saw Aaron Goble finish 96th with a time of 26:05.25, Seth Carley come in 105th with a time of 26:12.15, Erick Ngeny finish 135th with a time of 26:30.71, Joshua Fress finish 290th with a time of 29:18.57, Anthony Pinazza finish 306th with a time of 30:12.79, Collin Whitsett finish 315th with a time of 30:43.14, and Kyle Logan finish 329th with a time of 31:41.47. 

Men’s Results

In women’s action, SNU finished 30th out of 41 teams, posting a team score of 825 with a team average of 1:45:09.48.

Individually, Kristen Rosenau led the way for the Storm with a 43rd place finish, posting a time of 18:52.10.

Other SNU finishes saw Chesney Burgweger take 223rd with a time of 21:18.78, Angela Zanotti finish 225th with a time of 21:20.59, Caitlin Litsey finish 237th with a time of 21:35.27, Rachel Murphey finish 266th with a time of 22:02.74, and Michaelah Wieczorek finish 340th with a time of 25:45.29. 

Women’s Results

After sending three individuals to nationals in 2008, the Crimson Storm cross-country program has high hopes again '09. SNU returns all three national qualifiers: Benson Chepkwony, Erick Ngeny, and Kristen Rosenau (formerly Kristen Spencer).

Men's Preview
The SNU men's program should again be solid in 2009 as the Crimson Storm returns the bulk of their talent from the '08 season.

"My expectation for the guys is to finish in the top two in conference, which is a big possibility," said head coach Billy Miller.

SNU will return Chepkwony, Ngeny, Seth Carley, Collin Whitsett, and Kyle Logan, all of which ran last year. Both Chepkwony and Ngeny were amongst the top runners in the Sooner Athletic Conference last year, and Carley was an All-SAC selection as well as a sophomore.

"Benson and Erick have a good chance to push for All-American this year," said Miller. "Seth should be in our top three runners again."

SNU will also look to newcomer Aaron Goble to have an immediate impact on the lineup.

"I expect Aaron to push Seth this year and we will have four guys fighting for our #5 spot," added Miller. "Kyle Logan will be leading the way in the next four and I expect Anthony Pinazza, Joshua Frees, and Collin Whitsett to make up a very solid core of runners for us this season."

Women's Preview
SNU record holder, Kristen Rosenau, will again lead the women. Rosenau set SNU's mark for fastest time twice last year, finishing the season with a school mark of 18:50 at the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships. At nationals, Rosenau posted a time of 19:13.90.

"Kristen has had a fantastic summer of training," said Miller. "She is already faster than she was last year, so she has a real shot to All-American, which is her goal."

SNU will also return Caitlin Litsey, a 2007 All-SAC selection, along with Chesney Burgweger, Rachel Murphey, Chelsea Vanover, and Michaelah Wieczorek.

Newcomers to the program are Angela Zanotti and Kelsi Vines.

"What we are looking for out of our women's program is good chemistry and I think we have that this year," said Miller. "I would like to see us place in the top three in the Sooner Athletic Conference this year, which is realistic for us this season."

Wrap-up
SNU should be strong on both sides this season. The men are as deep as they have been in school history with the trio of Chepkwony, Ngeny, and Carley leading the way. And with Rosenau pacing the way on the women's side, SNU should be highly competitive in the SAC in 2009.

(BETHANY, OKLA.)---The Crimson Storm cross-country team opened up the 2009 season at the SNU Invitational held at Bethany’s Eldon Lyon Park on Saturday. In an event that featured over 650 runners in the middle school, high school, and university ranks, SNU performed well at their inaugural event.

In men’s action, SNU junior Seth Carley led the way for the Crimson Storm with a 1st place finish after posting a time of 15:43.13 in the 5k event. Other SNU finishes saw Erick Ngeny come in 3rd with a time of 16:07.49 and Benson Chepkwony place 5th with a time of 16:22.97.

Aaron Goble added a 6th place finish (16:29.69), Collin Whitsett was 8th (17:18.85), Joshua Frees was 10th (17:57.16), Anthony Pinazza was 11th (17:57.40), and Kyle Logan was 14th (19:47.45).

SNU MEN'S RESULTS.pdf

Only two teams competed at the university level and SNU outscored Oklahoma City with 19 total points to OCU’s 40.

In women’s university action, SNU’s Caitlin Litsey was 2nd with a time of 12:13.18 in the 3k event. Chesney Burweger followed with a 3rd place finish after posting a time of 12:15.77 and Angela Zanotti added a 4th place finish with a time of 12:40.04.

Other SNU finishes saw Rachel Murphey place 5th with a time of 12:40.78 and Chelsea Vanover come in 8th with a time of 14:06.94.

SNU WOMEN'S RESULTS

(EUROPE)---Former Southern Nazarene University cross-country great, Sam Dech, is excelling in Europe in the summer pro circuit. Dech, who was a five-time All-American at Southern Nazarene from 2001-04, led the SNU Distance Medley Relay team to the 2004 NAIA National Championship, running the anchor leg of SNU’s Cinderella run.

Now Dech has moved on to the pro circuit where he finished with a personal best of 1:49.91 in the 800 meters on July 21st at the Gent Belgium Meet.
Dech then went on to finish 2nd at the Virton Belgium Meet in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:44.

To view Sam’s video clips, click here…
Gent Belgium Meet Video
http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/235261/195017

Virton Belgium Meet Video (Sam’s part begins at 13:40)
http://www.dailymotion.com/user/webpage/video/x9zcdu_meeting-st-mard-0709_sport

(BETHANY, OKLA.)---The 2009 Southern Nazarene University cross country schedule has been released and is highlighted by SNU's season opening home meet at Eldon Lyon Park on August 29th. 

For the complete 2009 schedule, click here:

http://sports.snu.edu/resources/info/02009-Cross-Country-Schedule.pdf