ON YOUR MARK... GET SET... GO!
The Air Force cross country team holds its only home competition of the season on Saturday, Oct. 23, when they host the Air Force Open at North Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colo. The women will kick things off with a 6k race at 10 a.m., while the men's 8k start is slated for 10:45 a.m.
DIRECTIONS TO THE RACE
To get to North Monument Valley Park, take I-25 to the Fillmore exit and go east. A half-mile down the road, turn right on Cascade. After another half-mile, turn right onto Fontanrero. Please park in the parking area along Fontanero at the eastern edge of the park. The start/finish area will be down the trail to your left.
"RANK" YOU VERY MUCH
With 272 points, the Air Force men's cross country team moved up to 12th in the Oct. 19 national poll, as determined by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association. The men moved to third place in the Mountain Region rankings, behind Colorado (third, nationally) and BYU (10th, nationally).
FALCONS HAVE STRONG SHOWING AT PRE-NCAA MEET
The Air Force men's cross country team picked up a fifth-place finish at the 2004 Pre-NCAA Meet in Terre Haute Ind., on Oct. 16. With 216 points, the men finished the 8k race in fifth-place finish of the race, which featured 37 teams from around the country. The women, posting a team total of 549 points, finished the 5k race 20th out of 36 programs
MEN'S WEEKEND RECAP Mark Walter was the men's top finisher at the pre-nationals meet, clocking a time of 24:22.8 to finish 13th out of 256 runners. Brian Dumm was 21st, with a time of 24:31, while Nick Wilson timed a 24:41 to finish 37th. Jeff Gosselin and Abe Wengel rounded out the Falcons in the top-100, posting respective times of 24:49 and 25:10. Anthony D'Amato clocked in a 25:30 to finish 128th, while Kalib Wilkinson finished 188th (26:07).
WOMEN'S WEEKEND RECAP Kelly Robinson was the top female Air Force runner among a field of 246, collecting a time of 22:13 to finish 103rd. Elizabeth Catherwood was close behind with a time of 22:16 and a 107th-place finish. Ashley Snyder, Lindsay Grose and Nicole Graham recorded times that were just three seconds apart. Snyder, running a 22:18, finished 111th, while Grose (22:20) and Graham (22:21) finished 113th and 115th, respectively. Andrea Pinchak rounded out the competition with a 182nd-place finish and a time of 23:03.
