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Utah Cross Country Finish Strong At Long Beach Invitational
10/8/2000 12:00 AM | Cross Country
Oct. 7, 2000
LONG BEACH, CALIF. -
The University of Utah cross country teams had strong performances at the Long Beach State Invitational. The men finished in first place with 22 points and the women finished second with 90 points.
B.J. Christenson finished first among Ute runners and second overall in 25:09. Erik Vernon completed the course in 25:33 for fifth place overall and second on the team.
Charity Catmull led the Ute women with a time of 18:43, placing her 12th overall and Trina Bateman finished 14th with a time of 18:55.
Utah Women's Individual Scores (5K)
12. Charity Catmull 18:43
15. Trina Bateman 18:55
21. Britta Vander Werff 19:14
24. Jennifer Brusch 19:18
25. Nellie Hammons 19:22
32. April Frame 20:04
40. Jennifer Osguthorpe 20:26
46. Ashley Lawrence 20:46
Overall team result = second, 90 points.
Utah Men's Individual Scores (8,000M)
2. B.J. Christenson 25:09
5. Erik Vernon 25:33
8. Adam Stark 25:40
9. Colby Frazier 25:41
11. Matt Hansen 25:51
16. Phil Stoddard 26:06
19. Parker Low 26:17
20. Lion Gallegos 26:21
33. Torin Koos 27:01
Overall team result = first, 22 points.
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