Bronco Invite Results I Photos I Concordia Results
SUNNYVALE, Calif. --- The University of Portland women’s cross country team raced to a second place finish at the 2011 Santa Clara University Bronco Invitational hosted at Baylands Regional Park on Saturday. The Pilots posted a team score of 100, only six points behind meet winner Long Beach State, among a field of 21 teams at the 5K event. Merel Van Steenbergen and Marit Tegelaar posted top 10 individual finishes to lead Portland.
Van Steenbergen, a sophomore transfer from Robert Morris, finished fifth individually with a 5K time of 17:14.2. Tegelaar, a redshirt junior, came in 12th individually at 17:26.8. Sophomore Kellie Houser came in just behind Tegelaar in 15th place. Portland’s other scoring runners were redshirt junior Ruth Croft (40th) and sophomore Natasha Verma (49th).
The Pilots brought a total of nine runners to the Santa Clara meet, while eight other Portland harriers competed at the Concordia/adidas Cross Country Classic at Fernhill Park in Portland. The Pilot ‘B’ team finished third at that 10-team meet. Complete Portland results from both meets are below.
The UP women will next compete at the Oregon State Classic on Saturday, Oct. 22 before preparing for the West Coast Conference Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29.
2011 Bronco Invitational (5K)
Baylands Regional Park (Sunnyvale, Calif.)
October 15, 2011
Team Scores
1. Long Beach State (94),
2. Portland (100), 3. Idaho State (116), 4. Idaho (126), 5. Cal Poly (133), 6. Boise State (138), 7. UC Riverside (173), 8. Fresno State (203), 9. Sacramento State (236), 10. California (262), 11. Colorado ‘B’ (296), 12. Johns Hopkins (320), 13. San Diego (352), 14. UC Davis (367), 15. UCLA (384), 16. Nevada (405), 17. Pepperdine (420), 18. Chico State (443), 19. Santa Clara (471), 20. Saint Mary’s (565), 21. San Jose State (591).
Top Individuals
1. Hannah Kiser, Idaho (16:55.3), 2. Allix Potratz-Lee, Vandal Track Club (17:01.0), 3. Bradi Hutchison, Idaho State (17:07.7), 4. Rosa Del Toro, Long Beach State (17:09.8),
5. Merel Van Steenbergen, Portland (17:14.2).
UP Individuals
5. Merel Van Steenbergen, 17:14.2
12. Marit Tegelaar, 17:26.8
15. Kellie Houser, 17:33.0
40. Ruth Croft, 17:54.5
49. Natasha Verma, 18:07.3
51. Maddie Hibshman, 18:10.0
72. Julia Fonk, 18:20.2
77. Molly Mitchell, 18:21.2
91. Slaine Kelly, 18:28.3
2011 Concordia/adidas Cross Country Classic (5K)
Fernhill Park (Portland, Ore.)
October 15, 2011
Team Scores
1. Simon Fraser (65), 2. College of Idaho (77),
3. Portland (82), 4. Northwest Christian (87), 5. Concordia (94), 6. Linfield (169), 7. Southern Oregon (182), 8. Treasure Valley CC (200), 9. Northwest University (202), 10. Portland State (253).
Top Individuals
1. Andria Scheese, Unaffiliated (17:22), 2. Jessica Smith, Simon Fraser (17:27), 3. Gina Paletta, Concordia (17:46), 4. Brittany Petersen, Northwest Christian (17:47), 5. Lindsey Butterworth, Simon Fraser (17:57).
UP Individuals
13. Elizabeth Keaveny, 18:20
15. Lindsay Baker, 18:24
17. Andrea Dettmann, 18:25
24. Sarah Auer, 18:38
26. Marci Witczak, 18:40
31. Melissa Hastings, 18:45
70. Lily Shafer, 19:50
78. Claire Yearian, 20:22