September 8, 2009

Ranger Men's and Women's Cross Country Compete in Joe I. Vigil Open

Alamosa, Colo.: The Regis Ranger men's and women's cross country teams took part in the Joe I. Vigil Open this past weekend.  The Ranger women finished in fifth place overall while the men had two runners compete.

The top woman runner for Regis was sophomore Karoline Garren.  She turned in a 5k time of 20:25 to finish in 30th place.  The top runner for the men is junior Matthew Drake who turned in an 8k time of 28:52.

Kristen McGlynn from the defending national champions Adams State won the women's event in a time of 17:53.  On the men's side, Mario Macias running unattached won in a time of 23:56.  The first collegiate to finish was from Adams State, Reuben Mwei, with a time of 24:27.

Name Place Time
Men
Matthew Drake 46th 28:52
Sid White 51st 30:09
Women
Karoline Garren 30th 20:25
Amanda Derby 31st 20:26
Deanna Richert 33rd 20:30
Sonja Nelson 39th 20:57
Whitney Unterreiner 41st 21:10
Samantha Comerci 44th 21:25
Calleigh Durr 46th 21:39
Kelsey Schmidt 47th 21:48
Caitlin O'Brien 48th 21:56
Hope McGehee 49th 22:43

The Rangers are in action again in two weekends as they travel to Riverside, Calif. to take part in the prestigous UC-Riverside Open on Saturday, September 19.

Click here for final results