Ranger Harriers Compete at Ultra-Competitive UC-Riverside Open

Riverside, Calif.: The Regis University men's and women's cross country teams took part in the ultra-competitive UC-Riverside Invite this weekend.  The men's team was unable to fill out all five spots needed for a team score, while the women finished 25th in the varsity and fifth in the junior varsity race.

Competing against many NCAA Division I teams and some of the top runners in the west was an exciting and rewarding challenge for Regis.

Junior Matthew Drake was the top runner for Regis finishing the 8 kilometer race in a time of 27:35.8.  Senior Side White finished 12 spots later in a time of 27:45.8, while freshman John Brooks covered the landscape in 30:54.0.  Freshman Chris Kading was only 20 seconds behind Brooks to round out the Ranger men's runners.

Click here for men's results.

Senior Deanne Richert paced the Ranger women with a 19:22.9 reading over the 5 kilometer course.  Freshman Amanda Derby wasn't far behind finishing in a time of 19:30.4, while sophomores Samantha Comerci and Karoline Garren finished back-to-back in times of 19:59.9 and 20:01.4 respectively.

Junior Sonja Nelson crossed the finish line in a time of 20:02.9 with senior Whitney Unterriener fast on her heels finishing four places later in a time of 20:12.3. 

Senior Amy Smith had the third best time of any Ranger, 19:53.9, to finish 45th in the second women's race.  Junior Kelsey Schmidt logged a time of 20:17.9, while freshman Calleigh Durr finished two spots later at 20:21.4.

There were a total of 382 women's runners and 343 men's runners competing in this meet.

Click here for women's results.

The two teams will compete at the Mountaineer Open in Gunnison, Colo. next Saturday, Sept. 26.