October 20, 2007

Stanley, Ceynar Lead Yellowjacket XC
Complete Women's Results
Complete Men's Results

NAMPA, Idaho – Both Montana State Billings cross country teams finished 10th at Saturday’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships.  Diana Stanley (Miles City) was the Lady Jackets’ top finisher in 31st place.  Ryan Ceynar (Glendive) paced the Yellowjacket men with a 47th place showing. 

Stanley covered the 6K course in 23:42.  Mykel Ler (Sidney) finished 41st in 24:09, followed by Sarah Jackson (Bozeman) in 48th in 24:20, Katie Thiel (Powell, Wyo.) in 58th in 24:38, and Cierra Dornfeld (Woodbury, Minn.) in 60th in 24:41.  Other runners competing for MSUB were Malori Woodford (Mosby) in 64th in 24:50, Morgan Streeter (Ryegate) in 67th in 25:00, Colleen Dalimata (Columbia Falls) in 71st in 25:06, Kym Island (Columbia Falls) in 83rd in 26:59, and Erin Gannon (Yankton, S.D.) in 86th in 27:20.

The women’s individual race was won by Jessica Pixler of Seattle Pacific University with a time of 20:53.  SPU also captured the women’s team title, easily outpacing second place Western Oregon 24-99.

Ceynar was the only Yellowjacket men’s runner to finish in the top 50, posting a 27:17 on the 8K course.  The Jackets’ other scoring runners were Jarred Rensvold (Wolf Point) in 64th place with a time of 28:07, Kelley Miller (Glendive) in 77th in 30:01, James Hopkins (Helena) in 79th in 32:26, and Joe Houghton (Billings) in 81st in 34:52.

Western Washington won the men’s team title, edging Western Oregon 33-67.  John Riak of Saint Martin’s won top individual honors with a time of 24:56.

The Yellowjackets will host their annual Yellowjacket Invitational and Fun Run on Oct. 27 at Norm Schoenthal Island.  The public fun run starts at 9 a.m. followed by the men’s and women’s collegiate races.