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Coyotes Claim Top-Three Finishes at Great West Championships
10/31/2009
Full Women's Results
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Sarah Wickman
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Vermillion, S.D. – The South Dakota men’s and women’s cross country squads ended their 2009 season with both squads finishing in the top three at the Great West Conference Championships on Saturday in Bronx, N.Y. Running at the historic Van Cortlandt Park, the Coyote women posted a second-place finish and the USD men earned third, while Utah Valley won both divisions.
Senior Ramsey Fitzsimmons (Yankton, S.D.) claimed her second straight first-team All-Great West honor by placing fifth in 23:03 over the 6k course to lead the South Dakota women. Freshman Sigornie Pfefferle (Grand Island, Neb.) earned second-team accolades by finishing 11th (23:45) and was followed by junior Sarah Wickman (Iowa City, Iowa) in 14th in 24:15. Freshman Carol Miller (Mead, Neb.) and sophomore Abigail Duling (Gregory, S.D.) crossed the line within one place of each other at 17th and 18th. Miller ran a 24:40 to Duling’s 24:45. Freshman Ali Gress (Papillion, Neb.) was USD’s sixth runner in 24th at 25:09, while sophomore Kelsey Robish (Huron, S.D.) was 28th in 25:44.
The USD men’s third-place finish was just five points behind second-place Seattle and three points in front of New Jersey Tech. The Coyotes were paced by freshman Ethan Marquardt (Albert Lea, Minn.), who covered the 8k course in 26:55 to earn second-team All-Great honors. Senior Rob Gregoire (Wakonda, S.D.) just missed earning all-conference accolades for a second straight year, as he finished in 27:05 for 15th. Junior Andrew Duba (Sioux Falls, S.D.) was 19th with a time of 27:21 and was followed by sophomore Nick Beare (Sioux Falls, S.D.) in 27:36 for 24th. Freshmen Andy Coy (Hill City, S.D.) and Eric Thien (Tipton, Iowa) claimed 25th (27:38) and 39th (28:27), respectively, and senior Sean Fitzsimmons (Yankton, S.D.) was USD’s seventh runner in 28:35 for 42nd.
Both Coyote cross country squads now join the track and field teams, which have been participating in fall conditioning. The USD track squads kick off their indoor season with the South Dakota Intersquad meet in the DakotaDome on Dec. 9.
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