Kansas State Cross Country Team Defeats UMKC at Harrier Relays
Oct 03, 2001 | Track & Field
Oct. 3, 2001
TOPEKA, Kan. - The Kansas State men's and women's cross country teams swept UMKC today at the Kansas State Harrier Relays in Topeka, Kan.
"The format is a little different," head cross country coach Randy Cole said. "With the schools being split up into two-person relay teams and alternating with their teammate after each mile, you get to see some good efforts out there."
The K-State women grabbed the top three spots to outscore UMKC 6-15. The Wildcats were led by Cate Holston and Amy Mortimer who placed first with a combined six-mile time of 34:13. Trisha Culbertson and Amanda Behnke followed six seconds behind Holston and Mortimer to take second. Shauna Burrell and Jaime Thurman ran a 36:35 to finish third.
"Everyone really accomplished a lot today," Cole said. "We got some great workouts and we got better efforts out of everyone than we would have had it been a normal day of training."
The Kansas State men defeated UMKC 10-11 as they were led by Shadrack Kimeli and Eric Sproll who placed first with a combined eight-mile time of 40:10. The team of Derek George and Reid Christianson ran 40:52 to take third for the Wildcats, while Mark Holcomb and Dieter Myers combined for a time of 41:52 to finish sixth.
"Both teams dug down deep," coach Cole said. "We had good splits on the mile loop. It was just an overall good competition and a good effort."
The Kansas State cross country team will be back in action at the Chili Pepper Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. on Oct. 13.
WOMEN1-Holston/Mortimer (KSU) 34:13,2-Culbertson/Behnke (KSU) 34:19,3-Burrell/Thurman (KSU) 36:35,4-Myers/Smith (UMKC) 37:10,5-Todd/Caswell (UMKC) 38:09,6-Fanning/Russell (UMKC) 38:51
MEN1-Sproll/Kimeli (KSU) 40:10,2-Hibdon/Koziatek (UMKC) 40:39,3-George/Christianson (KSU) 40:52,4-Barton/Harman (UMKC) 41:15,5-Kelley/Walker (UMKC) 41:48,6-Holcomb/Myers (KSU) 41:52,7-Smith/Winderhorst (KSU) 42:29,8-Boos/Garcia (KSU) 42:35
