Oct. 30, 2010
TEMPE – The Arizona State University cross country team competed in the 2010 Pac-10 Cross Country Championships with a pair of individuals earning conference honors while leading their teams at the meet that was hosted by Washington at Jefferson Golf Course in Seattle on Saturday morning. Lindsay Prescott placed ninth overall to earn First Team All-Pac-10 honors while Ben Engelhardt placed 14th for the men for the second year in a row to earn Second Team All-Pac-10 honors.
In the team standings, the men finished fifth overall with 143 points while No. 1 Stanford won the team title with 25 points. The Top 3 was rounded out by No. 3 Oregon taking second (56 points) and No. 22 California in third (86). On the women’s side, the Sun Devils tallied 188 points to finish seventh while No. 9 Stanford captured the team crown with 62 points. The very tight team race saw No. 6 Arizona (65) take second by three points while No. 2 Oregon and No. 20 Washington tied for third with 68 points, just six away from Stanford.
The first race on the line was the women’s 6,000m run where Prescott placed ninth overall in 20:17.52. She was followed in the team’s Top 5 by Cherise McNair (39th, 21:09.05), Alyssa Allison (43rd, 21:19.16), Kate Lydy (51st, 21:32.45) and Karlee Owens (56th, 21:42.81). Five other Sun Devils ran in the race, including Kauren Tarver (57th, 21:44.26), Anna Sperry (64th, 21:58.35), Brianna Smith (66th, 22:03.92), Catherine Loden (81st, 22:44.98) and Camille Olson (90th, 23:20.85).
In the men’s race, Engelhardt took 14th place for the second year in a row, this time covering the 8,000m course in 23:53.65 to lead the team. Darrius Terry (23rd, 24:06.70) and Daniel Lovell (30th, 24:19.66) both posted Top 30 finishes while the team’s Top 5 scorers were rounded out by Steven Schnieders (40th, 24:37.55) and Matt Boughton (42nd, 24:41.07). The remaining Sun Devils in the race included Nick Happe (50th, 24:49.36), Doug Smith (51st, 24:59.36), Dylan Hatcher (66th, 25:59.07) and Cameron Liston (67th, 25:40.92.
With the team finishes, the State Farm Territorial Cup Series standings remain tied as the UA women and ASU men earned one point each based upon a higher finish than their rival at the Pac-10 meet to bring the overall scoring to 2-2. With ASU winning the soccer match and UA volleyball sweeping the two-match series, both teams entered the cross country meet with one point apiece. The next meeting in the Series will come on December 3 in Tucson when the football teams meet one another for the Territorial Cup.
The Sun Devils will return to action in two weeks at the Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ore., as the take part in the 2010 NCAA West Region Championships hosted by Oregon. The meet, which is one of nine regional events throughout the country, will be used as the selection tool for the NCAA Championships.
2010 Pac-10 Cross Country Championships
Jefferson Park Golf Course - Seattle, Wash.
ASU Women’s Results - 6,000m Race
9. Lindsay Prescott - 20:17.52
39. Cherise McNair - 21:09.05
43. Alyssa Allison - 21:19.16
51. Kate Lydy - 21:32.45
56. Karlee Owens - 21:42.81
57. Kauren Tarver - 21:44.26
64. Anna Sperry - 21:58.35
66. Brianna Smith - 22:03.92
81. Catherine Loden - 22:44.98
90. Camille Olson - 23:20.85
Women’s Team Scoring
1. #9 Stanford - 62
2. #6 Arizona - 65
3. #2 Oregon - 68
3. #20 Washington - 68
5. #22 California - 132
6. UCLA - 165
7. Arizona State - 188
8. Oregon State - 245
9. Washington State - 252
10. USC - 257
ASU Men’s Results - 8,000m Race
14. Ben Engelhardt - 23:53.65
23. Darius Terry - 24:06.70
30. Daniel Lovell - 24:19.66
40. Steven Schnieders - 24:37.55
42. Matt Boughton - 24:41.07
50. Nick Happe - 24:49.36
51. Doug Smith - 24:59.36
66. Dylan Hatcher - 25:29.07
67. Cameron Liston - 25:40.92
Men’s Team Scoring
1. #1 Stanford - 25
2. #3 Oregon - 56
3. #22 California - 86
4. rv UCLA - 101
5. Arizona State - 143
6. Washington State - 158
7. Washington - 181
8. Arizona - 195