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Men's Cross Country News
2005 Archives
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Nov. 7 | Freshmen lead in last race of season
The Baker University men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the NAIA Region V meet Saturday at Fayette, Mo. and two freshmen have both teams looking forward to a strong 2006 season.
Alex Dingman and Amber Keith were the top placers for the Wildcats again, with Dingman in 58th with a time of 29:07 and Keith 30th in a time of 21:37. The men’s team got 12th and the women 11th.
The team winners for the meet were Lindenwood University on the men’s side with 27 points and MidAmerica Nazarene University on the women’s side with 45 points. Lindenwood’s won the men’s race in a time of 23:59.5 and Evelina. Slatinska of Central Methodist University won the women’s race in a time of 18:01.
The Wildcats failed to qualify any runners for the national meet, so the teams will now look forward to the 2005-06 track and field season.
Click here for complete results from the NAIA Region V Championships
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Oct. 31 | McGregor places 34th at HAAC
Sophomore Andrew McGregor placed 34th in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday with a time of 28:31 to lead the Baker University men's cross country team.
McGregor and freshman Alex Dingman were the top finishers for the Wildcats, who placed eighth in the conference standings.
Lindenwood University ran away with the team competition, scoring 20 points, 36 ahead of MidAmerica Nazarene University. Lindenwood's Aron Rono won the individual competition with a time of 24:14.
Click here for complete results from the HAAC Championships |
Oct. 17 | Freshmen lead at Chile Pepper
The men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Chile Pepper Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. Saturday with freshmen leading the way for the teams.
Alex Dingman and Amber Keith led their teams at the meet, with Dingman placing 220th out of 245 in a time of 36:14.5 in the 10K event and Keith placing 240th out of 298 in a time of 26:00.3. Sophomore Andrew McGregor and freshman Katie James were not far behind for their respective teams
The team competition comprised mostly of NCAA Div. I squads, was won by the University of Arkansas’ men’s team and Oklahoma State University’s women’s team. Josphat Boit of Arkansas won the men’s individual competition in a time of 28:27.6 and Miriam Kaumba, unattached, won the women’s individual competition in a time of 19:36.5.
This is the team’s last meet before the Heart of America Athletic Conference championship Oct. 25 in Fayette, Mo. The meet hosted by Central Methodist University will begin at 11 a.m.
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Oct. 4 | Dingman leads BU again in Oklahoma
Freshman Alex Dingman led a short-sided Baker University men’s cross country team at the Cowboy Jamboree Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.
Dingman ran a time of 30:15 to finish 117th in the 222-man college/junior college division. Sophomore Andrew McGregor was the next highest finisher for the Wildcats, placing 160th in a time of 31:34.
Because the team only had four members compete, it did not receive a team score.
Angelo State (Texas) won the college team division competition with a score of 109 points and Tanui Vincent of Wayland Baptist (Texas) won the college division individual competition with a time of 25:55.
The team will next compete in the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. on Oct. 15 in its last meet before the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship meet. |
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Sept. 27 | Dingman leads men's team in Louisville
Freshman Alex Dingman was the top finisher for the Baker University men's cross country team for the second time this season, this time placing 250th at the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday.
Dingman, who ran a time of 28:53.74, also was the top finisher for the Wildcats at the Maple Leaf Invitational held at the Baldwin City Golf Course.
Sophomore Andrew McGregor was the next finisher for the Wildcats, placing 268th in a time of 29:26.05.
The University of Tennessee won the team competition with 52 points. The University of Louisville's Wesley Korir won the individual competition in a time of 23:46.65.
The Wildcats will next run at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.
Click here for complete results from the Greater Louisville Classic
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Sept. 13 | McGregor top placer in 2005's first 8K
Sophomore Andrew McGregor placed 34th in the Friends Invitational Friday with a time of 29:08.29 to lead the Wildcat Men's Cross Country team to an eighth place finish out of 12 teams.
Freshman Alex Dingman was the next highest finisher for the Wildcats, placing 38th in a time of 29:29.79 while sophomore Kyle Paul, placed 68th in a time of 32:41.11.
Southwestern College won the team competition with a score of 37 points, while Southwestern's Jazz Carreon won the individual competition with a time of 26:13.30.
The men's cross country team will have an extended break before its next meet at the Greater Louisville Classic Sept. 24.
Click here for complete results from the Friends Invitational |
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Senior Aaron Jewell surveys the course during the Maple Leaf Invitational Saturday at the Baldwin City Golf Course. |
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Sept. 3 | Wildcats place 9th in opening meet
Freshman Alex Dingman placed 38th out of 109 runners in a time of 18:05.77 and was the Baker University men's cross country team's top finisher at Saturday's Maple Leaf Invitational at the Baldwin City Golf Course.
Sophomore Andrew McGregor finished second for the Wildcats, placing 48th in a time of 18:37.12, freshman Zac Towns placed 71st and sophomore Kyle Paul placed 78th.
Emporia State University won the team competition with 51 points, 11 ahead of second-place Johnson County Community College. Endashaw Yimer was the winner of the overall competition in a time of 15:47.78.
The Wildcats next race in the Friends Invitational Sept. 9 in Wichita.
Click here for complete results from the Maple Leaf Invitational |
2005 Season Preview :: Growing pains to pay dividends
The growing pains of the 2004 season for the Baker University men’s and women’s cross country teams should help pay dividends in 2005.
The men’s team returns five while the women’s team brings back three from last year’s squads. Head coach Rob Mallinder said the combination of the experience the teams gained last year with a strong incoming freshman class could provide better results for the teams.
On the women’s side, senior Blair Spencer, of Alma, should be the team’s top runner after battling health issues at the end of last season. Mallinder said if Spencer stays healthy, she is capable of impressive results.
“If Blair stays healthy from an illness standpoint, she’ll definitely be our top runner,” he said. “Based on her ability, she definitely has the ability to make it to nationals.”
The women’s team also returns sophomores Joanna Schaefer and Krystal Highfill, who finished 23rd and 52nd in the 2004 Heart of America Athletic Conference championship held in Atchison.
Mallinder said he felt good about his incoming freshmen, highlighted by Amber Keith, of Shawnee, (31st at the 5A Kansas State sross country championships) and Katie James, of De Soto. She ran a 13:41.4 at 4A state.
"There’s a lot of incoming freshmen that have run 12 minutes for a two mile in cross country,” he said. “They’re all about the same ability as people such as (alumnae) Jenny Schultz, Molly Humphries or (senior) Jessica Barrand coming out of high school — it’s just a matter of seeing what they do once they compete in college.”
On the men’s side, senior Aaron Jewell, of Wellsville, and four sophomores return from a team that placed sixth in the conference last year. Mallinder said with a year of experience the members of the team should run stronger this year.
“We will definitely have a team that will run faster as a team, whether or not we will improve on our sixth place, I can’t say,” he said.
Zac Towns, a freshman from Baldwin City, may be among the team’s top runners, Mallinder said. Towns finished seventh in the 4A state cross country championship while helping Baldwin High School to the state title. Towns and fellow freshman Alex Dingman, of Topeka, may be leading the Wildcats by the end of the year
“I would expect all of the returners to be in a pack — I’m hoping that our incoming freshmen will actually be the ones leading the pack,” Mallinder said.
“We’re definitely better than last year without a doubt. With a little bit more work and maturity from the sophomores and the fact that the freshmen coming in are better talent-wise than the freshmen last year, I think we should do OK. We’ll definitely make improvements over what we did last year.”
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