MSU Billings Cross-Country Travels to Rocky Mountain Shootout in Boulder (October 2, 2002)

BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings men’s and women’s cross-country teams will travel to Boulder, Colorado this weekend for the Rocky Mountain Shootout hosted by the University of Colorado.  The Yellowjackets are competing in their first meet in two weeks.

The meet is scheduled to feature at least 15 teams, including NCAA Division II powers No. 1 Adams State, No. 2 Western State, and No. 10 UC-Colorado Springs.  A handful of Division I teams are also slated to compete including Colorado and Wyoming.

The Yellowjacket women’s team placed fourth last year’s event.  Coach Dave Coppock hopes that this year’s squad will be able to perform just as well.

“This meet is a good chance to finally see how we stack up against other DII schools,” said Coppock.  “It’s an important step in our progress towards NCAA Regionals.  The women have run well against some of the top NAIA schools so far and have stepped up their conditioning.  The week off from competition gave us a chance to do some hard workouts, plus we caught up on school, work, and family.”