Kocab, Hartpence Pace Jacket Harriers (9/10/05)

RAPID CITY, SD – Susan Kocab and Sam Hartpence each posted top 10 finishes at the South Dakota Tech Invitational Saturday to lead the Montana State-Billings cross-country teams.

Kocab, a freshman from Billings, finished the 5K course in 21:38 to place sixth in the women’s race.  Black Hills State runners captured the top five places and the team title.  BHSU’s Liz Woodruff won the race in 20:47.  Rounding out the Lady Jackets’ scoring runners were Tracie Overberg (Sr., Dodson, MT) in 12^th place in 23:50, Cierra Dornfeld (Fr., Woodbury, MN) in 13^th place in 23:56, Tiffany Piplica (Jr., Riverton, WY) in 14^th place in 24:11, and Diana Davis (Sr., Kalispell, MT) in 15^th place in 24:19. 

MSU Billings had nine runners in the women’s race.  Also competing were Kym Island (Fr., Columbia Falls, MT) in 18^th place in 24:55, Kristy Burns (Jr., Livingston, MT) in 20^th place in 25:04, Erin Gannon (Fr., Yankton, SD) in 22^nd place in 26:21, and Kisa Kron (So., Livingston, MT) in 23^rd place in 26:50.

Hartpence, a junior from Custer, SD, placed eighth in the men’s 8K in a time of 30:22.  Black Hills won the team race led by Luke Watkins’ first place finish in 28:42.  The Yellowjackets ran five runners in the race.  Matt Roseberry (So., Chinook, MT) finished 13^th in 31:22, Joe Kragt (Jr., Worden, MT) placed 20^th in 32:53, Jared Rensvold (So., Wolf Point, MT) placed 21^st in 34:03, and Andy Zoeller (So., Billings, MT) finished 23^rd in 35:16.

The Yellowjackets’ next race will be Friday, September 16 at the Dickinson State Invitational. 

Women’s Team Scores
Black Hills State – 15
Montana State-Billings – 48

Men’s Team Scores
Black Hills State – 17
SD School of Mines – 49
Montana State-Billings – 69