Kocab Leads Jackets at Shootout (10/1/05)

BOULDER, CO – Susan Kocab placed in the top 40 at Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Shootout hosted by defending Division I national champion University of Colorado.  Kocab finished the 5.8K race in 24:35, good for 38^th place. 

The race featured the top-ranked men’s and women’s teams from Division I (Colorado) and Division II (Adams State).  Colorado’s Christine Bolf took top individual honors in the women’s race, winning in 20:53.  Adams State won the non-Division I women’s race behind Emily Mortensen’s third place finish in 21:16.  The men’s individual winner was Colorado’s Bret Schoolmeester, who covered the 8K course in 24:55.  Adams State also won the men’s team race.

Kocab (Fr., Billings, MT) bounced back from an illness that slowed her two weeks ago at the MSU-Bozeman invitational for a strong showing Saturday.  She was followed by Cierra Dornfeld (Fr., Woodbury, MN) in 68^th place in a time of 26:01.  Rounding out the Lady Jackets’ scoring runners were Tiffany Piplica (Jr., Riverton, WY) in 79^th place (27:01), Tracie Overberg (Sr., Dodson, MT) in 81^st place (27:05), and Kym Island (Fr., Columbia Falls, MT) in 88^th place (29:00).  Also running for the Yellowjackets were Kisa Kron (So., Livingston, MT) in 89^th place (29:14), Kristy Burns (Jr., Livingston, MT) in 92^nd place (29:40), Erin Gannon (Fr., Yankton, SD) in 96^th place (31:01), and Colleen Dalimata (So., Columbia Falls, MT) in 97^th place (31:09).

The Yellowjacket men were paced by Sam Hartpence (Jr., Custer, SD) who placed 61^st.  He finished the 8K race in 29:25.  Joining Hartpence in the Jackets’ scoring lineup were Matt Roseberry (So., Chinook, MT) in 94^th place (30:53), Jared Rensvold (So., Wolf Point, MT) in 108^th place (32:06), Joe Kragt (Jr., Worden, MT) in 112^th place (32:46), and Andy Zoeller (So., Billings, MT) in 115^th place (33:06).

The Yellowjackets next run at the Idaho State Invitational on October 8 in Pocatello.

Women’s Non-DI Standings
1. Adams State – 18
2. Colorado-Colorado Springs – 63
3. Western State – 64
4. Fort Lewis – 91
5. New Mexico Highlands – 165
6. Mesa State – 206
7. Metro State – 211
8. Western New Mexico – 212
9. Montana State-Billings – 241
10. Regis – 248
11. Colorado Christian – 333

Men’s Non-DI Standings
1. Adams State – 22
2. Western State – 35
3. Colorado-Colorado Springs – 91
4. New Mexico Highlands – 152
5. Western New Mexico – 171
6. Fort Lewis – 197
7. South Dakota Tech – 210
8. Dickinson State – 214
9. Regis – 222
10. Metro State – 254
11. Montana State-Billings – 276
12. Colorado Christian – 335