Lynnes Places 14^th to Pace Yellowjacket Cross-Country Team (Sept. 20, 2003)

BOZEMAN, MT – Chelsea Lynnes continued her strong start to the 2003 cross-country season with at 14^th place finish at the MSU-Bozeman Invitational on Saturday.  She completed the three-mile event in 19:28, just six seconds out of the top ten.

MSU Billings placed fifth in the five-team race, with Utah Valley State taking home first place.  The other four teams at the meet were from Division I schools.  Lynnes (Jr., Miles City, MT) finished ahead of MSU-Bozeman’s third, fourth and fifth place finishers.  Rounding out the Yellowjackets’ top six were Anjel Hoff (Sr., Billings, MT) in 27^th place with a time of 20:16, Tiffany Piplica (Fr., Riverton, WY) in 34^th place with a time of 20:53, Tracie Overberg (So., Dodson, MT) in 37^th place with a time of 21:55, Kendra Bebee (So., Dillon, MT) in 38^th place with a time of 22:03, and Raquel McCarthy (Jr., Butte, MT) in 39^th place with a time of 22:09.  MSU-Bozeman’s Ariana Lee won the race in 18:00.

The Yellowjacket men’s team was led by Scott Brown’s (So., Billings, MT) 40^th place finish.  Brown covered the 5.2 mile course in 30:18.  The was followed by Joe Kragt (Fr., Worden, MT) in 42nd place with a time of 30:38, Ryan Archibald (Jr., Missoula, MT) in 44^th place with a time of 31:08, Sam Hartpence (So., Custer, SD) in 45^th place with a time of 31:24, Sean Hannifin (Fr., Billings, MT) in 48^th place with a time of 33:34, and Brendan Murray (Jr., Billings, MT) in 51^st place with a time of 35:21.  Idaho State’s Paul Hoffman won the men’s race in 25:35.

The Yellowjackets will travel to Dickinson, ND next Saturday for the Dickinson State Invitational.

Click HERE for photos of the Yellowjackets at the MSU-Bozeman Invitational