Lord’s Top 35 Finish Leads Yellowjacket Runners at Shootout (Oct. 2, 2004)
(Complete Results)

BOULDER, CO – Sara Lord placed thirty-fifth Saturday to lead the MSU Billings women’s team to a fourth place finish in the non-Division I team race at the Rocky Mountain Shootout.  Lord finished the 5.8K race in 24:09 to pace three Yellowjackets in the top 50.

“The women had a real good race,” said Yellowjacket head coach Dave Coppock.  “Sara was kind of our big star today on a muddy, hilly course.  The course was tough and the high altitude slowed our times a little, but they ran a pretty good race.”

Lord (Jr., Billings, MT) topped the Lady Jackets for the first time this season, 12 seconds ahead of Heidi Robertson (Sr., Great Falls, MT) who finished in 40^th place.  Chelsea Lynnes (Sr., Miles City, MT), Tiffany Piplica (So., Riverton, WY) and Diana Davis (Jr., Kalispell, MT) rounded out the Lady Yellowjackets’ top five runners.  Lynnes placed 48^th in 25:03, Piplica placed 62^nd in 25:47 and Davis placed 77^th in 26:44.

Western State won the women’s non-Division I race with 23 points.  Colorado won the Division I race with 16 points.  Colorado’s Renee Metivier took top individual honors in 20:21.  Colorado and Western State swept the top six spots.

The Lady Jackets ran nine runners in the race.  Mandy Brown (Sr., Wolf Point, MT) finished in 79^th place in 26:50; Tracie Overberg (Jr., Dodson, MT) placed 81^st in 27:00; Kristy Burns (So., Livingston, MT) placed 84^th in 27:56 and Kisa Kron (Fr., Livingston, MT) placed 89^th in 28:05.

The Yellowjacket men’s team was led by Sam Hartpence (So., Custer, SD) for the second-straight week.  He finished in 92^nd place, covering the 8K course in 30:55.  Scott Brown (Sr., Billings, MT) finished 98^th in 31:27; Ryan Archibald finished 104^th in 32:21; Joe Kragt finished 105^th in 32:22; and Jared Rensvold finished 108^th in 32:43.

Colorado won the men’s Division I team race with 15 points, and Western State took the non-Division I race with 16 points.  Western State’s Kelly Christensen captured top individual honors in a time of 24:40.

After racing for four weeks in a row, both Yellowjacket teams will be idle until they host the Pacific West Championships on October 23.

Women’s Team (Non-Division I)
1. Western State, 23; 2. Colorado-Colorado Springs, 55; 3. Colorado School of Mines, 69; 4. MSU Billings, 123; 5. Fort Lewis, 126; 6. Dickinson State, 151; 7. Dine College, 230; 8. Colorado Christian, 235.

MSU Billings Women
35. Sara Lord, 24:09
40. Heidi Robertson, 24:21
48. Chelsea Lynnes, 25:03
62. Tiffany Piplica, 25:47
77. Diana Davis, 26:44
79. Mandy Brown, 26:50
81. Tracie Overberg, 27:00
84. Kristy Burns, 27:56
89. Kisa Kron, 28:05

Men Team (Non-Division I)
1. Western State, 16; 2. Colorado-Colorado Springs, 70; 3. Colorado School of Mines, 90; 4. Fort Lewis, 107; 5. Black Hills State, 124; 6. Dickinson State, 167; 7. Dine College, 211; 8. Colorado Christian, 241; 9. MSU Billings, 242.

MSU Billings Men
92. Sam Hartpence, 30:55
98. Scott Brown, 31:27
104. Ryan Archibald, 32:21
105. Joe Kragt, 32:22
108. Jared Rensvold, 32:43