Cross Country M/W picked 3rd

[Hammersmith]

SUU Men, SDSU Women Selected As Preseason Cross Country Favorite (http://www.thesummitleague.org//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=204782589)

2009 Summit League
Cross Country Preseason Poll

MEN
1. Southern Utah 81 (9)
2. Oakland 72 (1)
3. North Dakota State 57
4. Oral Roberts 56
5. South Dakota State 54
6. IUPUI 40
7. Western Illinois 39
8. IPFW 21
8. UMKC 21
10. Centenary 9

WOMEN
1. South Dakota State 76 (6)
2. Southern Utah 75 (4)
3. North Dakota State 57
3. Oakland 57
5. IPFW 52
6. Oral Roberts 38
7. IUPUI 34
8. WIU 32
9. UMKC 20
10. Centenary 9


Season starts next Friday at the Bison Open.

[Castor Troy]

SUU Men, SDSU Women Selected As Preseason Cross Country Favorite (http://www.thesummitleague.org//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=204782589)

2009 Summit League
Cross Country Preseason Poll

MEN
1. Southern Utah 81 (9)
2. Oakland 72 (1)
3. North Dakota State 57
4. Oral Roberts 56
5. South Dakota State 54
6. IUPUI 40
7. Western Illinois 39
8. IPFW 21
8. UMKC 21
10. Centenary 9

WOMEN
1. South Dakota State 76 (6)
2. Southern Utah 75 (4)
3. North Dakota State 57
3. Oakland 57
5. IPFW 52
6. Oral Roberts 38
7. IUPUI 34
8. WIU 32
9. UMKC 20
10. Centenary 9


Season starts next Friday at the Bison Open.


Good luck to both teams. The meet is at Rose Creek today at 5:00 PM. Rose Creek has turned out to be an OK course for an XC meet. Other good area courses for cross meets are Edgewood, Oxbow, Ponderosa, and the Hawley Golf Club. Hawley's probably my favorite with rolling hills and nice footing for the runners.

[tony]

Weird, I was checking out the results of Bison XC and saw an article that says that Semehar Tesfaye is running for Iowa State now! Ouch.

[JackJD]

She finished 9th at Griak today, assisting Iowa State women to the team title. Likely would challenge to win the Summit League. She's a good one...tough transfer-loss for NDSU.

[Castor Troy]

She finished 9th at Griak today, assisting Iowa State women to the team title. Likely would challenge to win the Summit League. She's a good one...tough transfer-loss for NDSU.

Yeah, it looks like Williston's own Corey Ihmels finally got a prized recruit from North Dakota at the expense of NDSU. He whiffed on the Anderson sisters and on Jessie Kindschie who ran for the Jacks and later was a top 10 finisher in the national meet for BYU. Bad for the Bison because Semehar was going to put all of the distance records out of reach at NDSU. But at least another North Dakota can lead her career to new heights.

[JackJD]

Wierd coincidence...before signing on to this message board, was talking with another Jack fan and Kindshie's name came up. She was All-America for BYU after transferring from SDSU and was the second runner on BYU's national-title winning X-country team.

Tesfaye is not only good now, it appears she's continuing to improve.

[Castor Troy]

Weird, I was checking out the results of Bison XC and saw an article that says that Semehar Tesfaye is running for Iowa State now! Ouch.

I got the "skinny" on why she transferred. PM me if anyone cares, but I can tell you that it had nothing to do with her not liking it here. She still keeps in touch with Ryun.