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The NCAA News -- December 6, 1999

Arkansas' men's cross country string grows to 10 with win

The Division I Men's Cross Country Championships included something old as well as something new.

Arkansas took care of the "something old" by winning its record 10th title November 22 at Indiana, and South Alabama's David Kimani represented the "something new" by securing his institution's first individual crown.

With three finishers in the top 10, Arkansas scored 58 points for a runaway 127-point victory over Wisconsin. It was the widest winning margin in the 61-year history of the championships, exceeding the Razorbacks' 122-point triumph over Brigham Young in 1993.

"We got out on everyone early and didn't give anyone a chance to catch up," said Arkansas head coach John McDonnell. "That's our philosophy. You can take a lot of teams out early if you go out fast. Our guys knew what they had to do and they did it very well."

Michael Power, who did not finish the 1998 championships race, led the Razorbacks this year with his second-place time of 30:09.6 for 10,000 meters. Teammates Andrew Begley and James Karanu ended up seventh and 10th, respectively, to join him in the top 10.

"I thought about last year's disappointment about halfway through and made sure it wouldn't happen again," Power said.

"Power ran a great race," said McDonnell. "He's our captain. He met with the team before the race and told everyone we would win and win big."

Murray Link finished 22nd and Matt Kerr 24th to round out the Razorbacks' scoring.

"I never dreamed we would win this big. We really expected this to be much closer," said McDonnell, who has been the head coach for 34 Division I championships in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track and field at Arkansas.

"Every national championship is rewarding in its own way," McDonnell said. "Power and Kerr were running their final races for Arkansas. It was special for them. We never get tired of winning."

Kimani, a freshman from Kenya, pulled away from his pursuers after about eight kilometers, while Power outkicked Oregon's Steve Fein over the last 500 meters for the second spot. The winning time of 30:06.6 was an Indiana course record.

"Coming down the final stretch, I wasn't surprised that I was going to win," Kimani said. "I had won most of my races against some of the other challengers. I knew there were a lot of talented guys, but I had Michael Power with me and that gave me confidence.

"I heard my coach shouting, saying this was the national championship, and I had to go."

Wisconsin, which tied Penn State for the most team appearances in the championships with 39, placed two competitors in the top 10 to finish second in the team battle. Matthew Downin repeated his fourth-place effort of 1998 and Jay Schoenfelder finished sixth.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Arkansas, 58; 2. Wisconsin, 185; 3. North Carolina St., 201; 4. Stanford, 223; 5. Michigan, 282; 6. Oregon, 306; 7. Colorado, 307; 8. Notre Dame, 312; 9 Iona, 338; 10. Arizona, 346.

11. Georgetown, 354; 12 Northern Ariz., 370; 13. William & Mary, 371; 14. Arizona St., 391; 15. Minnesota, 392; 16. Oklahoma St., 419; 17. Villanova, 424; 18. Weber St., 450; 19. (tie) Princeton and Providence, 458.

21. Southern Utah, 466; 22. Texas A&M, 487; 23. Alabama, 501; 24. Dartmouth, 502; 25. South Fla., 517; 26. Portland, 535; 27. James Madison, 544; 28. Missouri, 556; 29. Cal Poly, 607; 30. Brigham Young, 717.

31. Rice, 824.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. David Kimani, South Ala., 30:06.6; 2. Michael Power, Arkansas, 30:09.6; 3. Steve Fein, Oregon, 30:14.3; 4. Matthew Downin, Wisconsin, 30:25.9; 5. Matthew Lane, William & Mary, 30:27.8; 6. John Schoenfelder, Wisconsin, 30:35.7; 7. Andrew Begley, Arkansas, 30:40.6; 8. Paul Morrison, Princeton, 30:42.5; 9. Keith Kelly, Providence, 30:42.9; 10. James Karanu, Arkansas, 30:44.7.

11. Chris Merkley, Utah, 30:45.1; 12. Ryan Shay, Notre Dame, 30:46.1; 13. Tim Broe, Alabama, 30:52.0; 14. Scott Longefeld, Texas A&M, 30:54.4; 15. Jayson Cantin, Michigan, 30:55.0; 16. Thomas Murley, Stanford, 30:56.2; 17. Jake Maas, Stanford, 30:59.9; 18. Chan Pons, North Carolina St., 31:01.1; 19. Fasil Bizunch, Arizona St., 31:01.6; 20. Jonathan Riley, Stanford, 31:01.8.

21. Christopher Mutai, Alabama, 31:02.9; 22. Murray Link, Arkansas, 31:03.8; 23. Vinny Mulvey, Iona, 31:04.2; 24. Matt Kerr, Arkansas, 31:04.5; 25. Kenneth Svendsen, UNC Charlotte, 31:05.1; 26. Bob Thiele, Virginia, 31:05.6; 27. Tom Chorny, Indiana, 31:08.3; 28. James Mutuse, Eastern Ky., 31:09.9; 29. Corby Pons, North Carolina St., 31:10.4; 30. Abdul Alzindani, North Carolina St., 31:10.6.

31. Benjamin Cooke, James Madison, 31:11.1; 32. Michael Wisniewski, Michigan, 31:11.9; 33. Bryan Berryhill, Colorado St., 31:13.3; 34. Andrew Bliss, Oregon, 31:14.1; 35. David Rop, Jackson St., 31:15.1; 36. Michael Spence, Princeton, 31:15.9; 37. Jason Hartmann, Oregon, 31:17.3; 38. Jason Schoenfeld, Weber St., 31:17.8; 39. Adam Dailey, Arkansas, 31:18.8; 40. Billy Herman, Northern Ariz., 31:19.0.

41. William Kemby, Belmont, 31:19.4; 42. Mike Friedberg, Colorado, 31:22.1; 43. Chuck Sloan, Oklahoma St., 31:23.0; 44. Chris Dugan, North Carolina St., 31:23.6; 45. Paul Ndachi, North Texas, 31:24.3; 46. Jason Lehmkuhle, Drake, 31:25.6; 47. Jorge Torres, Colorado, 31:26.1; 48. Scott Tantino, Villanova, 31:26.2; 49. Miguel Pinto, Iona, 31:26.9; 50. Levi Timar, Northern Iowa, 31:27.9.

51. Peter Riley, Iona, 31:28.3; 52. Jody Benson, Southern Utah, 31:29.3; 53. Bryan Bothwell, Portland, 31:30.4; 54. Travis Hildebrand, Utah, 31:30.9; 55. David Lopez, Arizona, 31:31.1; 56. Justin Young, Butler, 31:31.8; 57. Mark Pilja, Michigan, 31:34.3; 58. Luke Watson, Notre Dame, 31:35.3; 59. Corey Smith, Georgetown, 31:35.9; 60. Jason Vanderhoof, Wisconsin, 31:36.2.

61. James Siele, Butler, 31:36.4; 62. Curtis Moore, Southern Utah, 31:36.9; 63. Sean Clendaniel, Northern Ariz., 31:38.3; 64. Andrew McKessock, Minnesota, 31:41.0; 65. Dean Smith, Villanova, 31:41.5; 66. Mike Mwangong, Iowa St., 31:42.3; 67. David Lagat, TCU, 31:43.1; 68. Joe Driscoll, Portland, 31:44.7; 69. Scott Clayton, Pennsylvania, 31:46.1; 70. Justin McCarthy, Georgetown, 31:46.6.

71. Steve Smith, Arizona, 31:46.9; 72. Randon Richards, Brigham Young, 31:48.3; 73. Sharif Karie, Arkansas, 31:49.2; 74. Mike Cramer, Arizona, 31:49.4; 75. Garrett Jensen, Arizona St., 31:50.1; 76. Zachary James, Southern Utah, 31:51.1; 77. Enda Johnson, Brown, 31:51.8; 78. Jared Cordes, Wisconsin, 31:52.4; 79. Steven Lawrence, Michigan, 31:53.0; 80. David Rodriguez, Georgetown, 31:53.3.

81. Cornelius Hill, South Fla., 31:53.6; 82. Brent Pederson, Arizona, 31:54.1; 83. Adam MacDowell, Missouri, 31:55.0; 84. Jerry Rainey, Oklahoma St., 31:55.6; 85. Clyde Colenso, Southern Methodist, 31:57.0; 86. Kevin Koeper, Northern Ariz., 31:57.2; 87. Ron Raybal, Colorado, 31:57.4; 88. Darren Holman, Cal Poly, 31:59.1; 89. Adam Wallace, Dartmouth, 31:59.7; 90. Peter Gilmore, California, 31:59.9.

91. Sean Smith, Colorado, 32:00.0; 92. Gene Manner, William & Mary, 32:00.4; 93. Nicholas Winkel, Wisconsin, 32:00.5; 94. Drew Griffin, Georgia, 32:01.3; 95. Stephen Erath, Texas A&M, 32:02.3; 96. Janerik Salo, South Fla., 32:02.8; 97. Jeremy Polson, Minnesota, 32:03.7; 98. Dermot Galvin, Providence, 32:04.2; 99. Nick Smith, Missouri, 32:04.5; 100. Ryan Maxwell, Notre Dame, 32:05.0.

101. Ray Biersbach, Columbia, 32:05.6; 102. Joseph Corr, Minnesota, 32:06.0; 103. Bolota Asmerom, California, 32:06.9; 104. Seth Hejny, Stanford, 32:07.1; 105. Jean-Paul Niyongabo, Kansas St., 32:07.4; 106. Eric Pierce, Minnesota, 32:07.7; 107. Michael Kashahun, Oregon, 32:08.0; 108. Tom Parlapiano, Villanova, 32:08.2; 109. Nick Brockway, William & Mary, 32:08.8; 110. Ciaran Lynch, Providence, 32:08.9.

111. Marc Striowski, Notre Dame, 32:10.5; 112. Eric Reese, Villanova, 32:14.4; 113. Ryan Hayes, Cal Poly, 32:14.6; 114. Mike Cohen, Dartmouth, 32:15.1; 115. Isaiah Fests, Arizona St., 32:16.2; 116. Jed Johansen, Weber St., 32:16.9; 117. Rich Zielinski, Georgetown, 32:18.0; 118. Tim Kitching, Mt. St. Mary's, 32:18.4; 119. Michael Fox, James Madison, 32:18.8; 120. Sean McManus, Notre Dame, 32:19.1.

121. Juan Pablo Miramontes, Northern Ariz., 32:20.6; 122. Sean MacMillan, Pennsylvania, 32:21.4; 123. Gabe Jennings, Stanford, 32:21.8; 124. Geoff Nickerson, Dartmouth, 32:22.6; 125. Vince Sherry, UNC Charlotte, 32:22.8; 126. Bruce Wright, Oklahoma St., 32:23.7; 127. Joe Wilson, Weber St., 32:24.6; 128. Ronald Fields, William & Mary, 32:24.8; 129. Aaaron Blondeau, Colorado, 32:26.7; 130. Ben Lake, Oklahoma St., 32:27.2.

131. Michael Fitzula, North Carolina St., 32:28.0; 132. Adam Daniels, Georgetown, 32:29.1; 133. Eric Post, James Madison, 32:32.1; 134. Ryan Padilla, Dartmouth, 32:33.2; 135. Jeremy Tolman, Weber St., 32:33.5; 136. Terrance McComb, Minnesota, 32:33.6; 137. Jamey Gifford, Stanford, 32:34.4; 138. Juan Chavira, Arizona St., 32:35.8; 139. Mike Hummel, Texas A&M, 32:35.9; 140. Mike Hoglund, William & Mary, 32:36.1.

141. Richard Jones, South Fla., 32:37.0; 142. Kyle Smits, Georgetown, 32:37.2; 143. Russ Gerbers, South Fla., 32:37.4; 144. Barry Egan, Iona, 32:38.2; 145. Jeremy Rasmussen, Arizona St., 32:38.6; 146. Joshua Brang, Minnesota, 32:38.8; 147. Todd Swenson, William & Mary, 32:39.9; 148. Edward Baker, Harvard, 32:40.4; 149. David Vasquez, Oklahoma St., 32:40.9; 150. Ed Torres, Colorado, 32:42.5.

151. Chris Banks, Princeton, 32:44.3; 152. Scott Dickey, Weber St., 32:44.8; 153. Graeme Reid, Iona, 32:46.1; 154. Steve Wade, Missouri, 32:46.8; 155. Jason Weppler, Wisconsin, 32:47.5; 156. James Marschalek, Wisconsin, 32:47.9; 157. John Hedengren, Brigham Young, 32:49.3; 158. Ryan Thomas, Northern Ariz., 32:50.0; 159. Adam Boothe, Cal Poly, 32:50.2; 160. Rob Evans, Florida, 32:51.9.

161. Derrick Peterson, Missouri, 32:52.9; 162. Emry Carr, Idaho St., 32:54.2; 163. Tom Prindiville, Arizona, 32:54.3; 164. Adam Sutton, Providence, 32:54.9; 165. Joel Atwater, Weber St., 32:55.3; 166. Lachlan McArthur, Rice, 32:55.9; 167. Kevin Horgan, New Hampshire, 32:56.6; 168. Michael Chettle, Alabama, 32:56.7; 169. Mark Wright, Southern Utah, 32:56.9; 170. Kevin Smith, Portland, 32:59.1.

171. Steve Osaduik, Northern Ariz., 32:59.4; 172. John Butsic, Michigan, 33:00.1; 173. Anthony Famiglietti, Tennessee, 33:00.6; 174. Tom McArdle, Dartmouth, 33:02.8; 175. Joe Leo, Michigan St., 33:03.6; 176. Carl Stewart, Texas A&M, 33:04.7; 177. Brendan Rodgers, North Carolina St., 33:05.2; 178. Wesley Stockard, Princeton, 33:06.2; 179. Aaron Saft, North Carolina St., 33:07.6; 180. Thomas Caughlan, Michigan, 33:08.7.

181. Scott Davis, James Madison, 33:08.9; 182. Aaron Nichols, Navy, 33:09.0; 183. Francis Rono, Alabama, 33:10.1; 184. Brandon Beasley, Texas A&M, 33:11.6; 185. Paulo Carvalho, Cal Poly, 33:12.0; 186. Eric Kiauka, Portland, 33:12.6; 187. Jason Owen, Minnesota, 33:13.2; 188. Jason Gunn, Indiana St., 33:16.0; 189. Jeremy Edge, South Fla., 33:16.6; 190. Aaron Lindner, Portland, 33:16.8.

191. David Cook, Michigan, 33:17.2; 192. Tim Curran, Providence, 33:18.7; 193. Biren Roy, Princeton, 33:21.3; 194. Mark Jolley, Weber St., 33:23.3; 195. Greg Speicher, Missouri, 33:24.5; 196. David Danley, Brigham Young, 33:24.7; 197. Eric Bonnette, William & Mary, 33:25.1; 198. Brandon Strong, Arizona St., 33:25.5; 199. John Jura, Rice, 33:26.0; 200. Steffan Stegmark, Oklahoma St., 33:27.5.

201. Jon Doroski, UC Irvine, 33:28.4; 202. Tommy Bonn, Texas A&M, 33:29.4; 203. Lincoln Nehring, Oregon, 33:29.9; 204. Ben Showers, Villanova, 33:30.7; 205. Tyson Hendricksen, Rice, 33:31.3; 206. Jason Taylor, Dartmouth, 33:31.5; 207. Patrick Anglin, Princeton, 33:32.6; 208. David Uillibari, Cal Poly, 33:33.2; 209. Oscar Ponce, Colorado, 33:33.7; 210. Tom Becker, Oregon, 33:34.0.

211. David Spiller, James Madison, 33:35.5; 212. Matt Dunn, Georgetown, 33:35.9; 213. Jeff Piper, Rice, 33:38.2; 214. Dave Chalmers, Dartmouth, 33:39.8; 215. John Dudley, Notre Dame, 33:41.0; 216. Juwan Nuvayokva, Northern Ariz., 33:43.9; 217. Raymond Greiwe, Notre Dame, 33:44.6; 218. Tyler McCabe, Providence, 33:45.6; 219. Keith Pierce, Rice, 33:47.3; 220. Ryan Craig, Portland, 33:48.3.

221. Dustin Hudspeth, Southern Utah, 33:55.4; 222. Dula Parkinson, Brigham Young, 33:55.6; 223. Adrian Martinez, TCU, 33:56.0; 224. Tim Styler, Villanova, 33:56.8; 225. Dean Fulmer, Alabama, 34:03.3; 226. Chris Livesey, Providence, 34:03.4; 227. Corey Ricci-Munn, Iona, 34:03.5; 228. Nathan Harrison, Brigham Young, 34:07.5; 229. Jason Long, James Madison, 34:07.9; 230. Joel McCune, Missouri, 34:13.4.

231. Micheil Jones, Arizona, 34:15.8; 232. Kyle Fenton, South Fla., 34:24.5; 233. Trey Vernon, Oklahoma St., 34:26.9; 234. Justin Burrow, Rice, 34:29.0; 235. John Williamson, Alabama, 34:40.7; 236. Avery Blackwell, Cal Poly, 34:41.6; 237. Adam Tenforde, Stanford, 34:45.9; 238. Jeremy Lyon, Arizona, 34:46.5; 239. Tom Ring, Rice, 34:47.7; 240. Marc Lawson, Brigham Young, 34:52.3.

241. David Beals, Cal Poly, 34:55.8; 242. Phil Councilor, Missouri, 35:03.0; 243. Chad Barrett, Arizona St., 35:06.0; 244. Paul Carroll, Villanova, 35:11.9; 245. Tensai Asfaw, Princeton, 35:23.7; 246. James Darcey, Texas A&M, 35:32.8; 247. Matt Johnson, South Fla., 35:43.8; 248. Rob Oslund, Southern Utah, 37:04.6; Mike Gregg, Iona; Matt Poulsen, Brigham Young; Troy Henderson, Alabama; and Kris Rolin, Portland, did not finish; Michael Smith, James Madison, disqualified; Adam Brown, Southern Utah, did not start.