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The NCAA News -- December 6, 1999

Brigham Young uses group concept to win second title

"Just stick together."

That phrase normally is associated with team sports such as football, basketball, soccer and the like. But with the success Brigham Young had in following its coach's advice at the Division I Women's Cross Country Championships November 22 at Indiana, add another sport to the list.

Although Brigham Young did not place any runners in the top 10, the Cougars regained the team title that they won in 1997 but lost by just four points last year to Villanova. The Cougars recorded the lowest winning tally in six years with a score of 72 points.

Arkansas was second with 125 points and Stanford was third with 127.

Erica Palmer of Wisconsin celebrated her 20th birthday by capturing the individual championship.

Brigham Young, which became just the fifth institution to win more than one team championship, had all its scorers finish in the top 30 and within 18 seconds of each other. Elizabeth Jackson led the Cougars with her 11th-place finish, followed by Kara Ormond in the 16th spot and Tara Rohatinsky in the 17th position.

Sharolyn Shields placed 23rd and Laura Heiner 26th for the Cougars.

"We said that we wanted to run for each other, and that's what we did," said Jackson. "We ran together as a team."

That was the message Brigham Young head coach Patrick Shane was emphasizing to his squad.

"We moved out front early and were able to run together as a pack for much of the race," he said. "This is easily the best team I have ever coached, no question. The team unity, spirit and feeling was very positive and it carried them to the championship."

Palmer, a sophomore, covered the 8,000-meter course in 16 minutes, 39.5 seconds for the win. Arkansas' Amy Yoder was second in 16:44.1, and teammate Larissa Kleinmann finished third in 16:48.8.

As the front pack of three moved within site of the finish chute, Palmer made her decisive move. She broke away from the Arkansas pair and won by a 10-meter gap.

"I wasn't running for time, I was running for position," Palmer said. "My coach decided that 800 meters out was the right point for me to make my move and it worked out."

Stanford's performance was highlighted by the top two freshmen finishers -- Lauren Fleshman in fifth place and Erin Sullivan in seventh.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Brigham Young, 72; 2. Arkansas, 125; 3. Stanford, 127; 4. Wisconsin, 185; 5. Kansas St., 232; 6. North Carolina, 294; 7. Georgetown, 321; 8. Colorado, 351; 9. Brown, 354; 10. Providence, 368.

11. Northern Ariz., 381; 12. Arizona St., 385; 13. Washington, 403; 14. Michigan St., 411; 15. Michigan, 416; 16. Nebraska, 430; 17. Minnesota, 434; 18. Boston U., 436; 19. (tie) North Carolina St. and Oregon, 460.

21. Villanova, 462; 22. Texas, 472; 23. Missouri, 480; 24. Bucknell, 546; 25. Duke, 572; 26. South Fla., 575; 27. Arizona, 608; 28. Boston College, 622; 29. Notre Dame, 626; 30. UCLA, 631.

31. Florida, 676.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1. Erica Palmer, Wisconsin, 16:39.5; 2. Amy Yoder, Arkansas, 16:44.1; 3. Larissa Kleinman, Arkansas, 16:48.8; 4. Hanna Lyngstad, Tulane, 16:50.3; 5. Lauren Fleshman, Stanford, 16:50.9; 6. Leigh Daniel, Texas Tech, 16:51.4; 7. Erin Sullivan, Stanford, 16:56.2; 8. Maria-Elena Calle, Va. Commonwealth, 16:57.2; 9. Kara Wheeler, Colorado, 16:58.4; 10. Korene Hinds, Kansas St., 16:58.6.

11. Elizabeth Jackson, Brigham Young, 16:59.2; 12. Amy Mortimer, Kansas St., 16:59.8; 13. Christy Nichols, North Carolina St., 17:01.8; 14. Julia Stamps, Stanford, 17:02.4; 15. Trish Nervo, North Carolina, 17:07.7; 16. Kara Ormond, Brigham Young, 17:11.7; 17. Tara Rohatinky, Brigham Young, 17:13.3; 18. Hanna Smedstad, Oklahoma St., 17:13.9; 19. Janelle Kraus, Wake Forest, 17:14.0; 20. Jessica Dailey, Arkansas, 17:14.1.

21. Kendra Versendaal, Northern Ariz., 17:14.6; 22. Karin Ernstrom, Baylor, 17:15.2; 23. Sharolyn Shields, Brigham Young, 17:16.0; 24. Carmen Douma, Villanova, 17:16.5; 25. Erin Aufderheide, Wisconsin, 17:16.9; 26. Laura Heiner, Brigham Young, 17:17.7; 27. Jennifer Owens, Virginia, 17:20.8; 28. Sheela Agrawal, Duke, 17:21.5; 29. Liz Diaz, Texas, 17:22.1; 30. Kelly Travis, UNC Charlotte, 17:22.7.

31. Michelle Brooks, Nebraska, 17:26.1; 32. Mary Jane Harrelson, Appalachian St., 17:26.8; 33. Tara Chaplan, Arizona, 17:27.4; 34. Sita Waru, McNeese St., 17:27.6; 35. Katie Sabino, North Carolina St., 17:28.6; 36. Kelly MacDonald, Arizona St., 17:30.6; 37. Tracy Robertson, Arkansas, 17:31.0; 38. Michelle Rizzo, Akron, 17:31.1; 39. Anne Wetterhus, Kansas St., 17:31.2; 40. Heather Cappello, Providence, 17:31.5.

41. Katie Clifford, Michigan, 17:32.6; 42. Kathleen Linck, Georgetown, 17:33.1; 43. Melissa Converse, Ohio, 17:33.3; 44. Sara Tindall, Brown, 17:33.5; 45. Sally Glynn, Stanford, 17:33.7; 46. Sabrina Monro, Montana, 17:34.4; 47. Amy Swier, Northern Ariz., 17:34.6; 48. Rachel Hixson, Providence, 17:34.9; 49. Kathryn Ireland, Boston U., 17:36.9; 50. Lisa Aguliera, Arizona St., 17:37.3.

51. Shannon Smith, Boston College, 17:38.2; 52. Heather Tanner, North Carolina, 17:38.3; 53. Catherine Berry, East Tenn. St., 17:38.5; 54. Bethany Brewster, Wisconsin, 17:39.3; 55. Liz Awtrey, Villanova, 17:40.8; 56. Kim Thalmann, Brown, 17:40.9; 57. Kristine Jost, Florida, 17:42.2; 58. Sarah Ellet, Brigham Young, 17:42.8; 59. Elizabeth Roodell, Colorado St., 17:43.3; 60. Mary Ellen Hill, Bradley, 17:44.3.

61. Karen Everitt, North Carolina, 17:44.4; 62. Cindy Durocher, Michigan St., 17:44.8; 63. Lorena Adams, Georgetown, 17:45.6; 64. Amber Johnson, Eastern Wash., 17:47.5; 65. Amy Nickerson, Oregon, 17:47.6; 66. Rasa Michniovaite, Minnesota, 17:48.1; 67. Carrie Messner, Colorado, 17:48.2; 68. Amanda Crouse, Kansas St., 17:48.4; 69. Catherine Wright, Colorado, 17:48.6; 70. Adrea Dempsey, South Fla., 17:48.9.

71. Anna Gullingsrud, Missouri, 17:49.2; 72. Johanna Nielsen, Utah, 17:49.4; 73. Alison Klemmer, Notre Dame, 17:49.6; 74. Dawn Boggs, Alabama, 17:50.0; 75. Kristen Gordon, Georgetown, 17:50.3; 76. Christine Kane, St Joseph's, 17:50.4; 77. Domtila Mwei, Eastern Mich., 17:50.9; 78. Jen Schindier, Washington, 17:51.1; 79. Corinne Nimtz, Minnesota, 17:51.3; 80. Colleen Burke, Arizona St., 17:51.9.

81. Laura Martin, Wisconsin, 17:52.5; 82. Stacia Beste, Illinois St., 17:55.0; 83. Theresa Maru, Tulane, 17:56.1; 84. Rhiannon Glenn, Oregon, 17:56.5; 85. Jaime Pauli, Nebraska, 17:56.7; 86. Leah Nilsson, Michigan St., 17:56.8; 87. Elizabeth Kampfe, Michigan, 17:56.9; 88. Stephanie Pesch, Wisconsin, 17:57.0; 89. Claire Shearman, Providence, 17:57.3; 90. Kate Vermeulen, UCLA, 17:57.4.

91. Abby Peters, Boise St., 17:58.5; 92. Elaine Eggleston, Minnesota, 17:58.7; 93. Laura Sobik, Brown, 17:58.9; 94. Stacie Bouchard, Penn St., 17:59.3; 95. Fride Vullum, Tulsa, 18:00.0; 96. Becki Marshall, Bucknell, 18:00.5; 97. Anna Aoki, Washington, 18:00.6; 98. Rebecca Walker, North Carolina, 18:00.9; 99. Bolpar Vinh, Boston U., 18:01.0; 100. Laura Turner, Stanford, 18:01.5.

101. Tara Struyk, Oregon, 18:01.6; 102. Ann Kovalsky, Boston U., 18:01.7; 103. Marcy Akard, Michigan, 18:02.1; 104. Christin Wurth, Arkansas, 18:02.3; 105. Meredith Freimer, Cornell, 18:02.9; 106. Laura Karpalisto, South Fla., 18:03.2; 107. Susan Taylor, Brigham Young, 18:03.3; 108. Kristen Nicolini, Villanova, 18:03.4; 109. Kim Moore, Missouri, 18:04.3; 110. Megan Sullivan, Duke, 18:04.7.

111. Kristen Fryburg, Miami (Ohio), 18:05.4; 112. Liz Reusser, Wisconsin, 18:05.5; 113. Melinda Campbell, Washington, 18:06.1; 114. Katie Crabb, Oregon, 18:06.2; 115. Erin Sims, Texas, 18:06.6; 116. Michelle Gross, Brown, 18:07.3; 117. Emily Enstice, Georgetown, 18:07.6; 118. Tera Moody, Colorado, 18:07.7; 119. Kara Syrdal, Washington, 18:07.9; 120. Mary Huang, Stanford, 18:08.4.

121. Jennifer Denkins, Michigan St., 18:08.9; 122. Amy Chipman, Missouri, 18:09.3; 123. Merissa Sexsmith, West Virginia, 18:09.7; 124. Marci Madsen, Northern Ariz., 18:10.3; 125. Ann Somerville, Michigan St., 18:10.5; 126. Andrea Beisser, Bucknell, 18:10.7; 127. Marni Krupa, Georgetown, 18:10.9; 128. Kate Bradshaw, Washington, 18:11.1; 129. Lisa Ouellet, Michigan, 18:11.4; 130. Kara Barnard, UCLA, 18:11.6.

131. Sophia Hawker, San Diego St., 18:11.8; 132. Ann Marie Brooks, Missouri, 18:12.4; 133. Maureen Sweeney, Texas, 18:13.1; 134. Jennifer Handley, Notre Dame, 18:13.2; 135. Deborah Hudleston, Minnesota, 18:13.8; 136. Emily Germano, Cornell, 18:14.1; 137. Kathryn Handrup, Nebraska, 18:14.5; 138. Rita Arndt, South Fla., 18:15.0; 139. Roisin McGattigan, Providence, 18:15.7; 140. Kimi Welsh, Arkansas, 18:16.1.

141. Courttney Lancashire, Texas, 18:16.3; 142. Alicia Heisel, Boston U., 18:16.5; 143. Theresa Dennis, Bucknell, 18:17.0; 144. Sarah Parbel, Michigan St., 18:17.4; 145. Erin Doherty, Arizona, 18:17.8; 146. Jaimie Kruger, Nebraska, 18:18.4; 147. Margaret Butler, Washington, 18:18.7; 148. Courtney Baird, UC Irvine, 18:18.8; 149. Emily Allison, Northern Ariz., 18:19.5; 150. Ashley LaBudde, Alabama, 18:19.7.

151. Janelle Thomas, Georgetown, 18:19.9; 152. Shelby Horgan, Northern Ariz., 18:20.3; 153. Jennifer Hart, Bucknell, 18:20.4; 154. Ramona Saridakis, Florida, 18:20.6; 155. Cody Sohn, Arizona St., 18:20.9; 156. Rosie Woodford, Brown, 18:21.0; 157. Amie Finkner, Nebraska, 18:21.5; 158. Jennifer Burris, Arizona, 18:22.2; 159. Kim Timberlake, North Carolina, 18:22.4; 160. Beth Fonner, North Carolina St., 18:22.6.

161. Melinda Oliver, Nebraska, 18:22.9; 162. Julie Smith, North Carolina, 18:23.0; 163. Kathryn Casserly, Providence, 18:23.4; 164. Nicole Portley, Boston College, 18:23.7; 165. Lorna Camp, Michigan St., 18:24.1; 166. Maddy Woodmansee, Duke, 18:24.8; 167. Catherine Guiney, Boston College, 18:25.7; 168. Lisa McIssac, Boston College, 18:26.7; 169. Whitney Weber, North Carolina, 18:26.9; 170. Ekaterini Fotopoulou, Kansas St., 18:27.4.

171. Jenna Richardson, Brown, 18:27.7; 172. Kelly Cohn, UCLA, 18:28.7; 173. Christine Bertram, Boston U., 18:29.4; 174. Brianna Torres, Arizona St., 18:30.6; 175. Jennifer Kehoe, Boston U., 18:31.1; 176. Amy Beykirch, North Carolina St., 18:31.2; 177. Katie Nuanes, UCLA, 18:31.4; 178. Julie Froud, Michigan, 18:31.6; 179. Angie Morey, Brown, 18:31.7; 180. Rebecca Stallwood, West Virginia, 18:32.1.

181. Carly Graytock, Bucknell, 18:32.7; 182. Katie Meyer, Missouri, 18:33.0; 183. Mary Duerback, Arizona St., 18:33.5; 184. Londa Bevins, Texas, 18:34.2; 185. Ashley Foianini, Washington, 18:34.9; 186. Patricia Rice, Notre Dame, 18:35.0; 187. Jodie Hughes, Colorado, 18:35.8; 188. Victoria Moses, Minnesota, 18:36.4; 189. Erin Musson, North Carolina St., 18:37.5; 190. Katrin Engelen, Arizona, 18:39.8.

191. Erin Olson, Notre Dame, 18:40.7; 192. Nicole Laselle, Notre Dame, 18:40.8; 193. Ann McGranahan, Villanova, 18:41.0; 194. Jennifer Dorna, South Fla., 18:41.6; 195. Christine Kuenster, Notre Dame, 18:42.8; 196. Mirjana Glisovic, Nebraska, 18:43.3; 197. Sheila Klick, Villanova, 18:43.4; 198. Anne Wickman, Duke, 18:43.8; 199. Erin Luby, Notre Dame, 18:45.7; 200. Jennifer McGranahan, Florida, 18:45.8.

201. Samantha Dompier, Texas, 18:46.3; 202. Nona Allen, Florida, 18:47.2; 203. Megan Coombs, North Carolina St., 18:47.5; 204. Lesley Higgins, Colorado, 18:48.5; 205. Ellie Culp, Duke, 18:48.6; 206. Dana Ostrander, Providence, 18:50.4; 207. Heather Ryan, Duke, 18:50.7; 208. Kim Chatman, Cornell, 18:51.6; 209. Minna Haronoja, Minnesota, 18:52.5; 210. Kerry Hils, Missouri, 18:52.7.

211. Cori Kill, South Fla., 18:53.6; 212. Bethany Helms, Harvard, 18:53.7; 213. Lisa Roder, Georgetown, 18:53.9; 214. Erin Merten, Florida, 18:54.1; 215. Amy Macissek, Arizona St., 18:54.2; 216. Melinda George, UCLA, 18:55.0; 217. Mariel Ettinger, Stanford, 18:57.8; 218. Alynda Franco, UCLA, 18:58.2; 219. Justa Dahl, Missouri, 18:59.7; 220. Megan Guiney, Boston College, 19:00.3.

221. Julianne Kronoshek, Kansas St., 19:00.5; 222. Tamieka Grizzle, Florida, 19:01.6; 223. Katie Ryan, Michigan, 19:02.6; 224. Christin Ray, Northern Ariz., 19:03.6; 225. Kim Bates, Arizona, 19:05.6; 226. Erin MacDonald, Oregon, 19:07.6; 227. Amanda Lynch, Chattanooga, 19:08.9; 228. Jeanne Spink, Michigan, 19:09.4; 229. Amanda Youmell, Bucknell, 19:11.7; 230. Molly Purser, North Carolina St., 19:12.8.

231. Nicole Williams, Arkansas, 19:13.7; 232. Nicole McCarthy, South Fla., 19:16.1; 233. Elaine Canchola, UCLA, 19:20.3; 234. Emily Tallen, Providence, 19:24.8; 235. Gabrielle Dorsch, Michigan St., 19:28.5; 236. Molly Austin, Colorado, 19:29.7; 237. Lisa Jansen, Oregon, 19:31.1; 238. Kristy Fuller, South Fla., 19:35.7; 239. Erinn Gulbrandsen, Oregon, 19:36.9; 240. Kelly Andra, Kansas St., 19:37.6.

241. Katie Atlas, Duke, 19:38.9; 242. Amanda Ash, Arizona, 19:40.0; 243. Emily Gean, Texas, 19:40.2; 244. Lony'e Johnson, Villanova, 19:43.4; 245. Jaymie Harper, Northern Ariz., 19:45.8; 246. Kyla Barbour, Boston College, 19:56.4; 247. Meghan Andrade, Boston College, 20:09.2; 248. Eliana Lopez, Florida, 20:16.0; 249. Geraldine McCarthy, Villanova, 20:27.9; 250. Sarah Howard, Georgia St., 22:25.4; Anita Menden, Minnesota; Linda Mangan, Bucknell; Susie Motl, Wisconsin; and Michaela Thompson, Boston U, did not finish.