Division I Women's Cross Country Championships Records Book
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DIVISION I WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK 2015 Championships 2 History 5 All-Time Team Results 8 2015 CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGHLIGHTS New Mexico women win first Cross Country nation championship: The Lobos' motto this week was, "Expect Nothing, Achieve Everything." On Saturday, they did just that. Behind one of the most dominating performances in NCAA history, the No. 1 University of New Mexico women's cross country team won its first national title Saturday at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. The Lobo women, competing in their 10th-ever NCAA Championship, placed all five of their scorers in the top 25 at E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park in Louisville and combined to score 49 points, the lowest team score by any team since 1982. "It's a great day," New Mexico head coach Joe Franklin said. "Super excited for the women. They're going to remember this for the rest of their lives and that's really special." The Lobos' championship is the second NCAA title in University of New Mexico history, joining the New Mexico skiing's NCAA title in 2004. It's the fourth NCAA women's cross country title in Mountain West history. "It's amazing," senior Courtney Frerichs said after the race. Long deemed the prohibitive favorite after assembling its talented squad of runners, the Lobos lived up to their reputation, running through the 31-team field to an 80-point victory over runner-up Colorado. New Mexico's margin of victory is the fifth-largest in NCAA history and the best since 2004. No. 2 Colorado finished with 149 points, while No. 5 Oregon was third with 214 points. It's the second straight top-three finish for the Lobos, who placed third last year in an upstart and portentous performance. Frerichs led UNM over the women's six-kilometer course, placing fourth overall in 19 minutes, 48 seconds. The Lobos' top runner at four of the five meets at which they ran in 2015, her finish is the best in program history, besting Sammy Silva's 12th-place finish from 2013. Alice Wright wasn't far behind Frerichs, finishing fifth overall in 19:53.1. In fact, the Lobos finished with a team spread of 29.5 seconds, the lowest since the NCAA moved the distance of the championship race to six kilometers in 2000. Rhona Auckland finished 13th overall in 20:07.1, with Calli Thackery (15th, time of 20:07.3) and Molly Renfer(24th, 20:17.5) also scoring for the Lobos. All five earned All-American honors (which are given to the top 40 finishers), making them the first women's team to have five All-Americans in a single cham- pionships since Villanova in 2009. New Mexico is also just the first team since the 2001 BYU women to place all five of their scorers in the top 25. Heleene Tambet (74th, 20:40.4) and Whitney Thornburg (109th, 20:55.4) rounded out the New Mexico contingent. "Everyone played a role," Frerichs said. "Rhona got to the outside for us which helped through the bumps. Molly got out front. Every did an amazing job. We couldn't have done it without each other." The Lobos were in second place 2,000 meters into the race on a windy and chilly Saturday. UNM trailed Oregon by 91 points for first place a third of the way through the race. Although all five scorers were in the top 50 through 2 kilometers, New Mexico fought back as they raced progressed, eventually moving up as a team en route to the win. "We thought that they could score well, but you never know when you get out there," Franklin said. "You look at the 2K splits and we were way back, but they kept plugging and plugging and plugging." But, for a New Mexico team that went in without any expectations, they came away with their first national title. 16. Penn St. 396 2015 TEAM STANDINGS 17. Miss St. 405 1. *New Mexico. 49 18. Minnesota 471 2. Colorado 129 19. Vanderbilt 474 3. Oregon 214 20. Georgetown 491 4. Providence 231 21. Princeton 524 5. North Carolina St. 264 22. Weber St. 558 6. Michigan 264 23. BYU 591 7. Oklahoma St. 274 24. Iowa St. 591 8. Notre Dame 276 25. Gonzaga 615 9. Arkansas 276 26. Utah 618 10. Washington 297 27. Kansas 625 11. Boise St. 330 28. San Fransisco 636 12. Syracuse 359 29. Tulsa 646 13. Michigan St. 368 30. Villanova 667 14. Stanford 379 31. Texas 828 15. Virginia 386 *Team Places: Courtney Frerichs 4, Alice Wright 5, Rhona Auckland 11, Calli Thackery 12, Molly Renfer 17, 2015 Championships 2 59. Rachel Koon, North Carolina St., 20:36.6 119. Jamie Stokes, Weber St., 20:59.0 2015 INDIVIDUAL 60. Courtney Smith, Harvard, 20:36.6 120. Anna Pasternak, Michigan, 20:59.3 61. Haley Pierce, Georgetown, 20:37.4 121. Anna Boyert, Oklahoma St., 20:59.6 RESULTS 62. Lauren Mullins, Providence, 20:37.5 122. Molly Sughroue, Oklahoma St., 20:59.6 1. Molly Seidel, Notre Dame, 19:28.6 63. Katelyn Greenleaf, Alabama, 20:37.5 123. Sarah Astin, Virginia, 21:00.4 2. Allie Ostrander, Boise St., 19:33.6 64. Hailey Whetten, Weber St., 20:37.6 124. Maggie Schmaedick, Oregon, 21:00.7 3. Dominique Scott, Arkansas, 19:40.9 65. Melanie Nun, Colorado, 20:37.9 125. Cornelia Griesche, Miss. St., 21:01.1 4. Courtney Frerichs, New Mexico, 19:48.0 66. Dana Giordano, Dartmouth, 20:37.9 126. Lynsie Gram, Michigan St., 21:01.1 5. Alice Wright, New Mexico, 19:53.1 67. Cleo Boyd, Virginia, 20:38.5 127. Kaitlin FLattmann, Arkansas, 21:02.3 6. Anna Rohrer, Notre Dame, 19:59.7 68. Sydney Leiher, Syracuse, 20:38.7 128. Verity Ockenden, Lamar, 21:02.5 7. Allie Buchalski, Furman, 20:02.6 69. Rachel Bapitista, Tulsa, 20:39.1 129. Julia Maxwell, Stanford, 21:02.6 8. Maddie Myers, Washington, 20:03.1 70. Kaela Edwards, Oklahoma St., 20:39.3 130. Kaitlyn Kramers, North Carolina St., 21:02.6 9. Brenna Peloquin, Boise St., 20:04.3 71. Samantha George, North Carolina St., 131. Kennedy Weisner, Georgetown, 21:03.1 10. Sharon Lokedi, Kansas, 20:04.9 20:39.7 132. Weronika Pyzik, San Francisco, 21:03.1 11. Erin Clark, Colorado, 20:05.4 72. Haley Johnson, Minnesota, 20:40.1 133. Molly Keating, Providence, 21:03.4 12. Ednah Kurgat, Liberty, 20:06.7 73. Ashley Montgomery, Penn, 20:40.4 134. Kaylee Flanagan, Washington, 21:03.9 13. Rhona Auckland, New Mexico, 20:07.1 74. Heleene Tambet, New Mexico, 20:40.4 135. Karen Lesiewicz, Notre Dame, 21:04.1 14. Chelsea Blaase, Tennessee, 20:07.2 75. Carolina Johnson, UCLA, 20:40.7 136. Val Constien, Colorado, 21:04.4 15. Calli Thackery, New Mexico, 20:07.3 76. Megan Rebholz, Virginia, 20:41.1 137. Natalie Connolly, BYU, 21:05.5 16. Kaitlyn Benner, Colorado, 20:07.7 77. Millie, Paladino, West Virginia, 20:41.6 138: Annie Heffernan, Notre Dame, 21:06.3 17. Alyssa Schneider, Illinois, 20:09.4 78. Charlotte Prouse, Washington, 20:42.3 139. Jessica Mildes, Gonzaga, 21:06.6 18. Letitia Saayman, Costal Caro., 20:09.8 79. Shelby Jackson, Michigan St., 20:42.4 140: Angel Piccirillo, Villanova, 21:07.3 19. Erin Finn, Michigan, 20:10.2 80. Melanie Townsend, Northern Arizona, 141. Cassia Hameline, Syracuse, 21:08.6 20:43.8 20. Sarah Collins, Providence, 20:11.2 142. Jordan Thurston, Gonzaga, 21:08.8 81. Kathryn Fluehr, Princeton, 20:44.0 21. Alexis Wiersma, Michigan St., 20:12.1 143. Christina Melian, Stony Brook, 21:08.9 82. Shelby Mills, Gonzaga, 20:44.5 22. Hannah Everson, Air Force, 20:15.5 144. Stacie Taylor, Tulsa, 21:10.8 83. Kristen Busch, Bradley, 20:45.0 23. Natalie Schudrowitz, Brown, 20:16.7 145. Sophie Linn, Michigan, 21:11.1 84. Hannah Wittman, Belmont, 20:45.3 24. Molly Renfer, New Mexico, 20:17.5 146. Carrie Verdon, Colorado, 21:11.2 85. Elena Burkard, San Francisco, 20:45.4 25. Regan Rome, William and Mary, 20:17.7 147. Madeline Strandemo, Minnesota, 21:11.5 86. Katie Landwehr, Michigan St., 20:45.8 26. ErinTeschuk, North Dakota St., 20:18.4 148. Carmen Carlos, Vanderbilt, 21:11.9 87. Danielle Shanahan, Loyola Marymount, 27. Waverly Neer, Oregon, 20:19.8 149. Nicole Lee, Tulsa, 21:12.2 20:45.9 28. Olivia Pratt, Butler, 20:20.3 150. Danieele Katz, Stanford, 21:12.6 88. Maggie Montoya, Baylor, 20:45.9 29. Blanca Fernandez, Temple, 20:20.7 151. Erin Hooker, Iowa St., 21:12.7 89. Claudia Saunders, Stanford, 20:46.4 30. Laura Rose Donegan, New Hampshire, 152. Jillian Hunsberger, Penn St., 21:12.8 90. Gina Sereno, Michigan, 20:47.2 20:20.9 153. Kaila Urick, Minnesota, 21:13.6 91. Hope Schmelzle, Purdue, 20:47.4 31. Alli Cash, Oregon, 20:20.9 154. Amber Eichkorn, South Dakota, 21:13.6 92.. Iona Lake, Virginia, 20:47.4 32. Caroline Pietrzyk, Vanderbilt, 20:21.2 155. Yesenia Silva, BYU, 21:14.4 93. Shaelyn Sorensen, Wisconsin, 20:48.8 33. Molly Grabill, Oregon, 20:21.8 156. Malika Baker, Kansas, 21:14.5 94. Megan Moye, North Carolina St., 20:48.9 34. Samantha Jones, Wake Forest, 20:22.8 157. Stephanie Aldrich, Penn St., 21:15.1 95.