EASTERN UNIVERSITY CROSS COUNTRY 2011 Weekly Press Release

ENMU at The Lone Star Conference Championships San Angelo, .

Greyhounds and Zias gear up for the Athletic Communications Contact Information Lone Star Conference Championships Adam Pitterman (575) 562-4309 [email protected] Rachel Browning (575) 562-2971 [email protected] Opening Up Danielle Jones (575) 562-2971 [email protected] The Eastern New Mexico University men’s goeasternathletics.com and women’s cross country teams competed Facebook.com/enmusports at the Midwestern State Cross Country Car- Twitter.com/enmusports nival Saturday Oct. 8th. The men’s team took first in the competition with five run- 2011 Greyhound Schedule ners finishing in the top nine. While the Zias notched a fifth place finish. 9/2/11 Texas Tech University Ruidoso, N.M 9/24/11 NMHU Jamboree Las Vegas, N.M. Inside the Team Returning for the Greyhounds is Se- 10/1/11 OSU Jamboree Stillwater, Okla nior Mohammed Noor who led the team 10/8/11 Midwestern State Wichita Falls, Texas throughout the 2010 season, also finishing 10/22/11 Lone Star Conference Meet San Angelo, Texas 2nd at the Lonestar Conference Meet and 11/5/11 NCAA DII South Central Regional 13th at regionals. Another solid finisher for the Greyhounds is Junior Jacob Lozano who Wichita Falls, Texas finished 12th at the Conference meet and 11/19/11 NCAA Championships Spokane, Wash. 25th at regionals. Leading the Zia’s is Nicky Reid who posted solid finishes throughout 2010 Greyhounds Results the 2010 season, finishing 4th at the Lonestar Conference Meet, and 33rd at Regionals. In 2011 at the Cowboy Jamboree Sophomore Adrienne Montoya broke the 9/2/10 Midwestern State Invitational Men 2nd/Women 2nd Zia 5k record with a time of 19:07, to lead her team to a fifth place finish in the College 9/17/10 Texas Tech University Open Men 2nd/Women 3rd race. Isaiah Samoei finished 24th overall in the Men’s 8,000 meter University race with a 9/25/10 OSU Jamboree Men 2nd/Women 6th 24:41. Samoei’s time is the second fastest in Greyhound history. 10/1/10 WTAMU Buffalo Stampede Men 1st/Women2nd The Greyhounds are currently ranked sec- ond in the South Central Region and ninth 10/23/10 ECU Tiger Chase Men 1st/Women 3rd in the Nation. This is the first time ever that the men’s team has recieved national recog- 11/6/10 Lonestar Conference Meet Men 2nd/Women 4th nition. The Zias are currently ranked tenth in the South Central Region. The Grey- 11/20/10 NCAA DII South Central Regionals hounds are also ranked first in the Lone Star Men 7th/Women 16th Conference. They will be up against 20-time defending Champions Abilene Christian Uni- versity. ff Career best times for the Greyhounds 6k 8k 10k

Kris Cogswell 53rd, 21:37 60th, 27:31 MSU 2010 LSC 2010

Zach Fort 46th, 21:09 67th, 29:25 MSU 2010 Texas Tech 2010

Dustin Francke 27th, 20:39 82nd, 27:27 MSU 2009 OSU Jamboree 2009

Jacob Lozano 8th, 19:40 12th, 25:27 37th, 33:03 MSU 2009 LSC 2010 NCAA Regionals 2009

Patrick Lueras 12th, 19:37 21st, 21:53 79th, 34:45 MSU 2010 LSC 2010 NCAA Regionals 2009

Pedro Martinez 32nd 20:26 22nd, 25:54 57th, 34:05 MSU 2010 LSC 2010 NCAA Regionals 2010

Justin Netcher 29th, 20:16 20th, 25:51 37th, 33:35 MSU 2010 LSC 2010 NCAA Regionals 2010

Mohammed Noor 2nd, 18:43 2nd, 24:28 13th, 32:16 MSU 2010 LSC 2010 NCAA Regionals 2010

Casey Robertson 20th, 19:59 11th, 25:48 51st, 34:00 MSU 2010 Texas Tech 2010 NCAA Regionals 2010

Zerrick Vriseno 38th, 20:35 24th, 26:43 MSU 2010 Texas Tech 2010 Career best times for the Zias 4k 5k 6k

Megan Bryant 36th, 17:46 145th, 22:44 MSU 2010 OSU Jamboree 2009

Brittany Buchanan 66th, 20:57 108th, 26:01 OSU Jamboree 2010 NCAA Regionals 2010

Adrienne Montoya 8th, 15:05 16th, 19:41 57th, 24:36 MSU 2010 OSU Jamboree 2010 NCAA Regionals 2010

Nicole Reid 8th, 16:06 7th, 19:16 36th, 23:16 MSU 2010 OSU Jamboree 2010 NCAA Regionals 2009 Head Coach Harold Muñoz 2011 Greyhound Roster Jose Arias Fr. Chamberino, N.M. / Gadsden High School Baron Barber Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. / Palm Beach Lakes High School Kris Cogswell So. Las Cruces, N.M. / Oñate High School Zachary Fort So. Albuquerque, N.M. / Home School/Del Norte High School Dustin Francke Jr. Hobbs, N.M. / Hobbs High School Tallam Kipruto Sr. Nairobi, Kenya / Oster High School/South Plains CC Jacob Lozano Jr. Hobbs, N.M. / Hobbs High School Patrick Lueras So. Los Lunas, N.M. / Los Lunas High School Pedro Martinez Jr. Keller, Texas / Fossil Ridge High School Trevor Merhege So. Española, N.M. / Santa Fe Indian School Justin Netcher So. Clovis, N.M. / Clovis High School Mohamed Noor Sr. Lewiston, Maine / Lewiston High School Casey Robertson Sr. Columbus Junction, Iowa / Columbus Community High School/ North Iowa Area Community College Tyler Saiz Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Del Norte High School Isaiah Samoei Jr. Eldoret, Kenya / Iowa Western Community College Manuel Trevizo Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Highland High School Irwin Vera Fr. Sunland Park, N.M. / Santa Teresa High School Zerrick Vriseno So. Belton, Texas / Belton High School

Head Coach: Mike Harney (1st Year) Assistant Coaches: Jessica Becker and Nick O’Laughlin 2011 Zia Roster Beth Blind Fr. Kennedale, Texas / Kennedale High School Megan Bryant Sr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School Brittany Buchanan So. Albuquerque, N.M. / Hope Christian High School Sabrina Huelga Fr. Lancaster, Calif. / Paraclete High School Sofie Ingram Fr. Boynton Beach, Fla. / Santaluces High School Alesha Jones Jr. Wilcox, Ariz. / Wilcox High School/Eastern Arizona Community College Adrienne Montoya So. Estancia, N.M. / Public Academy for Performing Arts Leigh Ann Omarkhail Jr. Altamont, Kan. / Labette County High School/Cowley Commu- nity College Nicole Reid Sr. Pueblo, Colo. / Pueblo East High School