2009 PacWest Men’s Cross Country Report #1 PHOENIX, AZ - BYU- senior Brendan McMaster (Tempe, AZ/Corona Del Sol) has been chosen the Pacific West Conference Men Cross Country Runner of the Week. The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoe- nix, AZ, on Monday, Sept. 14, for races contested Sept. 5-12. McMaster captured the Hawai‘i Pacific University Invitational at Kualoa Ranch by covering the course in a time of 24:52 on Sept. 5.

(Sept. 14 - Report #1) PacWest Men’s Cross Country Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll PacWest Results September 12 Stefano Barbis Rochabrun - Hawai‘i Dany Malley - Hawai‘i Pacific (So., 5- Grand Canyon - 15th* Hilo (Sr., 5-10, Hilo, HI/Hilo)...finished 7, 140, Mississaugua, Ontario, Canada/ (UC Irvine Invitational) 12th overall and second among the Vulcans Lorne Park Secondary)...placed 10th at September 5 at the HPU Invitational on Sept. 5...posted the HPU Invitational with a time of Academy of Art - 5th a time of 26:23...was sixth among PacWest 26:16...was third among Sea Warrior run- (Univ. of Invitational) runners...led UHH to a third-place team ners and fourth among all PacWest BYU-Hawaii - 2nd finish. entries...helped push HPU to a first-place Chaminade - 4th Jon Cleghorn - Hawai‘i Pacific (So., 6- team finish. Hawai‘i Hilo - 3rd Hawai‘i Pacific - 1st 2, 165, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Daveson Marindich - Academy of Art (Hawai‘i Pacific University Invitational) Canada/Fredericton)...finished 6th at the (So., 5-9, 120, Eldoret, Kenya)...finished HPU Invitational with a time of ninth at the University of San Francisco Grand Canyon - 5th* (George Kyte Classic @ Northern Arizona Univ.) 25:54...was the top finisher for the Sea Invitational on Sept. 5 after recording a *Among 4-year schools Warriors and second among PacWest time of 25:30.20 in the 8K run...placed competitors...led HPU to a first-place team second among Urban Knight runners. finish. Amos Maru - Academy of Art (So., 5-9, Upcoming Events in the PacWest Flemming Eriksen - Hawai‘i Pacific 130, Nandi Hills, Kenya)...finished fourth September 19 (Fr., 5-10, 150, , HI/ at the University of San Francisco Invita- Academy of Art Kaiser)...finished ninth at the HPU Invi- tional on Sept. 5 after posting a time of (Sundoger Invitational) tational with a time of 26:08...was second 25:10.20 in the 8K run...top finisher BYU-Hawaii, Chaminade, among the Sea Warriors and third among among Urban Knight entries. Hawai‘i Hilo, Hawai‘i Pacific (Univ. of Hawai‘i Big Wave Invitational) PacWest competitors...helped lead HPU to Garrett Prinslow - Chaminade (So., 6- a first-place team finish. 1, Kailua-Kona, HI/Kealakehe)...was the Grand Canyon Matthew Gulden - BYU-Hawaii (Jr., 6- top finisher for the Silverswords at the (Aztec Invitational @ State) 2, 160, Simi Valley, CA/Royal)...finished HPU Invitational on Sept. 5...recorded a September 26 19th overall and third among Seasider en- time of 26:38...finished eighth among Academy of Art tries at the HPU Invitational on Sept. PacWest runners with a time of 27:05. (Stanford Invitational) 5...recorded a time of 27:26...was eighth Keoni Ucker - Hawai‘i Hilo (Jr., 6-3, BYU-Hawaii, Chaminade, among PacWest runners...helped BYU- Hawai‘i Hilo, Hawai‘i Pacific Pahoa, HI/Christian Liberty (Chaminade Invitational) Hawaii to a second-place team finish. Academy)...finished 11th overall and first Brandon Krout - BYU-Hawaii (Jr., 5-11, among the Vulcans at the HPU Invitational Grand Canyon 175, Vancouver, WA/Prarie)...placed 13th on Sept. 5...posted a time of 26:18...was (Aztec Invitational @ San Diego State) overall and second among Seasider entries fifth among PacWest runners...led UHH at the HPU Invitational on Sept. 5...re- to a third-place team finish. corded a time of 26:38...was seventh among PacWest runners...helped BYU- Hawaii to a second-place team finish.

Tom Di Camillo, PacWest SID Phone: 480-983-6605 / E-mail: [email protected]