Falcon News

Ernst Earns All-Academic Honors;
Women Earn All-Academic Team Award

Feb. 27, 2008

Falcon Chad Ernst (So., Richfield, Minn.) earned All-Academic team honors from the United StatesTrack & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

The award honors those student-athletes who have succeeded both academically and athletically. To be eligible for the award a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average and must finish in the top 25 percent of the field at their respective NCAA regional meet.

Ernst was the team's No. 1 runner this year. He placed 33rd at the 8,000-meter NCAA Midwest Regional finishing in 25:10.7. The time set a Falcon 8,000-meter record. It was his best time of the season by 41 seconds. He became the first Falcon men's cross country runner named to an All-Region cross country team. "Chad has improved his time by one minute from last season. He worked hard during the summer to do that. He has a great work ethic and is a gutsy runner," said Falcon Coach Keven Syverson.

The Falcon women's cross country team earned an All-Academic Team award from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

For a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, they must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA Regional Meet. The team must also have a minimum 3.10 team cumulative grade point average.

The Falcons placed ninth of 37 teams in the Midwest Regional last November.

Jordahl Places Fourth at NCAA Meet; Earns All-Amrican Honors

Nov. 17, 2007

Becca Jordahl earned All-American honors after finishing fourth at the NCAA Div. III National Championship Meet held Saturday in Northfield, Minn.

Jordahl joins two other Falcon cross country All-Americans, Donna Lundeen in 1979 placed 15th and Sandy Cryer in 1981 placed 14th in the NAIA National Meet. Jordahl came in 19th last year at the NCAA Meet and earned All-American honors. She finished the race this year with a time of 21:27, beating last year’s time of 23:36. Jordahl’s top time this year was a 21:05.27, a school record she set last weekend at the NCAA Midwest Regional. Jordahl was the top WIAC finisher in this year’s race. Oshkosh’s Ayla Mitchell finished 13th in 21:45.

Sarah Zerzan from Willamette won her second straight NCAA cross country championship with a time of 20:54. Liz Montgomery of Geneseo State was second in 21:17 and Alexandra Krieg of Middlebury was third in 21:23. Amherst won the team title with 120 points.

Jordahl Named USTFCCCA Midwest Region

Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Nov. 13, 2007

Falcon Becca Jordahl (Jr., Pocatello, ID) has been named the Division III Midwest Region Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Jordahl most recently won the NCAA Midwest Regional individual title on Saturday. She covered the 6,000-meter course in a Falcon record setting time of 21:05.21. She beat the second place finisher, Oshkosh's Ayla Mitchell, by 13 seconds. At the WIAC Meet two weeks ago, Mitchell beat Jordahl by two seconds to win that race. Jordahl’s previous record was 21.28.34 set at the WIAC Meet. It was the third straight race that Jordahl had set a school record. Jordahl has won four of the five races she has run this season, and placed second in the fifth race.

"As soon as the gun went off on Saturday it was apparent that Becca wanted to win the race," said Falcon Coach Scott Sekelsky. "She has done all of the little things this season to make her successful. I am very proud that she has been name the Regional Athlete of the Year, she deserves it."

Jordahl will compete in the NCAA Div. III National Championship Meet on Saturday. The race, at the St. Olaf Cross Country Trails, will start at 11 a.m.

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals must qualify in their respective NCAA regions.

Thirty-two teams were selected to participate in the championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 16 teams. Sixteen additional teams were selected at-large.

Fifty-six individuals, the first seven athletes from each region who are not a part of a qualifying team, were selected to participate in each championship.

EHI - Ele Hansen Invitational (at Carleton) (Sept. 7)
SOI - St. Olaf Invitational (Sept. 15)
GI - Griak Invitational Sept. 29)
TNI - Tori Neubauer Invitational (Oct. 13)
WIAC - WIAC Meet (Oct. 27)
NCAA Regional - NCAA Regional (Nov. 10)
NCAA National - NCAA National (Nov. 17)

Becca Jordahl

Jordahl has lead at
NCAA Regional

Michaud, Jordahl, Ernst Named to

USTFCCCA All-Midwest Region Teams

Nov. 15, 2007

Falcon cross country runners Maria Michaud (Sr., Foley, Minn.), Becca Jordahl (Jr., Pocatello, ID) and Chad Ernst (So., Richfield, Minn.) have all been named to Division III All-Midwest Region Cross Country teams by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Michaud was the team's No. 2 runner thoughout the season. She had a season best time of 22:35.05 at the 6,000-meter NCAA Midwest Regional where she placed 33rd overall of 266 runners. Her time was the fourth fastest in Falcon history.

Jordahl most recently won the NCAA Midwest Regional individual title. She set a Falcon record with a time of 21:05.21. She beat the second place finisher, Oshkosh's Ayla Mitchell, by 13 seconds. At the WIAC Meet two weeks ago, Mitchell beat Jordahl by two seconds to win that race.

"Maria and Becca both ran a lot of miles over the summer and it paid off big for both of them this season," said Falcon women's co-Coach Scott Sekelsky. "Having two All-Regional athletes on one team is great for our program."

Ernst was the team's No. 1 runner this year. He placed 33rd at the 8,000-meter NCAA Regional finishing in 25:10.7 which set a Falcon 8,000-meter record. That was his best time of the season by 41 seconds. He is the first Falcon men's cross country runner named to an All-Region team.

"Having three runners named All-Region is something that everyone in the UWRF cross country program is very proud of," said Falcon men's Coach and women's co-Coach Keven Syverson. "Chad has improved his time by one minute from last season. He worked hard during the summer to do that. He has a great work ethic and is a gutsy runner.

Jordahl will compete in the NCAA Div. III National Championship Meet on Saturday. The race, at the St. Olaf Cross Country Trails, will start at 11 a.m.

EHI - Ele Hansen Invitational (at Carleton) (Sept. 7)
BO - Blugold Open (Sept. 21)
SOI - St. Olaf Invitational (Sept. 15)
GI - Griak Invitational Sept. 29)
TNI - Tori Neubauer Invitational (Oct. 13)
JDI - Jim Drews Invitational (Oct. 13)
WIAC - WIAC Meet (Oct. 27)
NCAA Regional - NCAA Regional (Nov. 10)
NCAA National - NCAA National (Nov. 17)

Jordahl Wins Regional Title; Sets School Record - Again

Nov. 10, 2007

Becca Jordahl kept pace with her rankings for the season, taking first place at the NCAA Div. III Midwest Regionals held Saturday in Winneconne, Wis.

The women placed 9th out of 37 team overall with a total score of 302. The No. 1 team was Washington University with a score of 41. 

Jordahl, who becomes the first Falcon to win a regional title, took first on the 6,000 meter course, and broke her own school record, with a time of 21:05.21. She beat the second place finisher, Oshkosh's Ayla Mitchell, by 13 seconds. At the WIAC Meet two weeks ago, Mitchell beat Jordahl by two seconds to win that race. Maria Michaud finished 33rd with a time of 22:35.05. Jordahl’s previous record was 21.28.34 set two weeks ago at the WIAC Meet that was held at the same course. This is the third straight race that Jordahl has set a school record.

The men placed 15th out of 35 with a total score of 422. The team winner in the men’s race was UW-La Crosse with a score of 70. For the Falcons, Chad Ernst placed 33rd on the 8,000 meter course with a time of 25:10.70 and Rich Mark placed 88th with a time of 26:11.05.

Jordahll will next run in the NCAA Div. III National Championship Meet at St. Olaf next Saturday.

Men's Team Scores
UW-La Crosse 70, UW-Stevens Point 76, North Central (Ill) 118, Augustana (Ill) 152, UW-Platteville 178, Wheaton (Ill) 210, Washington U., 227, Carthage 276, UW-Whitewater 280, UW-Oshkosh 309, Elmhurst 325, University of Chicago 338, St. Norbert 356, UW-Stout 396, UW-River Falls 422, UW-Eau Claire 435, Monmouth (Ill) 465, Millikin 525, Ripon 532, UW-Superior 544, Milwaukee School of Eng. 657, Concordia (Wis,) 669, Greenville 670, Illinois Wesleyan 691, Principia 760, Beloit 764, Aurora 782, Lake Forest 844, Carroll 847, North Park 919, Edgewood 935, Fontbonne 953, Knox 999, Lawrence 1000, Northland 1049

Men's Individual Times
33  Chad Ernst 25:10.7
88  Rich Mark  26:11.05
92  Jake Cavanaugh  26:12.62
102  Jose Rojas  26:26.33
130  Andrew Reckard  26:57.57
131  Kiel Hausler  27:00.98

Women's Team Scores
Washington U. 41, UW-Eau Claire 87, UW-Platteville 99, UW-La Crosse 113, UW-Oshkosh 221, UW-Stevens Point 223, Wheaton 232, North Central 269, UW-River Falls 302, UW-Whitewater 325, Augustana 345, Carroll 389, Illinois Wesleyan 435, University of Chicago 445, Carthage 467, UW-Stout 469, Elmhurst 472, Beloit 534, St. Norbert 560, Concordia 584, Monmouth 607, UW-Superior 631, Greenville 637, Millikin 651, Ripon 713, Lawrence 737, Wisconsin Lutheran 789, Aurora 813, Milwaukee School of Eng. 859, Dominican 896, Alverno 966, Benedictine 967, Lake Forest 990, Northland 992, Fontbonne 1009, Knox 1035, Principia 1072

Women's Individual Times
1 Becca Jordahl 21:05.21
33 Maria Michaud 22:35.05
72 Christine Peters 23:28.70
94 Carly Eggert 23:47.62
104 Sandra Kirchner 23:57.99
119 Amy Follman 24:10.43
122 Stacy Dekkers 24:18.30

Becca Jordahl	Chad Ernst

Jordahl has lead at
NCAA Regional

Jordahl Places Second at WIAC Meet; Sets School Record

Oct. 27, 2007

The Falcon cross country teams traveled to Oshkosh to compete in the WIAC championships, with women's runner Becca Jordahl taking second overall in a school record time.

The men's team placed ninth with a total score of 219. First place went to UW-La Crosse with 40 points. The first two Falcon runners over the finish line over the 8,000 meter course were Chad Ernst at 24th with a time of 25:51:67, and Rich Mark at 57th with a time of 27:05:23.

The women's team placed sixth with 167 points. The women's winner was Eau Claire with a score of 44. The top two Falcons in the 6,000 meter race were Becca Jordahl, taking second with a time of 21:28:34 and Maria Michaud coming in 19th with a time of 23:07:67. Jordahl set a school record with her time. It was the second straight race that Jordahl has set a school record.

Men's Team Scores
La Crosse 44, Stevens Point 65, Platteville 65, Whitewater 139, Oshkosh 150, Eau Claire 177, Stout 189, Superior 204, River Falls 219.

Men's Individual Scores
24 Chad Ernst 25:51:67
57 Rich Mark 27:05:23
63 Jake Cavanaugh 27:17:82
69 Zack Moe 27:27:99
73 Andrew Reckard 27:32:47
77 Kiel Haulser 27:39:73
78 Shad Gausmann 27:40:61
79 Jose Rojas 27:46:02
84 Kyle Witherrite 28:04:54
88 Ricky Hoffman 28:15:21
94 Tony Casci 28:41:52
101 Nate Huenke 29:30:41

Women's Team Scores
Eau Claire 44, Platteville 49, La Crosse 77, Oshkosh 121, Stevens Point 131, River Falls 167, Whitewater 193, Stout 202, Superior 253

Women's Individual Scores
2 Becca Jordahl 21:28:34
19 Maria Michaud 23:07:67
58 Carly Eggert 24:29:34
60 Sandra Kirchner 24:31:21
66 Stacy Dekkers 24:51:81
80 Christine Peters 25:14:39
83 Amy Follmann 25:28:61
86 Tiffany Gardner 25:41:96
92 Laura Murphy 26:18:97
96 Katie Wirkus 26:56:68
98 Nina Watercott 27:06:89

Jordahl Wins Neubauer Invitational; Sets School Record

Oct. 13 , 2007

Falcon runner Becca Jordahl set a school record at the Tori Neubauer Invitational at UW-La Crosse.   She ran the 6,000 meter course in 21:46, beating the previous record of 21:59 by 0:13 seconds.

The women's team came in 16 th out of 27 teams with 445 points while the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities taking first with 120 points.   The top runners were Becca Jordahl, setting a school record of 21:46 and taking first, and Maria Michaud coming in 25th with a time of 23:09.   The previous holder of the school record was Marlene Yager.

The Falcon men came in 13th out of 25 with 438 points and UW-La Crosse took first with 75 points.   The top men runners were Chad Ernst, running the 8,000 meter course with a time of 26:06 and taking 24th, and Jose Rojas, coming in 110th with a time of 27:37.

The next meet will be with WIAC Meet at Oskosh on Oct. 27th.

Men’s Team Scores
La Crosse 75, Central Central 84, Platteville 112, St. John's 114, Nebraska Wesleyan 162, UM-Duluth 169, South Dakota State 178, Wartburg 185, Luther 237, Hamline 262, Rhodes 301, St. Olaf 319, River Falls 438, Eau Claire 440, Coe 440, North Dakota State 448, Gustavus 459, Augsburg 504, Stout 529, Central 601, St. Mary's 663, Illinois Wesleyan 677. Concordia 721, Winona 722, Martin Luther 794

Men’s Individual Results
23 Chad Ernst 25:05:16
110 Joes Rojas 27:36:41
122 Rich Mark 27:43:85
142 Zack Moe 27:58:72
163 Kiel Hausler 28:13:47
170 Shad Gausmann 28:18:69
198 Ricky Hoffman 28:37:63
203 Andrew Reckard 28:40:02
222 Jake Cavanaugh 28:51:05
237 Kyle Witherrite 29:03:58
270 Kyle Donovan 29:31:12
276 Nate Huenke 29:32:72
301 Chris Johnson 29:52:51
309 Tony Cascl 30:02:95
322 Tony Orlando 30:11:86
335 Adam Thompson 30:26:30
346 Kevin Rengo 30:40:32
359 Tim Wurcherer 31:08:14

Women’s Team Scores
Minnesota 120, South Dakota State 138, Eau Claire 141, Platteville 155, Nebraska Wesleyan 170, St. Olaf 181, Luther 195, Wartburg 200, La Crosse 217, North Dakota State 247, Gustavus 295, Connecticut 306, Central 310, Macalester 350, UM-Duluth 441, River Falls 445, Iowa Central 464, Concordia 488, Winona 532, Rhodes 580, Illinois Wesleyan 581, Hamline 594, Stout 640, St. Catherine 746, Coe 768, St. Mary's 786, Augsburg 824

Women’s Individual Results
1 Becca Jordahl 21:45:99
25 Maria Michaud 23:08:48
159 Chrstine Peters 24:44:70
201 Sandra Kirchner 25:10:63
216 Carly Eggert 25:19:08
218 Amy Follmann 25:20:72
225 Stacy Dekkers 25:25:34
280 Leah Korf 26:11:53
340 Katie Werkus 26:55:36
355 Tiffany Gardner 27:07:87
366 Laura Murphy 27:28:34
370 Kayla Gaulke 27:32:85
371 Amanda Anacker 27:32:87
373 Renee Schlittler 27:38:35
390 Malinda Probst 28:02:02
416 Lauren Besson 29:21:73
432 Bridget Holmes 30:06:08
443 Laura Shipman 35:42:83
444 Amie Wrisky 35:43:06

Jordahl Wins Prestigious Griak Invitational Maroon III Title

Sept. 29, 2007

Falcon Becca Jordahl won the prestigious Maroon III race at the University of Minnesota Griak Invitational held Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn.

Jordahl covered the 6,000-meter course in 22:01.55. Her time was just off her personal best time of 22:01 she set last year. Her time is the third best ever run by a Falcon in a 6,000-meter race. Jordahl beat a Griak record 563 runners in the race.

“It is my second season running; second race of the year, and it feels fantastic, absolutely fantastic,” said Jordahl in a post-race interview on the Gopher sports web site. “I didn’t plan on taking the lead from the beginning but I felt good. I felt strong and I just decided probably within the first mile, I just decided I was going to go for it. I was not going to hold back, I just kept my fingers crossed that I would be able to hold it out throughout the race.”

Overall, the women took 19th place with 535 points while Washington University took the team title with 89 points. Maria Michaud was second for the Falcons placing 52nd in 24:24.6.

The men ran in the Maroon II Race, finishing 18th with 483 points. La Crosse took first with 53 points. The men’s top runners were Chad Ernst taking 44th with a time of 27:07.7 and Joes Rojas placing 112th with a time of 28:13.3 over the 8,000-meter course. Platteville’s Tyler Sigl won the race in 25.20.9.

The Falcons will next run in the Jim Drews (men) and Tori Neubauer (women) Invitationals on Saturday, Oct. 13 at UW-La Crosse.

Men’s Team Scores
La Crosse 53, Platteville 105, Iowa Central 108, Carleton 183, Hamline 214, Washington University 216, Whitewater 248, Luther 265, Carthage 280, Bethel 303, Hope 385, Eau Claire, 405, Ripon, 415, St Norbert, 457, Oberlin 466, Gustavus Adolphus 471, Stout 481, River Falls 483, Simpson 488, Superior 542, Benedictine 544, Lakehead 572, Augsburg 622, Milwaukee Engineering 688, Concordia (Wis) 734, Ottawa 762, Saint Mary's 783, Northwestern 798, North Central 830, Carroll 843, St. Scholastica 860, Concordia (Moorhead) 901, Lawrence 1000, Northland 1052

Men’s Individual Results
44 Chad Ernst 27:07.7
112 Joes Rojas 28:13.3
120 Rich Mark 28:21.4
146 Jake Cavanaugh 28:48
150 Zach Moe 28:50.7
161 Ricky Hoffman 29:03
203 Andrew Reckard 29:39.6
208 Kiel Hausler 29:47.5
222 Kevin Rengo 30:02.4
238 Tony Casci 30:20.5
290 Tim Wurcherer 31:40.6
361 Shad Gausman (no time)

Women’s Team Scores
Washington University 89, Platteville 117, Eau Claire 128, La Crosse 165, St Olaf 195, St Thomas 214, Gustavus Adolphus 274, Bethel 279, Luther 330, Whitewater 334, Carleton 335, Iowa Central 338, St Benedict 355, Oberlin 357, Stevens Point 358, Macalester 370, Simpson 450, Hope 512, River Falls 535, Lakehead 541, North Central 587, Concordia (Moorhead) 593, Carthage 648, Stout 676, Hamline 678, St Scholastica 682, Carroll 729, St Norbert 803, St Catherine 916, Benedictine 925, Concordia (Wis ) 949, Superior 976, Ripon 984, Saint Mary's 1020, Lawrence 1066, Augsburg 1078, Northwestern 1171, Milwaukee Engineering 1217, North Central 1229, Crown 1256, Northland 1274, Ottawa 1354

Women’s Individual Results
1 Becca Jordahl 22:01:55
52 Maria Michaud 24:24.6
175 Christine Peters 25:45.35
188 Leah Korf 25:51.25
210 Carly Eggert 26:00
222 Sandra Kirchner 26:05.2
246 Stacy Dekkers 26:19.1
288 Amy Follmann 26:52
328 Tiffany Gardner 27:30.9
382 Katie Wirkus 28:04.6
383 Renee Schlittler 28:05.6
411 Kayla Gaulke 28:27.25
413 Malinda Probst 28:29.6
414 Nina Watercot 28:31.1
447 Emily Johnson 29:07
451 Amanda Anacker 29:12
453 Lauren Besson 29:15.45
475 Jessie Behrman 29:43.9
494 Amie Wrisky 30:18.1
535 Laura Murphy 32:20.4
554 Laura Shipman 34:03.55

Becca Jordahl	Chad Ernst

Coach Scott Sekelsky Interview on Jordahl's Griak Win

Jordahl Talks About Here Griak Win

Wurcherer Leads Falcon Men at Blugold Open

Sept. 22, 2007

The men’s cross country team continued their season as they traveled to Eau Claire for the Blugold Open, finishing 19th out of 20 teams with 552 points on Friday afternoon.

The Falcon top runners were Tim Wurcherer finishing in 164 place in 29:31.69 and Nate Huenke finishing in 180 place in 29:49.21 over the 6,000-meter course.

Minnesota-Duluth finished first with 65 points.

The Falcons will run it the Griak Open on Saturday, Sept. 29.

Men’s Team Results
Minnesota-Duluth 65, Wartburg 76, Macalester 134, St. Thomas 135, St. Olaf 142, Stevens Point 161, La Crosse 164, Bethel 228, St. Norbert 234, Platteville 240, St. John’s 260, Superior 316, Luther 361, Eau Claire 410, Northwestern 475, Stout 489, North Central 509, Winona 522, RF 552, Northland 647

Men’s Individual Results
164  Tim Wurcherer  29:31:69
180  Nate Huenke  29:49:21
191  Kyle Witherrite  30:07:25
197  Dom Dukes  30:15:83
211  Chris Johnson  30:37:69
229  Tony Orlando  31:07:60
247  Adam Thompson  31:52:99
253  Justin Vera  32:16:66

Sept. 15, 2007

The Falcon men's and women's cross country teams opened the season on a high at the St. Olaf Invitational with Becca Jordahl taking first in the women's race.

Jordahl covered the 6,000-meter course in 22:21 to win the race. Her time was 21 seconds off the school record. She edged Bethel's Marie Borner who was clocked in the same time. Maria Michaud was next for the Falcons, and 17 th overall, in 23:34.

The men's team came in 17th out of 27 teams with 396 points, with the winner being La Crosse at 83 points. The men's top runners were Chad Ernst, coming in 21st, in 26:31 and Rich Mark coming in 56th in 26:58. The race covered 8,000-meters.

The women's team came in12th out of 25 teams with 276 points Eau Claire took the team title with 97 points.

Women's Team Scores
Eau Claire, 97, St. Olaf 142, La Crosse 168, Platteville 176, Wartburg 189, Macalester 193, Gustavus 198, MSU-Moorhead 220, MIT 220, Bethel 252, Whitewater 260, River Falls 276, Winona 277, St. Scholastica, 365, Iowa Central 444, Con.-St. Paul 455, Hamline 489, North Park 492, St. Catherine 531, Concordia 533, Coe 607, UM-Morris 703, Crown 727, North Central 750, Martin Luther 774

Women's Individual Results
1. Becca Jordahl, 22:21
17. Maria Michaud, 23:34
84. Leah Korf, 24:46
100. Carly Eggert, 24:58
109. Christine Peters, 25:02
143. Stacy Dekkers, 25:42
159. Amy Follmann, 26:03
212. Tiffany Gardner, 26:57
214. Laura Murphy, 27:22
245. Katie Wirkus, 27:31
255. Lauren Besson, 27:52
256. Renee Schlittler, 27:53
264. Nina Watercot, 27:58
285. Lindy Probst, 28:25
318. Jessie Behrman, 29:22
340. Amie Wrisky, 30:39
368. Laura Shipman, 35:09

Men's Teams Scores
La Crosse 83, Platteville 105, Iowa Central 108, Stevens Point 122, Allegheny 132, MIT 153, Wartburg 254, MSU-Moorhead 259, Bethel 286, Whitewater 302, St. Olaf 329, Macalester 340, Hamline 352, Gustavus 359, Carthage 372, Eau Claire 379, River Falls 396, Carleton 499, Coe 572, St. Scholastica 599, Concordia 643, Winona 712, North Central 714, North Park 784, UM-Morris 792, Martin Luther 797, Crown 798

Men's Individual Results
21. Chad Ernst, 26:13
56. Rich Mark, 26:58
| 110. Jose Rojas, 27:54
146. Ricky Hoffman, 28:29
149. Kiel Hausler, 28:31
154. Andrew Reckard, 28:34
173. Zack Moe, 28:51
182. Jake Cavanaugh, 28:59
202. Tony Cascl, 29:16
205. Kevin Rengo, 29:20
225. Shad Gausman, 29:40
238. Tim Wurcherer, 29:58
239. Adam Thompson, 29:59
244. Kyle Witherrite, 30:07
249. Chris Johnson, 30:18
287. Tony Orlando, 31:27

Becca Jordahl	Chad Ernst

UWRF's Becca Jordahl beat Bethel's
Marie Borner by a step at the St. Olaf
Invitational.

Cross Country Teams Open Season

Sept. 7, 2007

The Falcon men's cross country team opened their season at home this afternoon while the women traveled to Carlton College to open theirs.

The men's team hosted Eau Claire and Minnesota in a unique invitational. The meet was made up of 13 two-man teams.   Each runner ran three 1,690-meter laps on an alternating basis with his teammate. Eau Claire took first with 36 points while RF came in second with 49 points, their top runners being the team of Kyle Donovan and Kiel Hausler, running a combined time of 33:40.

The women's team came in fifth of five with 137 points while St. Olaf took the title with 32 points. RF's top runners were Sandra Kirchner, her time being 21:30, and Kayla Gaulke at 21:40.

Men's Teams Scores
Eau Clarie 36
River Falls 49

Men's Individual Results
1. Joe McFarland and Seijen Takamura (Minnesota), 32:19
2. Mike VanBeusekom and Hans Storvick (Minnesota), 32:26
3. David Krueger and Tim Bruhn (Minnesota), 32:27
4. Kyle Donovan and Kiel Hausler (RF), 33:40
5. Tony Carr and Stanton Jasicki (EC), 33:51
6. Luke Wieker and Ben Wieker (EC), 33:57
7. Charlie Daehler and Jacob Pellman (EC), 34:01
8. Bryan Willkom   and Nate Flesch (EC), 34:07
9. Tony Casci and Kevin Rengo (RF), 34:18
10. Roger Schulz and Mike Blank (EC), 34:38
11. Nate Huenke and Tim Wucherer (RF), 34:58
12. Adam Thompson and Chris Johnson (RF), 35:41
13. Dom Dukes and Anthony Orlando (RF), 37:14

Women's Team Scores
St. Olaf 32, St. Thomas 46, Carlton 51, Eau Claire 121, River Falls 137

Women's Individual Results
27 Sandra Kirchner 21:30
31 Kayla Gaulke 21:40
41 Amy Follman 22:13
53 Lauren Besson 23:12
57 Emily Johnson 23:32
58 Katie Wirkus 23:36
60 Nina Watercot 23:40
61 Tiffany Gardner 23:43
65 Renee Schlittler 24:01
74 Lindy Probst 24:30
77 Jessie Behrman 25:12
81 Amie Wrisky 25:41
87 Laura Shipman 28:02
89 Gina Timmerman 28:41

Women's Cross Country Team Ranked
No. 10 in Midwest Region

Sept. 5, 2007

The Falcon women's cross country team is ranked No. 10 in the NCAA Midwest Region preseason poll by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. 

The Midwest Region is a Who's Who of WIAC teams. Six of the nine WIAC teams are ranked in the Top 10. Eau Claire is No. 2, La Crosse No. 3, Platteville No. 5, Oshkosh No. 7 and Whitewater is No. 9. Washington University is No. 1.

UWRF, with co-coaches Keven Syverson and Scott Seklesky, will open its season on Saturday at the Carleton Opener.

USTFCCCA Poll