Women 10th, Men 16th at Midwest Regional

Nov. 12, 2005

The Falcon women's cross country team finished 10th out of 39 teams and the men placed 16th out of 34 teams at the NCAA Divison III Midwest Regional held in Peoria, Illinois. For the men, it was their highest finish in the midwest regional. It was the highest finish for the women since the 2001 team placed eighth. Host school Washington University of St. Louis won the womens title. La Crosse took home the men's title.

Marlene Yaeger led the Falcon women by finishing the 6,000-meter race with her fastest time of the year. She took 14th place with a time of 21:59, topping her next best time by 42 seconds. She has qualilfied for the NCAA National meet which will be run on Saturday at Dornoch Golf Course in Delaware, Ohio.

Christine Peters also had a good showing finishing 38th in 22:48. That beat her next fastest time of the season by 1:26. Amanda Kozicky also did well taking 54th with a time of 23:07. She beat her best time of the season by almost a minute.

On the men's side, Jason Phillippi was the first Falcon man to finish the 8,000 meter-race. He took 69th overall clocking in at 26:27, which was his fastest time of the year. Jake Cavanaugh was next for River Falls taking 93rd with a time of 26:56 which was his best time this season as well. Kevin McDonough finished 102nd in 27:03.

Men’s Individual Results
69. Jason Phillippi 26:27
93. Jake Cavanaugh 26:56
102. Kevin McDonough 27:03
106. Bobby Hanson 27:08
108. Jason Quarford 27:08
133. Ben Kirmse 27:41
178. Zack Moe 28:55

Men's Team Results
Lacrosse 42, Oshkosh 79, North Central 140, Chicago 145, Wheaton 147, Washington 163, Platteville 221, Whitewater 240, Augustana 264, Stevens Point 277, Elmhurst 307, Greenville 385, Monmouth 409, Principia 419, Carthage 419, River Falls 478, Ripon 479, Stout 501, Eau Claire 554, Superior 601, Millikin 614, St. Norbert 632, Milwaukee School of Engineering 638, Beloit 681, Ill. Wesleyan 733, Concordia (WI) 795, Maryville 828, Lawrence 879, Northland 892, Illinois Coll. 900, Carroll 914, Rockford 918, Concordia-RF 1007, North Park 1061

Women's Individual Results
14. Marlene Yaeger 21:59
38. Christine Peters 22:48
54. Amanda Kozicky 23:07
70. Maria Michaud 23:24
95. Jessica Hurlbut 23:55
115. Laura Murphy 24:37
122. Stephanie Jicinsky 24:42

Women's Team Results
Washington 76, Lacrosse 99, Stevens Point 125, Eau Claire 194, Oshkosh 213, Chicago 220, Wheaton 232, North Central 239, Platteville 265, River Falls 271, Stout 291, Ill. Wesleyan 404, Carthage 414, Concordia (WI) 430, Whitewater 468, Augustana 480, Carroll 539, Lawrence 540, North Park 551, Greenville 566, Elmhurst 626, St. Norbert 636, Maryville 651, Beloit 666, Wisc. Luthern 695, Lake Forest 726, Edgewood 783, Monmouth 792, Millikin 797, Ripon 833, Superior 846, Northland 859, Aurora 947, Concordia-RF 1053, Prinipia 1059, Benedictine 1073, Illinois Coll. 1102, Alverno 1160, Rockford 1181

Women Sixth, Men Seventh at WIAC Meet

Oct. 29 , 2005

The Falcon women's cross country team placed sixth and the men finished seventh at the WIAC Meet held Saturday morning at the Nemadji Golf Course in Superior.

Marlene Yaeger led the women with a sixth place finish over the 6,000-meter course. She finished in 22:41.15. Her time was the third fastest ever by a Falcon and it was her fastest time of the season by 21 seconds. Maria Mauchaud was next for UW-RF and she finished in 24:03.16. She placed 30th overall. It was her fastest time of the season by 16 seconds. The women's team finished just one point out of fifth place.

Leading the men was Bobby Hanson who finished 38th overall in 27:06.9 over the 8,000-meter course. It was his fastest time of the season by eight seconds. Next for the Falcons was Jason Phillippi who finished 39th overall in 27:09.34.

Men’s Individual Results
38. Bobby Hanson 27:06.9
39. Jason Phillippi 27:09.34
43. Jake Cavanaugh 27:23.48
48. Cary Cardinal 22:39.05
50. Jason Quarford 27:42.17
51. Ben Kirmse 27:43.43
54. Zack Moe 28:07.82

Men's Team Results
La Crosse 25, Oshkosh 78, Platteville 86, Whitewater 87, Stevens Point 112, Stout 197, River Falls 218, Eau Claire 223, Superior 257

Women's Individual Results
6. Marlene Yaeger 22:41.15
30. Maria Michaud 24:03.16
33. Amanda Kozicky 24:08.48
35. Christine Peters 24:14.06
38. Jessica Hurlbut 24:19.34
49. Steph Jicinsky 25:26.88
50. Laura Murphy 25:32.61

Women's Team Results
La Crosse 38, Stevens Point 55, Oshkosh 105, Eau Claire 110, Platteville 141, River Falls 142, Stout 144, Whitewater 184, Superior 281

Yaeger Takes First, Men and Women Finish Second

Oct. 15, 2005

Senior Marlene Yaeger won the women's 6,000-meter race at the UW-Superior Fall Freeze on Saturday. Both the men and women's teams finished second.

The men tied with St. Thomas for second place out of eight teams with a score of 74. St. John's won the meet with 27. The Falcon women also finished second with 37, falling just seven points behind the winner UW-Stout.

Jason Phillippi was the top Falcon runner for the men. He finished the 8,000-meter race with a time of 27:06, good enough for ninth overall. Bobby Hanson finished 13th with a time of 27:14. Zack Moe finshed 15th with a time of 27:17.

Marlene Yaeger won the women's race with a time of 23:02. That was her fastest time this year and also the fourth fastest time women's time in UW-River Falls history. Amanda Kozicky also did very well finishing seventh with a time of 24:17. Maria Michaud finished right behind her in ninth clocking in at 24:19.

The Falcons will be back in Superior for the WIAC conference meet on October 29 at 10 a.m.

Men’s Individual Results
9 . Jason Phillippi 27:06
13. Bobby Hanson 27:14
15. Zack Moe 27:17
20. Kevin McDonough 27:32
24. Ben Kirmse 27:38
26. Jason Quarford 27:40
29. Jake Cavanaugh 27:46
34. Chris Wenig 28:02
36. Matt Olson 28:07
40. Cary Cardinal 28:28
43. Andrew Reckard 28:34
45. Eric Nordgren 28:45
53. Scott Reise 28:56
56. Dan Kessenich 29:04
69. Kiel Hausler 29:40
87. Mark Hartwig 30:29
104. Sean Gamlin 32:44
Scott Degner NT

Men's Team Results
St. John's (MN) 27, RF 74, Coll. of St. Thomas 74, Stout 94, Concordia-Moorhead 163, Lakehead 168, Superior 172, Northland 221

Women's Individual Results
1. Marlene Yaeger 23:02
7. Amanda Kozicky 24:17
8. Maria Michaud 24:19
10. Christine Peters 24:34
11. Jessica Hurlbut 24:54
19. Laura Murphy 25:36
21. Stacy Dekkers 25:50
22. Emily Black 25:56
23. Lindsey Tessier 25:59
25. Johanna Olson 26:08
26. Stephanie Jicinsky 26:11
32. Tiffany Gardner 26:41
38. Katie Frazer 27:31
43. Erica Berrisford 28:15
60. Bethany Locke 30:32
64. Kendra Scudder 33:06
Shenna Ryan NT
Laura Baur NT
Molly Larson NT

Women's Team Results
Stout 30, RF 37, Augsburg 87, Superior 120, Northland 124, UM-Duluth (JV) 137

Falcons Place Fourth, Seventh at Blugold Open

Oct. 1 , 2005

The Falcon men's cross country team placed fourth and the women place seventh at the Blugold Open held Friday at the Whitetail Golf Course.

The men placed fourth of 10 teams with 113 points and the women placed seventh of 10 teams with 168 points.

Leading the men over the 6,000-meter course was Jason Phillippi who placed eighth overall in 26:53. Zach Moe was second for UW-RF with a time of 27:06.

Marlene Yaeger led the women with a time of 23:37 over the 6,000-meter course. She placed seventh overall. Amanda Kozicky was the next Falcon to cross the finish line. She placed 27th in 24:22.

The Falcons will next run in the Jacket Invitational on Oct. 15 at UW-Superior.

Men’s Individual Results
8. Jason Phillippi 26:53
19. Zach Moe 27:06
27. Kevin McDonough 27:25
28. Bobbu Hanson 27:28
31. Jason Quarford 27:30
39. Chris Wenig 27:48
43. Ben Kirmse 27:53

Men's Team Results
UM-Duluth 43, Luther 55, St. Olaf 81, RF 113 5, St. John's 139, Eau Claire 142, Bethel 207, Superior 260, Macalester 272, Martin Luther 305

Women's Individual Results
7. Marlene Yaeger 23.37
|27. Amanda Kozicky 24:22
29. Maria Michaud 24:27
47. Christina Peters 25:02
58. Jess Hurlbut 25:31
82. Steph Jicinsky 26:14
85. Johanna Olson 26:17

Women's Team Results
La Crosse 52 2, Eau Claire 80, St. Thomas 106, Minnesota 120, Luther 153, St. Benedict 157, RF 168, UM-Duluth 264, St. Scholastica 269, St. Olaf 312

Falcons Place 23rd and Seventh at Griak Invite

Sept. 24, 2005

In one of the largest cross country meets in the country, the Falcon men took 23rd and women took seventh at the Roy Griak Invitational at the UM-Twin Cities.

In the men's maroon division 8,000-meter race, the Falcons placed 23rd out of 43 teams scoring 622 points. LaCrosse won the meet with a score of 80. The women had a very good showing in their maroon division 6,000-meter race. They took seventh out of 28 teams with a score of 253. Carleton took the women's crown with a score of 93.

Zachery Moe was the top Falcon taking 107th with a time of 27:31. Jason Phillippi took 127th with a time of 27:40. Kevin McDonough took 138 with a time of 27:46.

The best Falcon women's runner was Marlene Yaeger. She placed 18th with a time of 23:45. Amanda Kozicky finished 42nd with a time of 24:28. Christine Peters took 59th with a time of 24:53.

The Falcons will be running next in the Bluegold Invitational on September 30 at 4 p.m.

Men’s Individual Results
107. Zackery Moe, 27:31
127. Jason Phillippi, 27:40
138. Kevin McDonough, 27:46
164. Bobby Hanson, 28:05
180. Jason Quarford, 28:14
208. Ben Kirmse, 28:32
256. Cary Cardinal, 29:15
259. Scott Degner, 29:17
269. Chris Wenig, 29:24
275. Kiel Hausler, 29:27
297. Eric Nordgren, 29:45

Men's Team Results
LaCrosse 80, MSU-Mankato 104, South Dakota 152, Wartburg 186, Oshkosh 195, Manitoba 242, UM-Duluth 248, Hamline 256, Platteville 266, Carleton 279, Augustana (SD) 299, Concordia Neb. 308, Black Hills St. 333, Whitewater 342, Parkside 484, Carthage 507, Wayne St. 520, Loras 529, Northern St. 535, Mich. Tech. 560, Iowa Cent. CC 576, Lk. Superior St. 580, River Falls 622, Huntington 729, Gustavus Adolphus 730, Jamestown 763, Morningside 776, St. Norbert 778, North Dakota 797, Lakehead 822, Concordia WI 866, Milwaukee Engineering 925, Grand View 936, Superior 986, Hastings 999, Lawrence 1137, St. Cloud 1183, Northland 1229, Northwestern (MN) 1229, Caroll 1237, North Cent. (MN) 1238, St. Mary's (MN) 1273, Knox 1325

Women's Individual Results
18. Marlene Yaeger, 23:45
42. Amanda Kozicky, 24:28
59. Christine Peters, 24:53
71. Maria Michaud, 25:11
96. Jessica Hurlbut, 25:36
106. Emily Black, 24:46
109. Stacy Dekkers, 25:51
119. Laura Murphy, 26:00
163. Johanna Olson, 26:45
165. Steph Jicinsky, 26:48
177. Lindsey Tessier, 26:52
198. Erica Berrisford, 27:15
217. Tiffany Gardner, 27:34
220. Jill Crandall, 27:37
222. Katie Frazer, 27:41
256. Laura Baur, 28:33
293. Bethany Locke, 30:22
336. Kendra Scudder, TNA

Women's Team Results
Carleton 93, Eau Claire 112, St. Olaf 114, Gustavus Adolphus 142, St. Thomas 164, Platteville 220, River Falls 253, Concordia Moorhead 262, Hamline 306, St. Mary's (MN) 319, Concordia WI 356, Whitewater 402, Hastings 410, Loras 442, Bethel 451, St. Catherine 457, Lawrence 471, Dana College 517, Lakehead 518, St. Norbert 526, Carroll 550, Northwestern (MN) 561, Coll. of St. Mary 574, Minn.-Morris 614, North Cent. (MN) 635, Superior 653, Northland 678, Knox 885,

Falcons Compete in St. Olaf Invitational

Sept. 17, 2005

The Falcon men's cross country team placed 10th and the women took ninth at the St. Olaf Invitational.

In the men's 8,000-meter race, River Falls took tenth with a score of 295. Minnesota State-Mankato won the meet with a score of 57. In the women's 6,000-meter race, River Falls placed ninth with a score of 260. St. Olaf won the women's race with 57.

Chris Wenig was the top finisher for the Falcons placing 50th with a time of 28:39. Scott Denger finshed 53rd with a time of 28:41. Cary Cardinal took 62nd with a time of 29:11.

Marlene Yaeger was the top women's runner for River Falls. She finished seventh with a time of 23:35. Amanda Kozicky took 28th with a time of 24:16. Laura Murphy finished 71st with a time of 26:11.

The Falcons next event is the Griak Invitational on September 23 at 9 a.m.

Men’s Individual Results
50. Chris Wenig, 28:39
53. Scott Degner, 28:41
62. Cary Cardinal, 29:11
64. Jacob Cavanaugh, 29:19
66. Andy Reckard, 29:23
71. Scott Reise, 29:41
75. Dan Kessenich, 30:00

Men's Team Results
MSU-Mankato 57, St. John's 72, UM-Duluth 93, Macalester 98, Central 126, St. Olaf 135, Stout 222, Gustavus Adolphus 242, MSU-Moorhead 253, RF 295, Martin Luther 327, St. Cloud 341, North Central 402, Ellsworth CC 428, Crown 454

Women's Individual Results
7. Marlene Yaeger, 23:35
28. Amanda Kozicky, 24:16
71. Laura Murphy, 26:11
76. Emily Black, 26:28
78. Lindsey Tessier, 26:31
89. Erica Berrisford, 27:02
104. Tiffany Gardner, 28:15

Women's Team Results
St. Olaf 71, Macalester 72, Eau Claire 106, Gustavus Adolphus 109, Carleton 119, MSU-Mankato 189, Stout 200, Central 256, RF 260, UM-Duluth 300, MSU-Moorhead 309, St. Catherine 320, Augsburg 329, Winona 419, Martin Luther 421, North Central 442, Iowa Lakes CC 565, Crown 578

Falcons Compete in UWRF Invitational

Sept. 10, 2005

The Falcon men's cross country team placed first and the women third at the UW-River Falls Invitational held Saturday.

In the men's 8,000-meter race, River Falls took first with a perfect score of 15 points, followed by Winona 60 and Northwestern 66. The Falcons swept the second through nine places in the meet. Eau Claire won the women's 6,000-meter race with 19 points followed by St. Thomas 53, River Falls 68, Winona 117 and Northwestern 146.

Jason Phillppi was the top Falcon men's runner. He took second overall with a time of 28:03. Jason Quarford took third with a time of 28:25 and Zackery Moe finished fourth clocking in at 28:37.  

Maria Michaud was the top runner for the women. She took fifth with a time of 25:11. Christine Peters took 11th with a time of 25:25. Amanda Kozicky finished 13th with a time of 25:34.

Falcons Hold 5,000-Meter Time Trials

Sept. 3, 2005

The Falcon women's and men's cross country teams ran 5,000-meter time trials Saturday morning on the UW-RF course. Twenty-seven alumni runners also ran the course.

For the women, Christina Peters led the way with a time of 20:13. She was followed by Maria Michaud who finished in 20:19.

The men were led by Jason Phillippi who finished in 16:34. Kevin McDonough and Ben Kirmse both finished in 17:02.

The Falcons will host the UW-RF Invitational on Saturday with races starting at 10 a.m.

Men’s Individual Results
Jason Phillippi 16:34
Kevin McDonough 17:02
Ben Kirmse 17:02
Jason Quarford 17:05
Zach Moe 17:16
Bobby Hanson 17:45
Matt Olson 17:45
Andrew Reckard 17:55
Chris Wenig 18:00
Scott Degner 18:06
Eric Nordgren 18:07
Scott Reise 18:32
Cary Cardinal 18:48
Dan Kessenich 18:58
Mark Hartwig 19:11
Sean Gamlin 20:16
Tom Carlson 22:06

Women's Individual Results
Christina Peters 20:13
Maria Michaud 20:19
Amanda Kozicky 21:08
Stacy Dekkers 22:12
Lindsey Tessier 22:22
Laura Murphy 22:28
Steph Jicinsky 22:37
Johanna Olson 22:55
Jess Hurlbot 23:11
Katie Frazer 23:16
Jill Crandall 23:35
Erica Berrisford 24:03
Laura Baur 25:39
Beth Locke 26:06
Kendra Scudder 26:06