Falcons Head to NCAA Regional Meet
11/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Nov. 7, 2006
The Air Force cross country team travels to
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FALCON PAIR NETS ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS: Senior Richard Elmore and sophomore Matt Williams earned the first all-conference honors of their career at the MWC Championships. Elmore clocked a time of 25:07 to finish within the top-10 at ninth, while Williams placed 12th in a time of 25:14. They become the 12th and 13th Falcons, respectively, to earn all-conference accolades for the Air Force men since joining the Mountain West Conference (nine other Falcons were named to the WAC all-conference team during Air Force's time in that league)
MWC CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP: The Air Force men's cross country team picked up a second-place at the annual Mountain West Conference Championships on Saturday, Oct. 28, in
MEN'S RECAP: In addition to Elmore and Williams, junior Josh Van Wyngaarden and sophomore Ian McFarland picked up top-20 finishes, as van Wyngaarden clocked a time of 25:19 to finish 15th and McFarland placed 17th with a time of 25:31. A trio of Air Force sophomores finished 24th, 25th and 26th. Scott Balcao clocked in at 25:58, while Sean Houseworth posted a time of 26:00 and Sebastian Ortiz crossed the finish line in 26:01. Junior Kenny Grosselin (26:13-31st) and senior Jason Beck (26:34-37th) rounded out the Air Force contingent at the conference meet.
WOMEN'S RECAP: Junior Kelly Robinson posted the team's top finish, placing 21st with a time of 22:40. Freshman Allison Romanko had a strong showing at her first conference meet, placing 24th with a time of 22:50. Senior Margaret Frash placed 32nd, crossing the finish line in 23:02, while freshman Katherine Anderson finished 39th in 23:30. Junior Kate Papenberg clocked in a time of 24:47, while freshman Sara Juback posted a time of 25:27 to take 56th. Sophomore Jamie Illig rounded out the Air Force team with a 60th-place finish and a time of 27:04.
BALCAO WINS WEEKLY HONOR: Scott Balcao was named the Mountain West Conference men's cross country athlete of the week, the league office announced Oct. 10. He was the first Falcon to cross the finish line at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational, leading the Air force to its third straight team title at that meet. Clocking a time of 26:18, Balcao finished ninth in the 122-member race.
STILL ROLLING: For the third-straight season, the Air Force men won the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational. Backed by a ninth-place finish from sophomore Scott Balcao, the Falcons totaled 78 points to win the 11-team meet.
WILLIAMS EARNS WEEKLY MWC AWARD: Sophomore Matt Williams was named the Mountain West Conference men's cross country athlete of the week, the league office announced on Sept. 7. Williams finished first out of 81 runners at the Wyoming Invitational last week in
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