Falcons Travel to Nebraska for Woody Greeno Invitational
9/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 15, 2010
The Air Force cross country team returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 18, as it travels to Lincoln, Neb., for the annual Woody Greeno Invitational. The meet begins with the women's 6K race at 10 a.m., and will be followed by the men's 8K race at 10:45 a.m. Both races, co-hosted by the University of Nebraska and Nebraska Wesleyan University, will take place at Pioneers Park. It will be the first scored race of the season for the Falcons' cross country team.
Meet Notes 02: at Woody Greeno Invitational 
MEET INFORMATION
The Woody Greeno Invitational began in 1990, when Nebraska Wesleyan and Nebraska combined its two cross country meets into one. Over the last 20 years, this meet has become the largest cross country event in the state of Nebraska. Currently over 30 university and college teams compete at this meet, accounting for over 600 runners. Action begins at 10 a.m., with the women's 6K race, while the men's 8K race is slated to start at 10:45.
WHO'S WHO
The meet will be divided into two divisions: College and University. Joining the Falcons in the University Division will be Creighton, Nebraska and Wyoming. Teams competing at the College Level are Benedictine, Butler Community, Central Methodist, Cloud Community, Concordia (Nebraska), Doane, Emporia State, Garden City Community, Grand View, Haskell Indian Nations, Hastings, Johnson Community, Midland Lutheran, Mount Marty, Nebraska Wesleyan, Nebraska-Kearny, Peru State, North Dakota, Sioux Falls, Wisconsin-Stout, Wayne State, William Jewell and York.
DIRECTIONS TO THE COURSE
If traveling on I-80, take exit 397 and head south on Homestead Expressway. Take a right on Capitol Parkway W., which turns into South Coddington Ave. Pioneers Park will be on the east side of the road.
SHAKING OFF THE RUST
The women's team had a strong start to the season, taking three of the top four spots at the UCCS Rust Buster invitational on Sept. 11. Katherine Ward paced the Falcons with a second-place time of 15:26.99, while Katie Carroll and Morgan Mosby finished third (15:34.50) and fourth (15:41.21), respectively.
SHOWING A LITTLE CLASS
Each of the top four runners for the women's team represented a different class year at the Rust Buster Invitational. Senior Katherine Ward placed second, followed by junior Katie Carroll (third) and sophomore Morgan Mosby (fourth). Freshman Carley Gross rounded out the Falcons' top-10 finishers with a ninth-place time.
WALMSLEY PACES MEN AT UCCS
The Falcons, who earned three top-10 finishes at the Rust Buster Invitational on Sept. 11, were paced by Jim Walmsley, who finished third in 19:22.35. Jeremy Drenckhahn (eighth, 19:48.42) and Matt Bell (10th, 19:59.34) rounded out the men's top-10 for Air Force. The Falcons claimed nearly half of the top 15, as Alex Zubey, Jon Rock and Tyler Small finished 11th, 12th and 15th, respectively.
GETTING THERE IN THE END
Air Force's men started the 6K race in a pack and no individual was within the top 30 at the first 2000-meter checkpoint. However, the field greatly shifted by the time the runners crossed the finish line, as three Falcons placed within the top 10, nine within the top 20 and 15 within the top 30.
WHAT'S ON DECK
The Falcons are off from competition until Saturday, Oct. 2, when they split for a pair of meets. Select members of the team will travel to Madison, Wis., for the adidas Invitational, while the rest of the squad heads to Boulder, Colo., for the annual Rocky Mountain Shootout.
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