Women's Cross Country
Hawaii Hilo Takes Home Second Straight Cross Country Title
October 27 – For the second year in a row the University of Hawaii Hilo won the Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Conference women’s cross country championship. The 5k race, held at Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont, California featured 40 runners from the seven PacWest schools.
The Vulcans scored 32 points, followed by BYU Hawaii (45), Hawaii Pacific (49), Notre Dame de Namur (123), Chaminade (126), Dixie State (149) and Grand Canyon (160).
The individual winner was Amanda Whitford from BYU Hawaii with a time of 18:54. UHH senior Kelly Rogers placed second while Diana Voorhees (BYU Hawaii), Kari Andrew (Hawaii Hilo) and Elin Soto-Thompson (Hawaii Pacific) rounded out the top five.
Ashley Hughey was the top finisher for Notre Dame de Namur, placing 12th with a time of 20:28. Deanne Soon finished 15th for Chaminade while Dixie State’s Lynn Larkin (22nd) and Grand Canyon’s Arlin Guadian (23rd) were the top runners for their respective schools.
In addition to Hughey, four others Argonauts completed the race. Cory Riley finished 21st, Cyndi Castor (28th), Stacey Nowak (30th) and Traci Cicerchi (32nd) rounded out the NDNU score.
The top seven runners were named First Team All-PacWest with the next seven garnering Second Team honors. Hawaii Hilo finished with five All-Conference runners while BYU Hawaii and HPU had four apiece and NDNU had one.
First Team All-Pacific West
Amanda Whitford (BYU Hawaii)
Kelly Rogers (Hawaii Hilo)
Diana Voorhees (BYU Hawaii)
Kari Andrew (Hawaii Hilo)
Elin Soto-Thompson (Hawaii Pacific)
Emma Palmer (Hawaii Pacific)
Alejandra Sanchez (Hawaii Hilo)
Second Team All-Pacific West
Nina Hagemann (Hawaii Hilo)
Jennifer Torres (Hawaii Pacific)
Hillary Glenn (BYU Hawaii)
Ashley Benson (Hawaii Hilo)
Ashley Hughey (Notre Dame de Namur)
Quinn Horochuk (Hawaii Pacific)
Yu-Jhi Fong (BYU Hawaii)
NDNU Competes in Santa Clara Open
October 13 – Three Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country runners competed in the Santa Clara Open on Saturday morning. Ashley Hughey once again paced NDNU, finishing 20th out of 59 runners. Stacey Nowak (47th) and Cyndi Castor (52nd) also completed the race for the Argos. NDNU is off next week, but will return home to host the Pacific West Conference Championships held at Crystal Springs on October 27th. RESULTS
NDNU Competes in Triton Invitational
October 6 – The Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country team competed in their fifth race of the season at the Triton Invitational. Three Argonaut runner completed the race, led by Ashley Hughey 38th place finish. Stacie Nowark placed 49th while Cyndi Castor finished in 59th place. The Argos will run again next weekend at the Santa Clara Invitational on Saturday. RESULTS
NDNU Women Place 26th at Williamette Invitational
September 29 – The Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country team finished 26th in Williamette Invitational held on Saturday morning. Five Argonaut runners finished the race, led by Ashley Hughey’s 114th place finish. Stacie Nowak (155th), Heather Toohey (166th), Traci Cicerchi (169th) and Cyndi Castor (171st) rounded out the NDNU score. The Argos are back in action next Saturday at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla, CA. RESULTS
Three Argos Place at Pepperdine Invitational
September 22 – Three members of the Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country team ran in the Pepperdine Invitational on Saturday in Malibu, California.
Ashley Hughey, Cyndi Castor and Siobhan Brosnan all placed in the 6K race. Hughey led the way for the Argos, finishing 86th while Castor and Brosnan placed 108th and 112th respectively. The Argos will compete again next Saturday in Salem, Oregon at the Williamette Invitational. RESULTS
Argos Race at Humboldt Invitational
September 8 – The Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country team participated in their first race of the 2007 season at the Humboldt State Invitational. The Argos had two runners participate with Ashley Hughey finishing ninth and Cyndi Castor placing 19th. The Argos are back in action next Saturday at the Sacramento State Invitational. RESULTS
Women Place Fourth in Pac West Championships
October 21 - The Notre Dame de Namur women's cross country team closed out their season by making their first appearance in the Pac West Championships on Saturday. The race, which took place in Hilo, Hawaii featured all six schools in the conference. The women finished fourth in their meet.
The women were paced by Jennifer Mobarez who placed 18th, with the final four women runners finishing in 20th-23rd place. Women's Results
Cross Country Competes in Cal Poly Invitational
October 14 - The NDNU women's cross country team competed in the Cal Poly Invitational on Saturday. The women placed 13th in the race.
Kelli Murata placed 79th to lead the women while Ashley Hughey finished 82nd. The men and women will race again next Saturday in the Pac West Championships in Hilo,Hawaii. Women's Results
Cross Country Runs in Williamette Invitational
September 30 - The Notre Dame de Namur women's cross country teams competed in the Williamette Invitational in Salem, Oregon on Saturday morning. Concordia University (Irvine) took home the women's team title. The NDNU women placed 31st.
The women were led by Ashley Hughey who finished in 145th place. The women will race again next Saturday at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla, California. Women's Results