Women's Cross Country

Argos Finish 22nd at DII Western Regional

November 8 – The Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country team finished 22nd at the NCAA Division II West Regional meet in La Jolla, CA on Saturday.

The Argos were one of 24 teams to participate in the Championship hosted by UC San Diego.  Chico State took home the Regional Title with a combined team score of 60 while Jessica Pixler of Seattle Pacific won the individual title.

Ashley Hughey was the top performer for NDNU with a 116th place finish while Stephanie Biehl came in right behind her at 134th.  Katelyn Mills (150th), Cyndi Castor (152nd) and Kathleen Romero (154th) rounded out the Argonaut’s score at 704.  RESULTS

 

Argos Finish 5th at PacWest Championship

October 25 – Senior Ashley Hughey helped lead the Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country team to a fifth place finish at the PacWest Championship in Laie, Hawaii.

The Argos finished behind conference champs BYU Hawaii as well as Hawaii Pacific, Hawaii Hilo and Dixie State.  The Seasiders won the championship with 29 points, narrowly beating out HPU at 36 points.

Hughey was the top individual runner for NDNU, finishing in 16th place while Stephanie Biehl was less than one minute behind to earn to 22nd place.  Cyndi Castor and Katelyn Mills finished 33rd and 34th respectively with Kathleen Romero rounding out the Argonaut scoring in 42nd place. 

BYU Hawaii’s Amanda Whitford took home the individual title with a time of 18:22, finishing 43 seconds ahead of second place runner Johanna Berggren of HPU.

NDNU is back in action in two weeks when they travel to La Jolla for the Division II Regionals.  RESULTS

 

Argos Finish 12th at Triton Invitational

October 11 – The Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country team finished 12th at the Triton Invitational hosted by UC San Diego on Saturday.  The Argos were among 14 teams to compete in the 6k run.

Ashley Hughey was the top individual for NDNU, placing 82nd with a time of 25:56.  Stephanie Biehl finished behind her in 96th place while Cyndi Castor (118), Kathleen Romero (123) and Daniela Ayala (126) rounded out the NDNU scoring.

The Argos are back in action in two weeks when they travel to Waikiki for the Hawaiian Airlines PacWest Championships.  RESULTS

 

Hughey Top DII Runner as Argos Take 9th

October 3 – Senior Ashley Hughey finished the Pepperdine Invitational as the top runner in the Division II portion of the race.  Hughey led the Argos to a 2nd place finish in the DII division and 9th place overall as she beat out 21 other DII runners.

Hughey finished the 6k race in 34th place overall, while Stephanie Biehl finished 53rd and Cyndi Castor place 59th.  Kathleen Romero and Daniela Ayala rounded out the NDNU scoring with 64th and 65th place finishes respectively. 

Hughey was also named the Pacific West Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for her performance at Pepperdine.

The Argos are back in action this weekend at the Triton Invitational hosted by UC San Diego.  RESULTS

 

Argos Compete in First Race of 2008

September 6 – The Notre Dame de Namur women’s cross country team competed in their first race of the 2008 season on Saturday.  The Argos had four runners in the 5k race held at UC Irvine.

Stephanie Biel and Ashley Hughey were the top two runner for NDNU, placing 75th and 76th respectively.  Cyndi Castor and Kathleen Romero also ran for the Argos.

NDNU will travel to Sacramento next Saturday for their second race of the year.  RESULTS

 

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. 

TEAM RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

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