Women's Results I Men's Results

SEATTLE, Wash. – After two days of heavy rain in the Seattle area, the weather finally broke into partial sunshine for the start of the 2008 Cascade Conference Cross Country Championships in West Seattle’s  Lincoln Park and the women’s 5k run this morning
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The College of Idaho captured its first women’s team title and C of I’s Stephanie Helm finished first, eleven seconds ahead of the field. With one of the strongest conferences in the country, two nationally ranked teams in No. 12 College of Idaho and No. 21 Concordia, and one receiving votes (Evergreen State College), the women’s field proved to be a strong one.

The rain made the course a bit soggy and muddy in spots but the top portion of the course seemed to have good footing for the runners. College of Idaho’s Stephanie Helm broke out to the early lead which she held for the entire race. As the race wound through the fall colors and down near the Puget Sound, the field began to settle in. Coming in with an outstanding time 17:53 was Helm, a sophomore from Challis, Idaho who defended her 2007 CCC title. Eastern Oregon’s Marcella Bosch finished second at 18:04, Andrea Scheese of Concordia third (18:20) and Christine Eckstein of Eastern Oregon in at fourth with her time of 18:32.

Maggie Miller (College of Idaho) finished  fifth (18:40), Tegan Troutner (College of Idaho), sixth place at 18:44, Northwest University’s Lindsey Wagner sevent (18:47), Rachel Novak (Oregon Tech) eighth at 18:50, Linsie Michels, Concordia U. ninth at 18:50, and Stephanie Sparks (College of Idaho) taking 10^th place with her time of 18:52.

College of Idaho earned an automatic bid to the 32-team field at the NAIA National  Championships in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Nov. 22. Other top CCC finishers, both team and individuals, will have to wait until Monday when the at-large bids are announced by the NAIA.

C of I’s Helm was named the CCC Female Runner of the Year and Coyotes head coach, Pat McCurry was named Women's Coach of the Year for the CCC.

1.       College of Idaho -  48 Points

2.       Concordia – 83 points

3.       Evergreen State – 103 points

4.       Corban College – 119 points

5.       Eastern Oregon – 129 points

6.       Oregon Tech - 131 points

7.       Cascade College – 135 points

8.       Northwest U. – 218 points

9.       Southern Oregon – 221 points

10.   Northwest Christian Univ. – 227 points.

11.   Warner Pacific – 279 points

The weather held with more partial sunshine for the men’s 8k race at 11:45 a.m. Again, the CCC had a strong field and national representation with three nationally ranked teams: No. 5 Southern Oregon, No. 14 College of Idaho and No. 16 Concordia.

Fifth-ranked Southern Oregon lived up to its billing as the Raiders ran away with the men’s title, but it was Concordia’s Eric Burck winning the individual title with his 8k time of 25:04. Southern Oregon had seven runners finish in the top 21 of the field. The CCC's 2007 champion, Kory Humberston of Oregon Tech, took sixth, coming in 24 seconds behind Burck with a time of 25:28. Southern Oregon’s Cameron Kreuz took second in a time of 25:23, Charles Cummings of Concordia finished third (25:18), Anthony Monteleone of SOU took fourth place with a time of 25:22, Martin Romero-Clark (Concordia) was fifth at 25:24, and Cam Starner (Eastern Oregon) was seventh with his time of 25:35, Joe Rath (Southern Oregon) finished eighth (25:39), Paul Sartin (College of Idaho) placed ninth (25:43) and Kiprotich Langat (College of Idaho) finished 10^th with a time of 25:46.

Final CCC Championship Men’s Standings:

1.       Southern Oregon – 38 points

2.       Concordia Univ. – 64

3.       College of Idaho – 81 points

4.       Eastern Oregon – 118 points

5.        Corban College – 164 points

6.       Oregon Tech – 178 points

7.       Evergreen State College – 186 points

8.       Warner Pacific – 205 points

9.       Cascade College – 242 points

10.   Northwest Christian Univ. – 265 points

11.    Northwest Univ. – 275 points

Concordia’s Eric Burck, a senior from Ephrata, Wash., was voted CCC Male Runner of the Year and, SOU's first-year coach, Brent Ericksen, was named 2008 men's CCC Coach of the Year.

Southern Oregon earned an automatic bid to the 32-team field at the NAIA National  Championships in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 22. Other CCC teams and individuals hopeful of at-large bids will have to await the NAIA's announcement of at-lage selections, which will take place Monday.