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| Posted: 1 Nov 2002 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
BYU Sweeps Mountain West Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships
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PROVO -- The BYU men's and women's cross country teams captured their fourth straight Mountain West Conference Championships Friday at the East Bay Golf Course in Provo, Utah. The 10th ranked BYU men's team finished with 37 points, edging out 14th ranked Colorado State (42) by five points. The BYU women's team, ranked first in the nation, finished with a perfect score of 15 and were followed by 29th ranked Colorado State, with 63 points.
Kip Kangogo won the men's 8K race in a time of 24:16.8. He was followed by Austin Vigil (24:37.9) of Colorado State, Cameron Clarke (24:40.7) of New Mexico and Matt Adams (24:43.2) of BYU.
Kangogo commented, "I was trying to run at a constant pace. I just wanted to be steady." Kangogo was named men's cross country athlete of the year and BYU Men's Head Coach Ed Eyestone was named coach of the year.
For the women, Kassi Andersen of BYU finished first on the 6K course with a time of 20:55.2. She was followed by BYU runners Michaela Mannova (20:56.6), Katie Martin (21:06.2), Jaime Cottle (21:28.9) and Nan Kennard (21:32.2). Jessica Zarndt from UNLV was the first non-BYU finisher, with a seventh-place finish (21:42.6).
BYU Women's Head Coach Patrick Shane said, "I am really pleased with how we did. We had a great race today."
Andersen said, "Our strategy was to run as a team. Our whole goal was to work together and stay in a pack." Andersen was named the Mountain West Conference women's cross country athlete of the year and freshman of the year. It is the first time in the history of the conference that the same athlete won both honors. Coach Shane was named coach of the year.
Shane remarked, "Andersen is a great athlete and a very good runner. Great athletes make good coaches and not the other way around."
2002 Mountain West XC ChampsEast Bay Golf Course, Provo, Utah
November 1, 2002
Men's 8K
1. 112 Kip Kangogo So Brigham Young University 24:16.8 1
2. 95 Austin Vigil Jr Colorado State Universit 24:37.9 2
3. 65 Cameron Clarke So New Mexico 24:40.7 3
4. 105 Matt Adams So Brigham Young University 24:43.2 4
5. 69 Matt Gonzales Jr New Mexico 24:43.5 5
6. 90 Bill Michel Jr Colorado State Universit 24:44.9 6
7. 111 Lewis Jones Sr Brigham Young University 24:47.3 7
8. 135 Ben Payne Jr Air Force Academy 24:47.7 8
9. 93 Dylan Olchin Jr Colorado State Universit 24:50.4 9
10. 88 Josh Glaab Fr Colorado State Universit 24:50.8 10
Other BYU finishers:
Place # Name Time Score Behind winner
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1. 112 Kip Kangogo 24:16.8 1 00:00.0 -
4. 105 Matt Adams 24:43.2 4 00:26.4 |
7. 111 Lewis Jones 24:47.3 7 00:30.5 |
12. 106 Steve Barrus 24:56.0 12 00:39.2 |
13. 116 Nathan Robison 24:57.7 13 00:40.9 -- Spread: 00:40.9
14. 107 Andy Carman 24:58.9 (14) 00:42.1
21. 108 Chad Durham 25:08.0 (21) 00:51.2
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2:03:41.0 37
Women's 6K
1. 117 Kassi Andersen Fr Brigham Young University 20:55.2 1
2. 124 Michaela Mannova Jr Brigham Young University 20:56.6 2
3. 125 Katie Martin Jr Brigham Young University 21:06.2 3
4. 121 Jamie Cottle Sr Brigham Young University 21:28.9 4
5. 122 Nan Evans Kennard Jr Brigham Young University 21:32.2 5
6. 127 Breanne Sandberg Fr Brigham Young University 21:33.3 6
7. 34 Jessica Zarndt Sr UNLV 21:42.6 7
8. 123 Jessie Kindschi Sr Brigham Young University 21:44.1 8
9. 98 Jennifer Kintzley Jr Colorado State Universit 21:56.1 9
10. 100 Marget Larson Sr Colorado State Universit 21:57.0 10
Other BYU finishers:
Place # Name Time Score Behind winner
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1. 117 Kassi Andersen 20:55.2 1 00:00.0 -
2. 124 Michaela Mannova 20:56.6 2 00:01.4 |
3. 125 Katie Martin 21:06.2 3 00:11.0 |
4. 121 Jamie Cottle 21:28.9 4 00:33.7 |
5. 122 Nan Evans Kennard 21:32.2 5 00:37.0 -- Spread: 00:37.0
6. 127 Breanne Sandberg 21:33.3 (6) 00:38.1
8. 123 Jessie Kindschi 21:44.1 (8) 00:48.9
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1:45:59.1 15
2002 Mountain West Conference Women's All-Conference Teams
First Team
Kassi Andersen, Fr., BYU
Michaela Mannova, Jr., BYU
Katie Martin, Jr., BYU
Jamie Cottle, Sr., BYU
Nan Kennard, Jr., BYU
Breanne Sandberg, Fr., BYU
Jessica Zarndt, Sr., UNLV
Second Team
Jessie Kindschi, Sr., BYU
Jennifer Kintzley, Jr., CSU
Marget Larson, So., CSU
Charity Vernon, So., Utah
Amy Bair, Jr., BYU
Katie Yemm, Jr., CSU
Lisa Antonelli, So., BYU
2002 Mountain West Conference Women's Award Winners
Runner of the Year
Kassi Andersen, Fr., BYU
Freshman of the Year
Kassi Andersen, Fr., BYU
Coach of the Year
Patrick Shane, BYU
2002 Mountain West Conference Men's All-Conference Teams
First Team
Kip Kangogo, So., BYU
Austin Vigil, Jr., CSU
Cameron Clarke, So., New Mexico
Matt Adams, So., BYU
Matt Gonzales, Jr., New Mexico
Bill Michel, Jr., CSU
Lewis Jones, Sr., BYU
Second Team
Ben Payne, Jr., Air Force
Dylan Olchin, Jr., CSU
Josh Glaab, Fr., CSU
Abe Wengel, So., Air Force
Steve Barrus, Jr., BYU
Nathan Robison, So., BYU
Andy Carman, Sr., BYU
2002 Mountain West Conference Men's Award Winners
Runner of the Year
Kip Kangogo, So., BYU
Freshman of the Year
Josh Glaab, CSU
Coach of the Year
Ed Eyestone, BYU
