Nate Sleight runs at Pete Steilberg Classic in Olympia.
Nate Sleight was at the front of the Falcon pack on Saturday in Olympia.

Sleight Leads SPU at Steilberg XC

Sophomore Sets Pace as Younger Falcons Race to a Fourth-Place Finish

9/26/2009 6:34:36 PM


September 26, 2009

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OLYMPIA -- Nate Sleight led a small group of Seattle Pacific runners to a fourth-place finish on Saturday morning at the Pete Steilberg Classic cross country meet in Olympia.

Sleight (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue Christian HS), a Falcon sophomore, finished the 8-kilometer course at the Evergreen State College in 15th place, logging a time of 27 minutes, 29.61 seconds.

SPU totaled 87 points in the five-team meet. Simon Fraser, which will be joining the Falcons in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2010, won with 21 points.

Freshman Caleb Parker (Richland, Wash./Richland HS) followed Sleight by taking 17th in 28:07.51. Freshman Gavin Brand (Suwanee, Ga.) ran his first race as a Falcon and was 22nd in 29:17.62. Sophomore Nate Seely (Lynden, Wash./Lynden HS) was 26th in 30:04.55; and freshman Lyle Emery (Vancouver, Wash./Heritage HS) ran 28th in 30:14.75.

Seattle Pacific used the meet as a competition opportunity for its younger runners, as most of the varsity regulars did not compete.


NCAA Men's Cross Country
Pete Steilberg Classic
Saturday, September 26, 2009
8K at The Evergreen State College/Olympia, Wash.

Team scores -- 1, Simon Fraser 21; 2, Saint Martin's 49; 3, Evergreen State 85; 4, Seattle Pacific 87; 5, Evergreen State 'B' 99.
Winner-- KevinFriesen (SFU) 25:42.54.
SPU placers -- 15, Nate Sleight 27:29.61; 17, Caleb Parker 28:07.51; 22, Gavin Brand 29:17.62; 26, Nate Seely 30:04.55; 28, Lyle Emery 30:14.75.

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