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     • Complete Women's Results (pdf)

LACEY, Wash. – Nate Sleight ran to a 24th-place finish, leading the Seattle Pacific men to sixth in the team standings at the Saint Martin's Invitational cross country meet on Saturday morning.

SPU junior Sleight (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue Christian HS) finished the 8-kilometer course at Saint Martin's University in 28 minutes 24 seconds. Seattle Pacific wound up with 158 points in a meet won by Western Washington with 31.

While Sleight was well out in front for SPU, the next four Falcons bunched together within 47 seconds behind him to complete the scoring. Sophomore Nate Seely (Lynden, Wash./Lynden HS) was 47th in 29:30; senior Jordan Lance (Mill Creek, Wash./Jackson HS) placed 54th in 29:58; freshman Andrew Rae (St. Helens, Ore.) was 59th in 30:16; and freshman Stephen York (Newberg, Ore.) took 60th in 30:17.

In the women's race, Krysta Carrick cracked the top 20, leading the Seattle Pacific to a fifth-place finish.

Falcons sophomore Carrick (Tokyo, Japan) completed the 6-kilometer course in 24 minutes, 33 seconds, good for 20th place.

SPU finished fifth among the seven teams, totaling 123 points. Western Washington, led by individual winner Sarah Porter, took the title with 29 points.

The next three Falcon runners finished within 20 seconds of each other. Sophomore Kelsey Brown (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was 38th in 25:52; sophomore Laura Moser (Sequim, Wash./Sequim HS) was 39th in 25:53; and Josie Becker was 40th in 26:12.

The Falcons head to Salem, Ore., next weekend for the Charles Bowles Invitational at Bush's Pasture Park adjacent to Willamette University. The meet traditionally features teams from all three NCAA Divisions not only in the Northwest, but also from along the West Coast, as well as some NAIA schools.


NCAA WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Saint Martin's Invitational
Saturday, September 25, 2010
6 kilometers at Saint Martin's University/Lacey, Wash.

Team scores – 1 Western Washington 29; 2, Clark College 60; 3, Saint Martin's 76; 4, Pacific Lutheran 89; 5, Seattle Pacific 123; 6, Evergreen State 170; 7, Olympic CC 195.

Winner – Sarah Porter (WWU) 21:37. SPU placers – 20, Krysta Carrik 24:33; 38, Kelsey Brown 25:52; 39, Laura Moser 25:53; 40, Josie Becker 26:12; 45, Kayla Wilkins 26:50; 50, Jen Pike 26:52;' 60, Lisette Peterson 28:25; 61, Athena Alvarez 28:26.


NCAA MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Saint Martin's Invitational
Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010
8 kilometers at Saint Martin's University/Lacey, Wash.

Team scores – 1, Western Washington 31; 2, Saint Martin's 63; 3, Pacific Lutheran 85; 4, Clark College 97; 5, Green River CC 114; 6, Seattle Pacific 158; 7, Olympic CC 158; 8, Evergreen State College 216.

Winner – John Riak (Unattached) 26:07. SPU placers – 24, Nate Sleight 28:24; 47, Nate Seely 29:30; 54, Jordan Lance 29:58; 59, Andrew Rae 30:16; 60, Stephen York 30:17; 73, Matt Edel 32:29.