11/19/2003

The Friends University cross country teams put on a good showing at the Regional IV Championship in Lincoln, Neb., with both men’s and women’s teams finishing 12th.

Brenna Powers topped the women’s team placing 29th with a 21:01:00 time. Zachariah Jones led the men’s team with a 69th place finish with a 28:48:00 time.

One week earlier the Friends men’s and women’s cross country teams had a successful weekend at the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championship.

The men’s team finished second in the conference championship races.  Sophomore Chris Dalton led the team, finishing 14th with a time of 28:09:60.  Senior captain Zach Jones, Andrew Draut and David Evenden finished in the top 25. 

The women’s team, led by freshman Brenna Powers, finished sixth overall.  Powers finished sixth and freshman Eva Lambrecht finished 10th giving them both first team all conference honors.  Three other runners who finished the race included Jennifer Tyson, Jodie Hearlson and Jamie Frantz.

“We did have two freshmen in the top ten,” said head men’s and women’s coach Mike Howe said about the conference championship race.  “That was great for freshmen.”                                           

Howe was pleased with the effort the runners from both teams have shown this season.

“Everyone has shown improvement at one meet or another,” Howe said.  “We really ran as a pack this season.”

Howe was named coach of the year for the men’s cross country team for the fourth consecutive year.