Elena Burkard (USF) Paves Way in Adidas Wisconsin Invitational

10/12/2012

MADISON, Wis. ­– Competing in their most challenging non-championship meet of the season, the No. 20 San Francisco women's cross country team placed 20th in the 49-team 6-kilometer race on Friday afternoon at Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course.

Elena Burkard continued her standout freshman season, leading the Dons with a 52nd place finish. Burkard, who helped then-No. 23 San Francisco to a second place finish in the Toledo Bubble Buster on Sept. 21, paced the Dons with a time of 20:29. The Dons again bested their WCC foe BYU (24th place).

Eva Krchova, who earned her second consecutive Track & Field All-America Honorable Mention selection last year, finished second on the Dons' squad and in 81st place overall (20:43).

Senior Chloe Treleven ranked third for USF (20:54), while Alice Baker finished five seconds behind her teammate (20:59). Baker shaved an impressive 43 seconds off her previous season best 6k time, which came at the Stanford Invitational two weeks ago.

Twenty of the top 30 teams in the country competed in the Adidas Invitational, including six of the top 10, including No. 2 Arizona, No. 3 Washington, No. 5 Iowa State, No. 7 Stanford, No. 9 Cornell and No. 10 Michigan State.

The Dons finished with 531 points, as No. 5 Iowa State took home first place honors with 109 points. Cal Poly freshman Laura Hollander blistered her way to first place overall finish with a time of 19:33.

San Francisco will now prepare for the WCC Championships on October 27 at Pier Park in Portland, Ore.

Place Name 6k Time
52 Elena Burkard 20:29 5-6 Fr. Baiersbronn, Germany / Richard-von-Weizsäcker-Gymnasiu
81 Eva Krchova 20:43 6-1 R-Jr. Brno, Czech Republic / Spanish Bilingual HS
116 Chloe Treleven 20:54 5-8 Sr. Tacoma, WA / Curtis Senior HS
132 Alice Baker 20:59 5-9 Sr. Oakland, CA / Saint Mary's HS
150 Maor Tiyouri 21:05 5-0 Jr. Kfar Saba, Israel / Galili HS
(273) Kate Jamboretz 21:56 5-1 So. Boise, ID / Boise High School
(307) Mary Sandri 22:39 5-3 R-Jr. Martinez, CA / Carondelet HS
20th - 531 points San Francisco 20:50 1:44:10 0:36

University of San Francisco
2012 Women's Cross Country

Full Name Ht. Academic Year Hometown /Previous School
Alice Baker 5-9 Sr. Oakland, CA / Saint Mary's HS
Elena Burkard 5-6 Fr. Baiersbronn, Germany / Richard-von-Weizsäcker-Gymnasiu
Sophie Curl 5-8 Sr. Bellingham, WA / Squalicum HS
Samantha Hamilton 5-1 Jr. Half Moon Bay, CA / New Mexico State University
Hillary Harris 5-6 R-Fr. Hillsboro, OR / Glencoe High School
Madeline Haupert 5-5 Fr. La Crosse, WI / Aquinas HS
Katherine Jamboretz 5-1 So. Boise, ID / Boise High School
Hillary Kigar 5-0 R-Sr. Sacramento, CA / El Camino HS
Eva Krchova 6-1 R-Jr. Brno, Czech Republic / Spanish Bilingual HS
Lea Lundblad 5-8 So. Haiku, HI / Seabury High School
Morgan Martin 5-4 R-So. Medford, OR / St. Mary's HS
Brooke McCandless 5-7 So. Murrieta, CA / Vista Murrieta High School
Hayley Niles 5-4 R-Jr. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA / Trabuco Hills HS
Sarah Pearson 5-8 Jr. Newbury Park, CA / La Reina HS
Mary Sandri 5-3 R-Jr. Martinez, CA / Carondelet HS
Elizabeth Schultz 5-8 Fr. San Diego, CA / Our Lady of Peace HS
Laura Suur 5-10 Sr. Jogeva, Estonia / Jogeva Gymnasium
Maor Tiyouri 5-0 Jr. Kfar Saba, Israel / Galili HS
Chloe Treleven 5-8 Sr. Tacoma, WA / Curtis Senior HS
Kailey Ulland 5-3 So. Kent, WA / Kentwood High School

Coaching Staff
Name Title
Helen Lehman-Winters Head Cross Country Coach
Chris Shane Assistant Cross Country Coach
Kaitlin Gregg Volunteer Assistant Track and Field Coach
Laura Huarte Assistant Coach
Martha Dobson Volunteer Assistant Cross Country/Track and Field Coach
Jesus Romo Volunteer Assistant Cross Country/Track and Field Coach

Courtesy 2012 University of San Francisco