REESEY BYERS, RENISHA ROBINSON LEAD SACRAMENTO STATE TO FOURTH PLACE FINISHES AT BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIPS

10/30/2010


CHENEY, Wash. — The Sacramento State men's and women's cross country teams each finished fourth at the 2010 Big Sky Conference Championships, Saturday morning at the Fairways Golf Course.

The men scored 134 points to achieve its highest finish at the conference meet in school history. Northern Arizona won its fourth consecutive title with 27 points and was followed by Montana State (56) and Weber State (99). Following Sacramento State were host Eastern Washington (147), Idaho State (151), Portland State (166), Montana (193) and Northern Colorado (250).

The Hornet women tallied 105 points to finish in the upper half of the conference. Montana stopped NAU's three-year run as conference champion by scoring 49 points. Weber State was second with 63 points while Idaho State scored 68 to place third. The remainder of the field consisted of NAU (124), Montana State (168), Eastern Washington (197), Portland State (213) and Northern Colorado (237).

Individually, senior Renisha Robinson [Jr. 2V San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS ] earned all-conference honors by placing 10th in the women's race with a time of 16:14.87. Freshman Reesey Byers [Fr. HS Windsor, Calif./Santa Rosa HS] led the men's team by placing 19th. Byers covered the course in 23:15.09.

For the second straight meet, the Hornet men were paced by their youngest runners. Following Byers was fellow freshmen Zach Kaylor [Fr. HS Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS] (23:17.04) and Cole Younger [Fr. RS Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney HS] (23:27.39), and sophomores Daniel Mitchell [So. 1V Carmichael, Calif./Del Campo HS] (23:42.32) and Nathanael Litwiller [So. 1V Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS] (23:52.43).

"I'm really proud of how our men competed today," Director of Track and Field/Cross Country. "It was really exciting to see the young guys on this team step up for the second consecutive week."

For the women, freshman Breanna Lewis (Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon HS} finished second on the team, and 19th overall in 16:43.67. Seniors Lea Wallace [Sr. 1V Napa, Calif./Cal Poly ] (16:46.71) and Lora Marchini [Jr. 2V Hercules, Calif./Salesian HS] (16:56.95) finished 22nd and 26th, respectively. The final scorer for the team was senior Erin Lewis [Sr. 1V Modesto, Calif./Oregon] who ran 16:57.72 to place 28th.

Sacramento State will next compete at the Doc Adams Invitational hosted by UC Davis on Saturday, Nov. 6.

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1. Northern Arizona 27
2. Montana State 56
3. Weber State 99
4. SACRAMENTO STATE 134
5. Eastern Washington 137
6. Idaho State 151
7. Portland State 166
8. Montana 193
9. Northern Colorado 250

INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. David McNeill, NAU, 21:28.07
2. Diego Estrada, NAU, 21:30.65
3. Patrick Casey, MSU, 22:09.26
4. Kyle King, EWU, 22:10.14
5. Lynn Reynolds, UM, 2:15.14

SACRAMENTO STATE FINISHERS
19. Reesey Byers 23:15.09
21. Zach Kaylor 23:17.04
26. Cole Younger 23:27.39
32. Daniel Mitchell 23:42.32
36. Nathanael Litwiller 23:52.43
37. Chris Romo 23:56.03 Jr. 2V Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek HS
42. Steve Kutsch 24:05.95 Fr. TR Spokane, Wash./Oregon
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES
1. Montana 49
2. Weber State 63
3. Idaho State 68
4. SACRAMENTO STATE 105
5. Northern Arizona 124
6. Montana State 168
7. Eastern Washington 197
8. Portland State 213
9. Northern Colorado 237

INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Erica Wendt-Richardson, ISU, 15:46.55
2. Katrina Drennen, UM, 15:51.80
3. Natalie Haws, WSU, 15:52.03
4. Keli Dennehy, UM, 16:00.45
5. Rochelle Kanuho, NAU, 16:03.82

SACRAMENTO STATE FINISHES
10. Renisha Robinson 16:14.87
19. Breanna Lewis 16:43.67
22. Lea Wallace 16:46.71
26. Lora Marchini 16:56.95
28. Erin Lewis 16:57.72
30. Rachel Mitchell 16:59.14 So. 1V Fremont, Calif./American HS
37. Veronica Stinnett 17:10.59 Fr. HS Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS

Men 2010 Season Roster
Name Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School
Jake Arveson So. 1V Monterey, Calif./Monterey HS
Reesey Byers Fr. HS Windsor, Calif./Santa Rosa HS
Zach Kaylor Fr. HS Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS
Steve Kutsch Fr. TR Spokane, Wash./Oregon
Kyle Lackner Jr. 2V Folsom, Calif./Jesuit HS
Nathanael Litwiller So. 1V Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS
Myko Lucas Jr. 2V Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS
Daniel Mitchell So. 1V Carmichael, Calif./Del Campo HS
Ben Rinn Jr. 2V Auburn, Calif./Placer HS
Chris Romo Jr. 2V Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek HS
Benny Willers Jr. JC Daly City, Calif./CC of San Francisco
Cole Younger Fr. RS Visalia, Calif./Mt. Whitney HS

Women 2010 Season Roster
Name Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School
Krystal Buck Sr. 1V Sacramento, Calif./American River JC
Ashley Chavez So. 1V Brentwood, Calif./Carondelet HS
Julianne Curtis Fr. HS Garden Valley, Calif./Golden Sierra HS
Jenni Eiremo Jr. 1V Carmichael, Calif./Iona
Athena Gillen Jr. 2V Placerville, Calif./Union Mines HS
Jessica Koehne Fr. RS Fairfield, Calif./Fairfield HS
Breanna Lewis Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif./Sheldon HS
Erin Lewis Sr. 1V Modesto, Calif./Oregon
Lora Marchini Jr. 2V Hercules, Calif./Salesian HS
Rachel Mitchell So. 1V Fremont, Calif./American HS
Lauren Mugnaini Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif./Rio Americano HS
Dominique Ratto Fr. HS Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS
Justine Rea Fr. HS Trabuco Hills, Calif./Trabuco Hills HS
Renisha Robinson Jr. 2V San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS
Alec Slamal Fr. HS Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HS
Veronica Stinnett Fr. HS Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS
Lea Wallace Sr. 1V Napa, Calif./Cal Poly

Courtesy Sacramento State