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BYU Wins MWC Men's And Women's Cross Country Championships

New Mexico's Shadrack Biwott and BYU's Laura Turner win individual titles.

Oct. 30, 2004

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The BYU Cougars captured the men's and women's team titles at the 2004 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday at Balboa Park's Morley Field in San Diego, Calif. The 12th-ranked Cougar women's team finished with 24 points, while runner-up No. 24 Colorado State finished with a point total of 59. The No. 10 BYU men's squad finished with 39 points and were followed by 12th-ranked Air Force, with 57 points.

For the women, BYU brought home its sixth consecutive conference title as members of the MWC, placing all five scoring runners in the top-10. Senior Laura Turner paced the field with a time of 21:23 to claim the women's individual title . She was followed by senior Rena Chesser (21:49) and freshman Heidi Magill (22:01), who finished second and third, respectively. New Mexico's Jacquelyne Gallegos (22:16, fourth) and Utah's Elise Greenwood-Bahr (22:21, fifth) rounded out the top-five.

UNM's Shadrack Biwott captures an individual title at the MWC Cross Country Championship.

Wyoming claimed third-place with 97 points, followed by Utah in fourth (118 points), Air Force in fifth (121) and Utah in sixth (173). San Diego State (192) and UNLV (224) finished in seventh and eighth, respectively.

On the men's side, BYU brought home its fifth conference title in six years as members of the MWC, placing four runners in the top-10. Junior Josh Rohatinsky paced the Cougars with a third-place finish (25:03). Bryan Lindsay (25:16, fourth), Dustin Bybee (25:22, seventh), Nathan Robison (25:29, 10th) and Chad Durham (25:43, 15th) rounded out the scoring for BYU.

No. 23 New Mexico claimed third-place with 69 points, followed by No. 17 Colorado State in fourth (75 points), Utah fifth (127) and Wyoming sixth (174).

Lobo freshman Shadrack Biwott won the men's individual title, clocking in at 24:44.

2004 Mountain West Conference Women's All-Conference Teams

First Team
Laura Turner, Sr., BYU
Rena Chesser, Sr., BYU
Heidi Magill, Fr., BYU
Jacquelyne Gallegos, Jr., New Mexico
Elise Greenwood-Bahr, Jr., Utah
Danielle Korb, Jr., Colorado State
Jennifer Thompson, Sr., Wyoming

Second Team
Amber Harper, So., BYU
Michelle Carman, Sr., Colorado State
Jami Caldwell, Sr., BYU
Julie Cameron, Fr., BYU
Nicole Feest, Jr., Colorado State
Kelly Robinson, Fr., Air Force
Christal Cuadra, Jr., San Diego State

2004 Mountain West Conference Women's Award Winners
Runner of the Year
Laura Turner, Sr., BYU

Freshman of the Year
Heidi Magill, BYU

Sportsmanship Award
Colorado State Rams

Coach of the Year
Randy Cole, Wyoming

2004 Mountain West Conference Men's All-Conference Teams

First Team
Shadrack Biwott, Fr., New Mexico
Matt Gonzales, Sr., New Mexico
Josh Rohatinsky, Jr., BYU
Bryan Lindsay, Sr., BYU
Mike Nicks, Sr., Colorado State
Josh Glaab, Jr., Colorado State
Dustin Bybee, Fr., BYU

Second Team
Abe Wengel, Sr., Air Force
Brian Dumm, Sr., Air Force
Nathan Robison, Sr., BYU
Mark Walter, Jr., Air Force
Delfino Arevalo, Sr., Utah
Nick Wilson, Jr., Air Force
Cameron Clarke, Jr., New Mexico

2004 Mountain West Conference Men's Award Winners

Runner of the Year
Shadrack Biwott, Fr., New Mexico

Freshman of the Year
Shadrack Biwott, New Mexico

Coach of the Year
Ed Eyestone, BYU