Sept. 11, 2004

OREM, Utah - David Danley finished fourth to lead Utah State's men, while Lida Riplinger placed eighth to pace the Aggie women at the Brigham Young Autumn Classic cross country race here Saturday morning.

The Aggie women finished second out of four teams, while the USU men were third out of five. Brigham Young captured both team titles, while also having runners earn individual championships.

Danley, who won the Idaho State Invitational in USU's season-opening race last weekend, covered the four-mile course in 20:03.4. Josh Rohatinsky of BYU was first at 19:31.9, while Minnesota's Andrew Carlson was second at 19:39.8 and Bryan Lindsay of BYU was third at 20:01.3. USU's Clark Bryner also finished in the top 10 as phe laced eighth with a time of 20:32.6.

"David ran very well, considering he hadn't practiced much this week due to a required school field trip," said Aggie head coach Gregg Gensel. "For him to even be there at the end, was a thrill. Clark ran awfully well too."

Riplinger led the USU women as she came from back in the pack to record an eighth-place finish with a time of 18:51 on the five-kilometer course.

"Lida ran a really smart race," Gensel said. "She was behind at the beginning and kept running. Ashley (Johnson), learned that on this kind of course that you can't just go out and run ahaed, that you need to have a plan."

Four other Aggie women finished in the top 20, including Stacie Liffereth (13th), Johnson (14th), Becki Bostwick (16th) and Caroln Andrus (19th). Liffererth and Bostick are freshmen, while Johnson and Andrus are just sophomores.

"Our freshmen filled in pretty well," Gensel said of the young runners who are filling in for the injured Tiffany Strickland and Kristen Guymon. "We are looking forward to what we can do in Minnesota (Sept. 25)."

Utah State's next action will be at the Minnesota-hosted Griak Invitational, which features many of the nation's top teams each year, on Sept. 25.

BYU Autumn Classic

Men's Team Results
1. Brigham Young	28
2. Minnesota	39
3. Utah State	71
4. Utah Valley State	105
5. Boise State	134
Men's Individual Results
1. Josh Rohatinsky, BYU	19:31.9
2. Andrew Carlson, Minn.	19:39.8
3. Bryan Lindsay, BYU	20:01.3
4. DAVID DANLEY, USU	20:03.4
5. Ryan Ford, Minn.	20:23.1
Other USU Men's Results
8. Clark Bryner	20:32.6
14. Steve Strickland	20:48.0
26. Jason Holt	21:18.5
30. Ben Kessen	21:28.4
49. Carsen Campbell	22:51.7
51. Scott Faldmo	22:57.8
53. Jake Jensen	23:03.2
Women's Team Results
1. Brigham Young	22
2. Utah State	59
3. Boise State	80
4. Utah Valley State	82
Women's Individual Results
1. Rena Williams-Chesser, BYU	17:55.1
2. Amanda Olsen, UVSC	18:17.0
3. Ann Heiner, BYU	18:28.0
4. Robin Wemple, BSU	18:36.3
5. Julie Cameron, BYU	18:46.3
USU Women's Results
8. Lida Riplinger	18:51.0
13. Stacie Lifferth	19:17.2
14. Ashley Johnson	19:20.0
16. Becki Bostwick	19:22.3
19. Carolyn Andrus	19:39.1
22. Sara Dimmick	20:05.6
32. Vera Ross	20:35.1
33. Amy Egan	20:43.7
34. Caroline Berry	20:53.8