Oct. 3, 2008

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -

Final Results in PDF Format

Utah State's Ben Kessen finished 40th individually to lead the Aggie men to a 16th-place team finish at the Notre Dame Invitational held here Friday afternoon. Kessen has now been USU's top male finisher in each of its four meets this fall.

Florida State won both team titles as 25 men's teams and 23 women's teams competed.

Kessen, a senior from La Crescenta, Calif., ran the 8K course in 24:30. USU's next three runners placed 84th, 85th and 86th, respectively, as juniors Jason Holt and Steve Strickland, and freshman Brian McKenna all posted times of 24:58. Other Aggie men to compete were freshman Daniel Howell who came in 131st (25:25), sophomore Nick Bolinder who finished 187th (26:22), and junior Nate Lloyd who placed 188th (26:30).

Senior Caroline Berry was Utah State's top female runner as she came in 108th to help the Aggie women finish 21st out of 23 teams. Berry completed the 5K course in 18:11. Sophomore Alicia Holt was USU's next finisher as she placed 110th with a time of 18:13, while fellow sophomore Kim Quinn finished 117th with a time of 18:15. Other Aggie women to compete were junior Erin Stratton who placed 124th (18:18), freshmen Ruth Hilton and Jessie Chugg who placed 142nd (18:30) and 148th (18:36), respectively, senior Alison Taylor placed 155th (18:40), and junior Vanessa Gledhill who placed 163rd (18:52).

Utah State will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 18 when it travels to Terre Haute, Ind., to compete in a Pre-Nationals meet.

NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL


Men's Team Results
1.  Florida State                           81
2.  Tulsa                                  126
3.  Texas A&M                              136
4.  Providence                             148
5.  Butler                                 208
16. UTAH STATE                             423

Individual Finishers - Men (8K)
1.  Samuel Kosgei, Lamar                  23:32
2.  Shadrack Songok, Texas A&M            23:33
3.  Jeremy Criscione, Florida             23:34
4.  Luke Gunn, Florida State              23:35
5.  Patrick Smyth, Notre Dame             23:36

USU Men Individual Results (8K)
40.   Ben Kessen                          24:30
84.  Jason Holt                           24:58
85.  Steve Stickland                      24:58
86.  Brian McKenna                        24:58
131. Daniel Howell                        25:25
187. Nick Bolinder                        26:29
188. Nate Lloyd                           26:30

Women's Team Results
1.  Florida State                            88
2.  Princeton                               124
3.  Michigan                                136
4.  Stony Brook                             156
5.  Florida                                 179
21. UTAH STATE                              577

Individual Finishers - Women (5K)
1.  Brie Felnagle, North Carolina        16:21
2.  Susan Kuijken, Florida State         16:26
3.  Alex Becker, Tulsa                   16:36
4.  Lillian Badaru, Texas Tech           16:39
5.  Nicole Edwards, Michigan             16:40

USU Women Individual Results (5K)
108.  Caroline Berry                     18:12
110.  Alicia Holt                        18:13
117.  Kim Quinn                          18:15
124.  Erin Stratton                      18:18
142.  Ruth Hilton                        18:30
148.  Jessie Chugg                       18:36
155.  Alison Taylor                      18:40
163.  Vanessa Gledhill                   18:52