PROVO -- The No. 1 BYU women's cross country team and No. 28 men's team each finished second at the Triple Crown Invitational Saturday evening. Stanford, ranked No. 2 in both men's and women's polls, took both team titles from the Cougars.

The Cougar women, led by Sharolyn Shields (17:01.7), Laura Heiner (17:02.8), Elizabeth Jackson, (17:05.0) and Kara Ormond (17:12.3), were edged out by Stanford 31-33. Georgetown (64) finished third, followed by No. 7 Georgetown (64), No. 14 William and Mary (114), No. 21 Weber State (142) and Idaho State (147).

The Cardinal took the top two spots ahead of BYU's four-woman pack that finished third through sixth. Rounding out the scoring for the Cougars was freshman Sarah Ellett, the reigning Utah high school state champion, who finished in 15th place (17:37.3).

"It was everything we had hoped it would be and more, except for the fact that we didn't win," said Coach Patrick Shane. "It was a good match-up that showed that we aren't far off from where we need to be. The important thing, though, is that we are in shape for November, not September."

The BYU men staked an early claim to a spot in the top 25, as they edged out No. 19 Weber State 62-64 to claim second place on the men's side. No. 2 Stanford ran away with the team victory, finishing with an impressive score of 16 points. Idaho State finished in fourth with 98 points.

Despite Stanford's heavily talented squad, the Cougars kept it close through the first two miles of the four-mile course. Senior Matt Poulsen led the pack through the first mile before suffering a crippling asthma attack midway through the race. BYU's John Hedengren was the first runner to cross the two-mile mark before leading the team into the finish line in ninth place overall in a time of 20:06.1.

Hedengren led a tight, three-man Cougar pack that included Dula Parkinson in 10th place (20:07.7) and Randon Richards in 11th (20:08.0). Rounding out the scoring for BYU were Mark Lawson (16th) and Trevor Pettingill (18th).

"For the first meet, I felt really good about it," said Coach Sherald James. "Considering the limited number of practices that we've had, I feel we're coming along well. We will improve tremendously."

University Womens 3 Mile
    1.    Julia Stamps         Stanford        16:48.4     1
    2.    Lauren Fleshman      Stanford        16:48.7     2
    3.    Sharolyn Shields     Brigham Young   17:01.7     3
    4.    Laura Heiner         Brigham Young   17:02.8     4
    5.    Elizabeth Jackson    Brigham Young   17:05.0     5
    6.    Kara Ormond          Brigham Young   17:12.3     6
    7.    Mariel Ettinger      Stanford        17:16.8     7
    8.    Kathy Newberry       William & Mary  17:17.1     8
    9.    Kathleen Linck       Georgetown      17:21.5     9
   10.    Caroline Annis       Stanford        17:23.0    10
   11.    Laura Turner         Stanford        17:24.1    11
   12.    Marni Kruppa         Georgetown      17:29.1    12
   13.    Lorena Adams         Georgetown      17:29.5    13
   14.    Kristen Gordon       Georgetown      17:35.5    14
   15.    Sarah Ellett         Brigham Young   17:37.3    15
   16.    Liz Churchville      Georgetown      17:37.9    16
   17.    Katie Hotchkiss      Stanford        17:41.5    17
   18.    Jordan Vaughn        Idaho State     17:43.4    18
   19.    Mary Huang           Stanford        17:44.9    19
   20.    Emily Enstice        Georgetown      17:45.7    20
   21.    Lyndsay Jones        Brigham Young   17:49.0    21
   22.    Jolee Gillespie      Brigham Young   17:50.0    22
   23.    Laurel Hildebrant    Brigham Young   17:53.7     -
   24.    Ann Ramsey           Stanford        17:55.2     -
   25.    Jackie Jensen        Weber State     17:56.6    23
   26.    Emily Furia          William & Mary  17:57.1    24
   27.    Kelly Hansen         Weber State     17:58.1    25
   28.    Cheryl Bauer         William & Mary  18:00.4    26
   29.    Ali Mann             William & Mary  18:00.8    27
   30.    Emily Mulick         Idaho State     18:02.9    28
   31.    Melanie Steere       Brigham Young   18:03.7     -
   32.    Susan Taylor         Brigham Young   18:08.8     -
   33.    Dana Pascarella      William & Mary  18:12.8    29
   34.    Rebecca Bennion      Weber State     18:20.4    30
   35.    Shaluinn Fullove     Stanford        18:22.5     -
   36.    Cynthia Losee        Weber State     18:25.8    31
   37.    Christine Kohler     Idaho State     18:26.5    32
   38.    Genny Minnoch        Weber State     18:33.5    33
   39.    Norah Parkinson      Idaho State     18:38.9    34
   40.    Charidy Joseph       Idaho State     18:42.8    35
   41.    Angie Beck           Weber State     18:44.6    36
   42.    Carrie Barlow        Weber State     18:45.8    37
   43.    Amanda Buell         William & Mary  18:49.2    38
   44.    Allison Snyder       Georgetown      18:50.5    39
   45.    Adrienne Parker      William & Mary  18:53.2    40
   46.    Robyn Hill           Weber State     18:53.5     -
   47.    Erin Flynn           Georgetown      18:55.6     -
   48.    Korin Miller         William & Mary  18:56.3     -
   49.    Katrina de Boer      Georgetown      18:57.4     -
   50.    Angie Poulsen        Weber State     18:57.8     -
   51.    Alyssa Trimble       Weber State     19:00.1     -
   52.    Kristy Tolman        Weber State     19:17.4     -
   53.    Erin Sicher          Georgetown      19:21.9     -
   54.    Rachel Bennion       Weber State     19:27.2     -
   55.    Stephanie Hansen     Weber State     19:39.3     -
   56.    Pam Lunn             Idaho State     19:56.0    41
   57.    Colleen Flaherty     Stanford        20:04.5     -
Team Results
   1. Stanford                         1,   2,   7,  10,  11 = 31
   2. Brigham Young                    3,   4,   5,   6,  15 = 33
   3. Georgetown                       9,  12,  13,  14,  16 = 64
   4. William & Mary                   8,  24,  26,  27,  29 = 114
   5. Weber State                      23,  25,  30,  31,  33 = 142
   6. Idaho State                      18,  28,  32,  34,  35 = 147
University Mens 4 Mile
    1.    Gabe Jennings        Stanford        19:51.9     1
    2.    Thomas Murley        Stanford        19:52.3     2
    3.    Jake Maas            Stanford        19:52.8     3
    4.    Andrew Powell        Stanford        19:53.2     4
    5.    Jason Schoenfeld     Weber State     19:57.6     5
    6.    Joe Urbanski         Stanford        19:58.3     6
    7.    Mark Jolley          Weber State     20:03.3     7
    8.    Seth Hejny           Stanford        20:03.9     8
    9.    John Hedengren       Brigham Young   20:06.1     9
   10.    Dula Parkinson       Brigham Young   20:07.7    10
   11.    Randon Richards      Brigham Young   20:08.0    11
   12.    Emry Carr            Idaho State     20:09.6    12
   13.    Jesse Thomas         Stanford        20:09.9    13
   14.    Jed Johansen         Weber State     20:12.5    14
   15.    Jamey Gifford        Stanford        20:18.5     -
   16.    Mark Lawson          Brigham Young   20:23.2    15
   17.    Casey Crumrine       Idaho State     20:27.5    16
   18.    Trevor Pettingill    Brigham Young   20:35.8    17
   19.    Scott Dickey         Weber State     20:41.5    18
   20.    David Danley         Brigham Young   20:41.7    19
   21.    Joe Wilson           Weber State     20:49.1    20
   22.    Randy Reeder         Idaho State     20:49.5    21
   23.    Nate Hill            Weber State     20:50.9    22
   24.    Van Gunnell          Idaho State     20:53.6    23
   25.    Hugh Christiansen    Weber State     20:55.1    24
   26.    Matt Poulsen         Brigham Young   20:56.1    25
   27.    Michael Stember      Stanford        21:05.2     -
   28.    Brandon Briggs       Idaho State     21:08.6    26
   29.    Jonathan Stevens     Stanford        21:13.4     -
   30.    Nathan Harrison      Brigham Young   21:15.7     -
   31.    Tyler Bushnell       Brigham Young   21:21.6     -
   32.    Jeremy Tolman        Weber State     21:27.7     -
   33.    Nic McCombs          Brigham Young   21:31.7     -
   34.    Riley Cook           Weber State     21:45.5     -
   35.    Chuck Riddle         Idaho State     21:46.6    27
   36.    Gary Wilson          Brigham Young   22:00.6     -
Team Results
   1. Stanford                         1,   2,   3,   4,   6 = 16
   2. Brigham Young                    9,  10,  11,  15,  17 = 62
   3. Weber State                      5,   7,  14,  18,  20 = 64
   4. Idaho State                     12,  16,  21,  23,  26 = 98

Provo, UTAH -- Three top-15 college programs and the best high school talent in the region will converge on Provo September 18, as the No. 1-ranked Cougar women begin their quest for a second national championship.

Providing stiff competition for the women will be No. 2 Stanford, No. 7 Georgetown and No. 14 William and Mary. Other universities sheduled to attend are Oklahoma State, Weber State, Idaho State and Southern Utah.

The Cougar men, heavy favorites to win the first Mountain West Conference championship, will compete along with the women in the opening meet for both teams.

Meet Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 18

8:00 a.m. Open 5K Division

9:00 a.m. Elementary Division

12:00 p.m. Junior High Division

4:00 p.m. Triple Event

High School Division

Junior College Division

University Division