PROVO -- The Pre Mountain West Conference title was taken home by the Cougars on Saturday, has the women defeated host San Diego State by 34 points.

Julie Cameron won the overall title as she finished the 6K event with a time of 23:11.

"It was such a fun course to race," said Cameron. "Coach Shane told us to follow San Diego State's lead runner for the first two miles and then with about a mile-and-a-half to go, he wanted us to pick it up."

The Cougars won the race with a combined score of 15 points.

"We got out of this meet exactly what we wanted," said women's coach Patrick Shane. "The girls ran really well and I got to see what type of strategies will use when we return for the conference championship."

Carlyn Quebe finished second with a time of 23:14 as teammate Sara Ingebretsen took home third place honors with a time of 23:25.

"We got to develop some of our younger athletes today," Shane said.

Up next for the Cougars will be Pre Nationals on October 16, in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Pre Mountain West Conferece
San Diego, California
October 9, 2004
Place   Name               Time
1       Julie Cameron      23:11
2       Caryln Quebe       23:14
3       Kristy Barrus      23:25
4       Sara Inge          23:29
5       Lisa Frischknecht  23:38
6       Jenna Taylor       23:56
8       Allison Passey     24:33
Team Standings: 1. Brigham Young, 15; 2. San Diego State, 49.

PROVO -- With a fourth place finish at the Great America last weekend, the Cougars now prepare themselves for the Pre Mountain West Conference this Saturday, in San Diego California.

For the Cougars a young and talented group of runners will make the trip to San Diego.

"We're leaving some of our athletes at home," women's coach Patrick Shane said. "This gives them a chance to stay home and train harder and prepare themselves better."

Athletes who will be competing for the Cougars will be Kristy Barrus, Julie Cameron, Lisa Frischknecht, Sarah Ingebretsen, Allison Passey, Lisa Pratt, Carolyn Quebe and Jenna Taylor.

Of the eight runners competing this weekend, Pratt is the lone senior among the team and Barrus is the only sophomore. The six remaining runners are all freshmen.

"This gives us a chance to develop some of our younger runners," Shane said. "It's a good time to test their abilities."

Shane described the course as an interesting one for the fact it has a significant up hill near the beginning and a significant down hill.

"I'm more concerned with the down hill portion of the race," Shane said. "It's narrow and as a pretty steep grade to it."

Pratt, who's the only senior making the trip, will challenge the course and provide Shane with an idea of how he wants to prepare and strategize his team when they return October 30, for the MWC Championships.