BYU Hosts MWC Cross Country Championships

PROVO -- BYU men's and women's cross country teams will compete in the Mountain West Conference Championships Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, in Provo, Utah, at East Bay Golf Course. Both teams come into the meet as defending champions and bot h are favored to win again this year.

The men's team is ranked 10th in the nation and is coming off a third place finish at Pre-Nationals Oct. 19, 2002. The men's team is led by Kip Kangogo, who has placed first in every race this season.

The women's t eam is ranked first in the nation and has dominated every race this year. Most recently, they placed first at Pre-Nationals. The team is anchored by three All-Americans, Michaela Mannova, Jessie Kindschi and Nan Kennard.

The women run the 6K race at 3:30 p.m. and the men run the 8K race at 4:15 p.m. An awards ceremony will follow the meet at 5 p.m. Give-aways, including T-shirts and football tickets, will start at 3 p.m.

Tickets are not required to attend the MWC Cross Country Championships.

Directions to East Bay Golf Course if coming from Salt Lake City:

Take I-15 south to University Ave., exit number 266.

Turn left onto University Avenue.

Turn right onto East Bay Blvd.

Golf course is on the right.

Men's Roster:
Name                  Bib #
Matt Adams            105
Steve Barrus          106
Andy Carman           107
Chad Durham           108
Dan Hinckley          109
Jeff Hopkinson        110
Lewis Jones           111
Kip Kangogo           112
Lars Kjerengtreon     113
Bryan Lindsay         114
Kyle Perry            115
Nathan Robison        116
Women's Roster:
Name                  Bib #
Kassi Andersen        117
Lisa Antonelli        118
Amy Lyn Bair          119
Angela Benson         120
Jamie C ottle          121
Nan Kennard           122
Jessie Kindschi       123
Michaela Mannova      124
Katie Martin          125
Kristen Ogden         126
Breanne Sandberg      127
Devra Vierkant        128