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The BYU Cougars captured the men's and women's team titles at the 2005 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday at Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins, Colo. The sixth-ranked Cougar men finished with 27 points, while runner-up Colorado State finished with a point total of 62. The No. 8 BYU women's squad finished with 23 points and were followed by New Mexico, with 74 points.
For the men, BYU brought home its sixth conference title in seven years as members of the MWC, placing all five scoring runners in the top-10. Junior Josh Rohatinsky paced the field with a time of 24:12.90 to claim the men's individual title. His time was the second fastest clocking in MWC Championship history. Rohatinsky was followed by Air Force senior Nick Wilson (24:28.90) and TCU senior Kip Kangogo (24:35.30), who finished second and third, respectively. BYU's Chandler Goodwin (24:38.70) and Dustin Bybee (24:39.90) rounded out the top five.
On the women's side, BYU claimed its seventh straight MWC crown, as all five of their scoring runners placed in the top-10. Sophomore Heidi Magill claimed the women's individual title with an all-time MWC Championship record 6K time of 20:42.40. Chelsea Smith-McKell (20:59.20, second), Breanne Sandberg (21:11.10, fourth), Ann Heiner (21:25.80, seventh) and Amy Fowler (21:28.80) completed the scoring for the Cougars.
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2005 Men's Cross Country Championship Photo Gallery
2005 Women's Cross Country Championship Photo Gallery
Final Men's 8K Results
Final Women's 6K Results
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2005 Men's Cross Country Champions - BYU Cougars
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2005 Women's Cross Country Champions - BYU Cougars
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