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BYU Wins Mountain West Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships

BYU's Patrick Shane and Ed Eyestone named Coaches of the Year.

Oct. 28, 2006

Men's Results
Women's Results

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The BYU Cougars brought home the men's and women's titles at the 2006 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championships Saturday at Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Cougar women finished with 35 points, while runner-up Colorado State finished with a point total of 44. The BYU men's squad finished with 27 points and were followed by Air Force, with 76 points.

For the women, BYU captured its eighth consecutive conference title as a member of the MWC, placing all five scoring runners in the top-15. Junior Kassi Andersen paced the field with a time of 20:52.7 to claim the women's individual title. She was followed by TCU senior Calandra Stewart (21:10.9) in second, Colorado State senior Nicole Feest (21:14.1) in third. New Mexico senior Timmie Murphy (21:17.4, fourth) and BYU sophomore Amber Duffin (21:19.0, fifth) rounded out the top-five.

New Mexico claimed third-place with 94 points, followed by Wyoming in fourth (113 points), TCU in fifth (121 points) and Utah in sixth (156). Air Force (159), San Diego State (203) and UNLV (266) finished seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.

On the men's side, BYU brought home its seventh conference title in eight years as a member of the MWC, placing all five scoring runners in the top-10. Senior Josh Rohatinsky won his second straight individual crown in a time of 23:56.8. Wyoming sophomore Mark Korir (second, 24:06.1), Cougar sophomore Kyle Perry (third, 24:36.0), and New Mexico juniors Juan Ortega (fourth, 24:42.3) and Jeremy Johnson (fifth, 24:48.5) rounded out the top-five men finishers.

Colorado State claimed third-place with 88 points, followed by New Mexico in fourth (89 points), Wyoming fifth (93 points) and TCU sixth (153 points).

2006 Mountain West Conference Women's All-Conference Teams
First Team
Kassi Andersen, Jr., BYU
Calandra Stewart, Sr., TCU
Nicole Feest, Sr., Colorado State
Timmie Murphy, Sr., New Mexico
Amber Duffin, So., BYU
April Thomas, Jr., Colorado State
Amy Fowler, So., BYU

Second Team
Leslie Luna, Jr., New Mexico
Breanne Sandberg, Sr., BYU
Kirsten Anthony, So., Colorado State
Danielle Korb, Sr., Colorado State
Gretchen Johnson, Jr., Wyoming
Anne Heiner, Sr., BYU
Heather Loseke, Jr., Colorado State

Runner of the Year - Kassi Andersen, BYU
Freshman of the Year - Vanessa Ortiz, New Mexico
Coach of the Year - Patrick Shane, BYU

2006 Mountain West Conference Men's All-Conference Teams
First Team
Josh Rohatinsky, Sr., BYU
Mark Korir, So., Wyoming
Kyle Perry, So., BYU
Juan Ortega, Jr., New Mexico
Jeremy Johnson, Jr., New Mexico
Chandler Goodwin, Jr., BYU
Dustin Bybee, Jr., BYU

Second Team
Rob Watson, Sr., Colorado State
Richard Elmore, Sr., Air Force
Jacob Gustafsson, So., BYU
Alden Bahr, Fr., BYU
Matt Williams, So., Air Force
Festus Kigen, Fr., TCU
Philemon Tanui, Sr., Wyoming

Runner of the Year - Josh Rohatinsky, BYU
Freshman of the Year - Ed Eyestone, BYU
Coach of the Year - Ed Eyestone, BYU