Flora, Deardorff Lead Pacific Finishers In Lone Home Meet Of Season
Men's Results |
Women's Results
FOREST GROVE –
Dan Flora (Jr., North Bend, Ore.) and
Joe Deardorff (Jr., Independence, Ore.) put together a 3-4 finish on the men's side while
Jilinda Franklin (Jr., Fort Jones, Calif.) showed well in front of the home fans as the Boxers hosted the Boxer Rebellion meet at the Sunset Grove Golf Course.
Flora finished just six seconds off of his lifetime best, covering the 8,000-meter course with a third place time of 26:48.00. Deardorff was just one place behind, coming across the line in 26:56.30. The pair led the Boxers to a third place finish in a tightly contested men's race, compiling 55 points.
Franklin, meanwhile, shaved two seconds off of her lifetime best, placing 10th in the women's 6,000-meter race with a time of 24:00.90. Her performance topped off a fourth place team finish for the Boxers, compiling 106 points on the all-grass course.
Pacific's men grouped well in the field of five Northwest Conference teams, with just 1 minute, 44 seconds between the No. 1 and No. 5 runner.
John Cushman (Sr., Lakewood, Wash.) was Pacific's third finisher, placing 11th in a time of 27:29.50.
Jerry Sanchez (Jr., Mecca, Calif.) finished in 13th place in a time of 27:38.00 and
John Gillem (Sr., Prineville, Ore.) placed 25th in a time of 28:32.60.
Rachel Schreiber (Fr., Longmont, Colo.), who had been the Boxers' No. 1 women's runner each of the last three weeks, placed 19th in a time of 24:39.40.
Caitlyn Reilley (Fr., Reedsport, Ore.) was one place behind. Her personal best time of 24:45.20 moved Reilley up to No. 17 on the Boxers' all-time list for 6,000 meters.
Kiersten Iwai (So., San Diego, Calif.) was the No. 4 runner for the Boxers, placing 29th in a time of 25:13.00.
Ally Shackelford (So., Portland, Ore.) rounded out the scoring five, placing 42nd in a time of 25:59.30.
The Pacific men placed third in a very tight men's team competition. Both Whitman and Lewis & Clark finished with scores of 46 points, with the Missionaries earning the team title based on the placement of their No. 6 runner. The Pioneers' Sam Smith won the individual race in a time of 26:42.60. Puget Sound was fourth with 83 points and George Fox placed fifth with 117 points.
The women's race also proved tight, with Whitman winning the meet with 40 points. Lewis & Clark was second with 47 points and Puget Sound placed third with 54 points. George Fox placed fifth, just two points behind the Boxers with 108 points. Lewis & Clark's Emily Thomas took individual top honors, building a 26 second buffer over second place Emilie Gilbert of Whitman with a time of 22:59.50.
The Boxer Rebellion was Pacific's last regular season meet of the 2010 season. The teams will spend the next two weeks preparing for the Northwest Conference Championships, which takes place on Sat., Oct. 29, at Willamette Mission State Park in Brooks.
