Osterhaus And Ellingston Turn In Top 20 Performances At Wartburg
Eric Osterhaus (Sr., Waterville, Iowa, Waukon H.S.) and Catie Ellingson (So., Indianola, Iowa, Indianola H.S.) both turned in top 20 individual performances for Simpson College at the Wartburg Dan Huston Invitational Oct. 11 in Waverly. Osterhaus was 13th in a time of 26:18 over the 8,000m course. He finished 1:24 behind the winner, Iowa Central's Joshua Sawe. The Storm were sixth in the team race (157) as UW-La Crosse won the event with a score of 47.
Eric Patten (Jr., Webb, Iowa, Sioux Central H.S.) was 21st (26:45). Casey Dunning (Jr., Marion, Iowa, Linn Mar H.S.) came in 38th (27:30). Ryan Edwardson (Fr., Spencer, Iowa, Spencer H.S.) finished 40th (27:35). Luke Weber (So., Waukon, Iowa, Allamakee H.S.) placed 45th (27:45). Matt Stone (Fr., Boone, Iowa, Boone H.S.) finished 48th (27:48). Wes Farrington (Fr., Rockwell City, Iowa, Rockwell City-Lyton H.S.) was 58th.
The Simpson women were eighth overall (202). Wartburg (43) won the team race. Ellingson turned in a time of 23:25 over the 6,000m course to come in 18th. She was a little under two minutes behind the winner, Robin Friedman (21:28). Sarah Hammel (Jr., Dorchester, Iowa, Waukon H.S.) was 40th (24:25). Tricia Davis (Jr., Ft. Madison, Iowa, Ft. Madison H.S.) placed 46th (24:51). Jess Christensen (Jr., Harlan, Iowa, Harlan H.S.) was 48th (24:56). Emily Tripp (Fr., Waukee, Iowa, Boone H.S.) finished 50th (25:03). Rachel Smith (Fr., Marion, Iowa, Marion H.S.) was 55th (25:25) while Signe Mayland (Fr., Buffalo Center, Iowa, North Iowa H.S.) placed 60th.
"The men had their best performance at this meet in years," said Simpson head coach Brad Hofer. "The team has really gelled together and is really laying it all out on the line each meet for eachother and the team. Eric Osterhaus ran well up front for us. Eric Patten had an amazing perfomance, and was followed closely by his teammates. We are ready to become one of the top team in the conference. And that is a great step up for us."
"The women team ran very tough in a meet that had outstanding competition," Hofer continued. "Our team is still battling some sickness. Catie ran well in her first meet back in almost a month. Tricia and Sarah ran extemely tough as well. Yet we are continuing to see solid improvements both in faster times and in different peolpe stepping up each week. I am excited to see how we compete again at a huge meet at La Crosse next week."
The Storm resume action next Saturday at the UW-La Crosse Invitational
Men's Results
http://www.simpson.edu/storm/men/cc/WartburgMXC.htm
Women's Results
http://www.simpson.edu/storm/women/cc/WartburgWXC.htm