Women’s cross country: Vanguard captures women’s title

COSTA MESA - Vanguard University claimed the women’s team title at

the Vanguard University Cross Country Invitational for the first time

since 1995, and the only time since the 5,000-meter meet has been held at

Fairview Park.

The Lions, with a team score of 31, beat second place Cal State

Bakersfield by 15 points as three Vanguard runners placed in the top

five.

Lions sophomore Sarah Hall, an Estancia High product, finished second

in the race with a time of 20:11, only four seconds after Chapman’s Kelly

Crampton, who claimed the individual title with a mark of 20:07.

Hall, who has finished second among the Lions in the previous two

races, improved her previous season’s best mark by 33 seconds as she

finished first for Vanguard for the first time in her career.

Crossing the finish line only seven seconds afte Hall was freshman

standout Liz Huipe, also a product of Estancia, with a time of 20:18.

Vanguard senior Beth Weidler, finishing fifth overall in the race,

clocked in at 20:54.

Freshman Jenny Thune also cracked the top ten for the Lions. She came

in ninth among 33 total runners with a time of 21:16. Dorianne Duffy and

Ashley Greer completed Vanguard’s effort with times of 22:39 and 26:48,

respectively.

VANGUARD UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL

Team - 1. Vanguard, 31; 2. Cal State Bakersfield, 46; 3. Chapman, 57.

Individual - 1. Crampton (Chapman), 20:07; 2. Hall (V), 20:11; 3.

Huipe (V), 20:18; 4. Mayfield (CSB), 20:38; 5. Weidler (VU), 20:43; 6.

Boyles (Unattached), 20:54; 7. Dunbar (CSB), 21:08; 8. Lebaron,

(Christian Heritage), 21:12; 9. Thune (V), 21:16; 10. Glasenapp

(Alliant), 21:16. 17. Duffy (V), 22:39; 32. Greer (V), 26:48.