Mavs Travel To Colorado on Saturday
Sep 27, 2012 | Cross Country
OMAHA, Neb. - The UNO cross country team continues the 2012 season on Saturday, Sept. 29 when it travels to Boulder, Colo. for the 27th annual Rocky Mountain Shootout hosted by Colorado. The 5K women's meet begins at 11 a.m. The Mavericks finished 7th overall at last year's event.
This Season
The Mavericks are competing in their 31st season of women's cross country in 2012. This is the second year of their reclassification to Division I. The Mavs will compete in five meets leading up to the Summit League Championship on Oct. 27. Because they are not eligible to participate in NCAA championship competition until completing their four-year reclassification, the Mavericks will finish the season at the St. John's Fall Invite on Nov. 2.
The Coaches
Steve Smith is in his seventh season as the head coach of both the cross country and track & field teams. He has led UNO to multiple conference championships in track in addition to several top five finishes in the NCAA Championship. He was a two time indoor coach of the year in the Mavericks' previous conference, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). He is assisted by Marc Bierbaum who is in his third season. In addition to his work with cross country, Bierbaum coaches UNO's distance runners in track & field. He was a three-time national qualifier in cross country and track at Dana College
Last Meet - Nebraska Invitational
The Mavericks finished eighth at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational Sept. 15. Senior Amanda Vorthmann ran one of the fastest 6k times in UNO history. She finished with a time of 21:49.4 to finish fifth overall in the 289-runner race. Only Anja Puc, running in the MIAA Championship in 2010, has posted a faster time, completing that race in 21:39. For her efforts, Vorthmann was named the co-winner of the Summit League's Athlete of the Week for cross country.
Sophomore Ashley Kildow ran her best race of the season finishing second overall for the Mavs with a time of 23:28, 41st overall. The third, fourth, and fifth place finishers for the Mavs were sophomores MiKayla Peck (23:33), Kristin Rogers (23:54), and senior Nicole Behm (24:12). Sophomore Katarina Zarudnaya (24:26) and freshman Kourtney Osentoski (24:55) finished sixth and seventh for the Mavs while junior Kayla Fenske was eighth (24:59).
Bumper Crop
The Mavericks added seven newcomers to their roster this season including six freshmen and a sophomore. The group includes three runners from Iowa in Kristen Carmichael (Corning/Corning), Carolyn Newhouse (Marion/Linn-mar) and Avery Schmidt (Centerville/Centerville). In addition, three of the newcomers hail from Nebraska in freshmen Karo Garcia (Columbus/Columbus) and Jackie Mezick (Bellevue/Bellevue East); and sophomore Michelle Gatewood (Omaha/Millard North) who was enrolled at UNO but did not compete. Michigan native Kourtney Osentoski (Temperance/Bedford) rounds out the group of incoming runners.
Next Up for the Mavs
The Mavericks will travel to South Dakota next to take part in the Briar Cliff Invite on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. Last season, the Mavs finished sixth overall in the 5k race.
This Season
The Mavericks are competing in their 31st season of women's cross country in 2012. This is the second year of their reclassification to Division I. The Mavs will compete in five meets leading up to the Summit League Championship on Oct. 27. Because they are not eligible to participate in NCAA championship competition until completing their four-year reclassification, the Mavericks will finish the season at the St. John's Fall Invite on Nov. 2.
The Coaches
Steve Smith is in his seventh season as the head coach of both the cross country and track & field teams. He has led UNO to multiple conference championships in track in addition to several top five finishes in the NCAA Championship. He was a two time indoor coach of the year in the Mavericks' previous conference, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). He is assisted by Marc Bierbaum who is in his third season. In addition to his work with cross country, Bierbaum coaches UNO's distance runners in track & field. He was a three-time national qualifier in cross country and track at Dana College
Last Meet - Nebraska Invitational
The Mavericks finished eighth at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational Sept. 15. Senior Amanda Vorthmann ran one of the fastest 6k times in UNO history. She finished with a time of 21:49.4 to finish fifth overall in the 289-runner race. Only Anja Puc, running in the MIAA Championship in 2010, has posted a faster time, completing that race in 21:39. For her efforts, Vorthmann was named the co-winner of the Summit League's Athlete of the Week for cross country.
Sophomore Ashley Kildow ran her best race of the season finishing second overall for the Mavs with a time of 23:28, 41st overall. The third, fourth, and fifth place finishers for the Mavs were sophomores MiKayla Peck (23:33), Kristin Rogers (23:54), and senior Nicole Behm (24:12). Sophomore Katarina Zarudnaya (24:26) and freshman Kourtney Osentoski (24:55) finished sixth and seventh for the Mavs while junior Kayla Fenske was eighth (24:59).
Bumper Crop
The Mavericks added seven newcomers to their roster this season including six freshmen and a sophomore. The group includes three runners from Iowa in Kristen Carmichael (Corning/Corning), Carolyn Newhouse (Marion/Linn-mar) and Avery Schmidt (Centerville/Centerville). In addition, three of the newcomers hail from Nebraska in freshmen Karo Garcia (Columbus/Columbus) and Jackie Mezick (Bellevue/Bellevue East); and sophomore Michelle Gatewood (Omaha/Millard North) who was enrolled at UNO but did not compete. Michigan native Kourtney Osentoski (Temperance/Bedford) rounds out the group of incoming runners.
Next Up for the Mavs
The Mavericks will travel to South Dakota next to take part in the Briar Cliff Invite on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. Last season, the Mavs finished sixth overall in the 5k race.
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