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Points On
The Board
Meet M/W
Rice 87/64
N. Texas 109/91
Sam Houston 91
(men only)
Arizona State 302
(men only)
Texas A&M 360
(women only)
Iowa State 141
(women only)
Cougar Classic 57
SWC 160/143
District VI 238/177
(Results are the number
of points earned by each
team.)
Slow and steady is sur^T^wiBUh^-xae^f Shedrick Traylor is the
captain of the men's cross country team, and he is also the only
senior on the team. Photo byCCesar^AJvarez
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Competitors
Men's Team
David Rosenthal,
Shedrick Traylor, Oscar
Bauman, Wayne
Newsom, James Thomas,
Paul Lupi, Will Vespe, Bill
Irizarry, Spencer Lightsy,
Matt Moran, Raymond
Sambrano,Santiago
Santos, Joaquin Torres
Coach: Howie Ryan
Women's Team
Christy Bench, Cyndi
Espinoza, Candy Fowler,
Missy Gilberti, Stephanie
Olmstead, Torri Rhodes,
Erika Sampson, Jennifer
Standefer, Emily Temple,
Jennifer Lopez, Yvonne
Williams
Coach: Diane Howell
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James Thomas is not about to let anyone finish ahead of him if he can help
it. Thomas finished the 5,000m run with a time of 25:33. Photo by Cesar
Alvarez
The men's team finished
Torres was the first Cou;
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et in fourth place. Joaquin
e run in a mere 33:12. Photo by
District VI
Individual
Results
Men
33:12
33:35
Joaquin Torres
Oscar Bauman
Wayne Newsom 33:51
James Thomas 33:59
Will Vespe
Women
36:25
Christy Bench* 17:54
Candace Fowler 19:05
Jen Standefer 19:09
Cyndi Espinoza 19:33
Yvonne Williams 20:13
Jen Lopez 20:48
*NCAA Champ. 17:52.1
Sports
Coog Chases Star to Bethlehem
Bench finishes eighth in NCAA
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Aggie?
ho would have thought a little
over two years ago Christy
Bench was contemplating
whether or not to become an
Bench toured Texas A&M and
several other schools before she reluctantly took a look at Houston. "I really
wanted to go to A&M, but during the
visit they were very rude. At first, I
didn't want to come to UH, but after
meeting the coaching staff I could tell
they were dedicated, loyal, and genuine," Bench said.
The transition from high school
level competition to college level can be
difficult for some, but the Jersey Village
graduate had little trouble adjusting.
As a freshman, she led the Lady Cougars at the Southwest Conference Challenger Invitational with a time of 19:18.
At the SWC Championships she finished 15th with a time of 19:19. She ran
her best time of the season (19:14) at the
NCAA District VI qualifying meet in
Denton. Finishing second in the 10,000
meters at the U.S. Junior National
Championships qualified her for the
Junior Pan American Games in
Winnepeg, Canada. Bench ran a personal best time 36:49.46 to place fifth.
Bench owes her success to all
the coaches, the team manager, Troy
Ahrens, her teammates and family, and
especially God. "God- that's the reason
you do things."
This season was another success story for the sophomore. The first
meet of the year set the scene for Bench's
season. She finished fourth at the Cougar Classic with a time of 18:35.5. At the
Rice Invitational she finished the two
mile run in fifth with a time of 11:59. In
18:04 Bench finished sixth at the North
Texas Invitational. She finished eighth
with a time of 19:09 at the Iowa State
Invitational. Again, she finished fifth at
the SWC Championships in Dallas with
a time of 17:34. Her time of 17:54 at the
District VI meet qualified her for the
NCAA Championships in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania. She was the only Cougar
to make it to the championships this
season.
"I had such incredible support.
I wasn't very nervous ( at the NCAA
Championships); I was excited though,"
she said. "I was just glad to have a
chance to run." She finished her first
NCAA Championship appearance in
17:52.1 to place eighth.
Now that the season is officially
over for Bench she's taking it easy. "It's
fun while your doing it, but I'm enjoying
the rest."
After Bench's back to back
phenomenal seasons the Aggies are
probably wishing they'd been a little
more polite.-Michelle Morgan
On your mark, uh... get set, um...go! ThJw^ehW^a»©»sjStintry team finished just under Rice at the
Rice Invitational four mile run. In 1 ljM^r^isty.^ench was the fifth runner across the line and
the first Cougar to finish. Photo by Cesar Atvarez
lhe look on Erika Sampson's face lets yo^
team finished the District VI meet in si^
ry is not all fun and games. The women's
a score of 177 points. Photo by Cesar Alvarez
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