Puget Sound Cross Country News

UPS Runners Honored For Academic Success

NEW ORLEANS - Following a strong fall on the athletic side, the Puget Sound Logger cross country teams have been honored for their academic success by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Loggers Tie For 23rd At NCAA XC Championship

NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Making their second straight appearance as a team at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, the Puget Sound Logger women tied with Elizabethtown for 23rd in the nation on Saturday morning at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. Senior Brittany Hodgson (Grants Pass, Ore.) placed 33rd while freshman Kenna Patrick (Auburn, Wash./Thomas Jefferson) took 51st to lead the Loggers. On the men's side, Francis Reynolds (Palo Alto, Calif.) took 88th as the lone UPS male to run.

Running For A Title

The Loggers will give it all they have this week as they travel to Northfield, Minn. for the 2007 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship, hosted by St. Olaf College.

For the second straight year, the Puget Sound Logger women's cross country team will be traveling to the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship after placing second at the NCAA Division III West Region Championship at McIver Park in Estacada, Ore. Joining the women in Northfield, Minn. next weekend will be sophomore Francis Reynolds (Palo Alto, Calif.), who picked up an individual spot on the men's side.

Loggers In The Midwest

TACOMA, Wash. - Both the Puget Sound Logger volleyball and women's soccer teams knew that they would be heading to Illinois this week to continue runs towards the national championship but the details of their adventures became much clearer on Monday. The volleyball team will be representing the entire West Region at the 2007 NCAA Division III National Championships in Bloomington, Ill. while the women's soccer team will be traveling to Wheaton, Ill. for the Sectional portion of the NCAA DIII Women's Soccer Championships. Also competing in nationals this weekend will be members of both the men's and women's cross country teams, who will be running in Northfield, Minn.

Logger Women, Along With Reynolds, Qualify For NCAA Championship

ESTACADA, Ore. - For the second straight year, the Puget Sound Logger women's cross country team will be traveling to the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship after placing second at the NCAA Division III West Region Championship at McIver Park in Estacada, Ore. Joining the women in Northfield, Minn. next weekend will be sophomore Francis Reynolds (Palo Alto, Calif.), who picked up an individual spot on the men's side.

Among The Best In The Northwest

The Loggers put together a pair of strong team races at the NWC Championships and now turn their focus towards the NCAA DIII West Region Championships, on Nov. 10 in Oregon.

Brittany Hodgson (Grants Pass, Ore.), Emily Timmer (Tacoma, Wash./Tacoma Baptist) and Kenna Patrick (Federal Way, Wash./Thomas Jefferson) finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively as the Puget Sound Loggers took second place at the Northwest Conference Cross Country Championships, run at Willamette Mission State Park in Brooks, Ore. On the men's side, Francis Reynolds (Palo Alto, Calif.) finished fifth individually as the Loggers too fourth in the NWC.

Logger Runners 2nd, 4th at NWC Championships

BROOKS, Ore. - Brittany Hodgson (Grants Pass, Ore.), Emily Timmer (Tacoma, Wash./Tacoma Baptist) and Kenna Patrick (Federal Way, Wash./Thomas Jefferson) finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively as the Puget Sound Loggers took second place at the Northwest Conference Cross Country Championships, run at Willamette Mission State Park in Brooks, Ore. On the men's side, Francis Reynolds (Palo Alto, Calif.) finished fifth individually as the Loggers too fourth in the NWC.

Looking Towards Conference

Continuing their run of strong performances at last weekend's Pioneer Open, the Loggers look to be in good shape heading into the NWC Championship on Oct. 27 in Brooks, Ore.

Sophomore Emily Timmer (Tacoma, Wash./Tacoma Baptist) set a new meet record and recorded the best time in school history, completing the 6,000-meter course in 21:24 to win the Pioneer Open on Saturday morning at McIver Park in Portland, Ore. As a team, the Logger women finished first when the Logger men took fifth.

Timmer Sets Meet Record at L&C Invitational

PORTLAND, Ore. - Sophomore Emily Timmer (Tacoma, Wash./Tacoma Baptist) set a new meet record and recorded the best time in school history, completing the 6,000-meter course in 21:24 to win the Pioneer Open on Saturday morning at McIver Park in Portland, Ore. As a team, the Logger women finished first when the Logger men took fifth.

Running Down To Oregon

The Loggers split up last weekend, with seven of the top women's runners heading to the Pre-National Meet at St. Olaf College in Minnesota while the rest of the runners stayed in Tacoma to compete in the PLU Invitational. This week, UPS will head down to Oregon to run in the Lewis & Clark Invitational.

Cross Country Runs Well Cross-Country From Each Other

NORTHFIELD, Minn./PARKLAND, Wash. - Senior Brittany Hodgson (Grants Pass, Ore.) placed second at the Pre-National Cross Country Meet in Northfield, Minn. and Francis Reynolds (Palo Alto, Calif.) placed third at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational in Parkland, Wash. as the Loggers raced well in two seperate meets.

No Rest This Week

The Loggers participated in their second race of the season last week, traveling to Oregon to participate in the Willamette Invitational and showing strong finishes on both the men's and women's sides. This week, the top eight women runners well head to Minnesota to run at St. Olaf's on the same course that will be used for the NCAA Division III Championships in November. The remaining runners will head to Parkland to run in the PLU Invitational.

Loggers 8th, 13th At Willamette Invitational

SALEM, Ore. - Led by a third-place finish by senior Brittany Hodgson (Grants Pass, Ore.) and an 11th place finish by sophomore Emily Timmer (Tacoma, Wash./Tacoma Baptist), the Puget Sound women's cross country team finished in eighth place at the competitive Willamette Invitational in Salem, Ore. The Logger men finished 13th in the the 27-team field.

Continuing the Strong Start

After a strong opening to the season at the Sundodger Open on Sept. 15, the Loggers will head down to Oregon this week to run in the Willamette Inviational in Salem. The men will run at 9:00 a.m. with the women running at 9:45 a.m.

Sophomore Emily Timmer (Tacoma, Wash./Tacoma Baptist) became the first Logger since 2001 to win the Sundodger Open, hosted by the University of Washington, as the Puget Sound women finished third and the men finished fifth. The race was held at Lincoln Park in West Seattle.

Timmer Takes First At Sundodger

SEATTLE, Wash. - Sophomore Emily Timmer (Tacoma, Wash./Tacoma Baptist) became the first Logger since 2001 to win the Sundodger Open, hosted by the University of Washington, as the Puget Sound women finished third and the men finished fifth. The race was held at Lincoln Park in West Seattle.