Cross Country

08.30.2010 - Conference Cross Country rankings announced

PORTLAND, Ore. – A total of eight Cascade Collegiate Conference men’s and women’s cross country programs are listed in their respective NAIA preseason Top 25 polls announced Wednesday. The figure is the highest combined total for any conference in the country.

Both genders had two CCC programs listed in the top 10 – No. 2 Southern Oregon and No. 9 Eastern Oregon on the men’s side, and No. 6 College of Idaho and No. 9 Concordia on the women’s side.

Other nationally-ranked CCC men’s programs are No. 11 College of Idaho and No. 17 Concordia. Other nationally-ranked CCC women’s programs are No. 15 Eastern Oregon and No. 25 Southern Oregon. Northwest Christian received votes, but did not crack the Top 25.

In the CCC preseason polls, voted on by the conference head coaches, Southern Oregon’s men’s program and College of Idaho’s women’s program have been tabbed the pre-season favorites for the second consecutive year. Both SOU and C of I are aiming for their third consecutive conference titles.

In the CCC men’s preseason poll, SOU received nine first place votes and 98 total points to edge College of Idaho. The Raiders, coached by Brent Ericksen, return the top 10 runners from last year’s squad, which entered the national championships ranked No. 1 in the country. Top returnees include senior David Laney, last year’s conference individual champion who placed seventh at nationals; senior Dennis McCaffrey, who placed 31^st at the NAIA meet; senior Andrew Milne, who finished 50^th in the national meet; and junior Ryan Sorenson, who placed 59^th at nationals.

College of Idaho totaled 86 points in the poll. Head coach Pat McCurry, whose squad placed 10^th at the NAIA Championships last fall, returns 12 letterwinners, including two-time All-CCC honoree Paul Sartin, All-American Greg Montgomery, and 2008 All-CCC honoree Kiprotich Langat.

Eastern Oregon, which placed 12^th nationally last year, is led by DJ Flores, who finished 16^th at last year’s national championships.

In the women’s preseason poll, College of Idaho received seven first-place votes to edge Concordia and Eastern Oregon in the balloting. The Yotes return a veteran squad headed by two-time CCC Runner of the Year Stephanie Helm, who helped lead C of I to a seventh-place NAIA finish last year. A two-time NAIA All-American, Helm will be supported by All-CCC honorees Maggie Miller, Kaitlyn Gerard, Kayloni Jones and Kristine Smith.

Concordia earned two first-place votes in finishing second to C of I in the preseason poll. Including 2009 CCC individual champ and All-American Alice Taylor, the Cavs return their top five runners from last year’s squad, which placed 12^th nationally. The Cavs have also added former track All-Americans Linsie Michels and Andria Scheese to their roster.

Eastern Oregon picked up one first-place vote in placing third in the conference preseason poll. The Mountaineers are expected to be led by sophomore Karlee Coffey, a 12^th-place finisher at last year’s national championships.

The CCC Championships are scheduled for Nov. 6 in Klamath Falls. The NAIA Cross Country National Championships will be held Saturday, Nov. 20 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash. The national meet is co-hosted by the CCC and Concordia University.

CCC Preseason Polls

Men’s Cross Country

1. Southern Oregon (9)...... 98

1. College of Idaho ............ 86

1. Eastern Oregon (1)......... 84

1. Concordia....................... 72

1. Warner Pacific................ 51

1. Corban........................... 43

1. Oregon Tech.................. 42

1. Northwest Christian....... 34

1. Evergreen...................... 20

        Northwest..................... 20

 

Women’s Cross Country

1. College of Idaho (7)........ 96

1. Concordia (2).................. 89

1. Eastern Oregon (1)......... 81

1. Southern Oregon........... 74

1. Northwest Christian....... 59

1. Northwest..................... 46

1. Corban........................... 36

1. Oregon Tech.................. 33

1. Evergreen...................... 18

        Warner Pacific................ 18

 

First place votes in parentheses

08.10.2010 - Eight Teams Earn NAIA Scholar Award

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The list of NAIA Scholar Teams was released recently, as a total of eight of the Owls’ 11 teams earned the distinction of being named to the 2009-10 NAIA Scholar Team. 

Each team must register a team cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher.  Oregon Tech joined 41 other Cascade Conference teams and 824 other teams nationally to earn the distinction.

Leading the way for the Owls in 2009-10 was the women’s cross country team with a 3.65 team GPA.

In order the recipients were – women’s cross country (3.65), women’s basketball (3.32) and women’s soccer (3.32), women’s track & field (3.17), softball (3.16), men’s basketball (3.15), volleyball 3.10 and men’s track and field (3.02).

08.09.2010 - Oregon Tech announces fall sports schedule

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore – The Oregon Tech athletic department has announced their upcoming 2010 fall sports schedule for volleyball, cross country and men’s and women’s soccer teams. 

 

The Owls begin their 30-match volleyball slate with the first 10 matches on the road. Oregon Tech opens at the Southern Oregon Invitational in Ashland with four matches, which includes a contest with the reigning NAIA National Champion Fresno Pacific University.  The Owls also face Embry Riddle, Fla., ranked 28^th in the final NAIA Coaches Poll last season, along with Simpson University and Montana Western.  The Owls continue the 2010 campaign in California against Cal Pac members William Jessup University, Bethany University, Menlo College and Holy Names University, before opening its home schedule with a non-league affair with Simpson University on Wednesday, Sept. 1^st.  Tech opens Cascade Conference play at home against College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon University on Friday, September 10^th and Saturday, September 11^th. 

The Tech men’s soccer team will look to improve on an 8-8-2 mark when they open with two games against Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont. on August 27^th and 28^th.  The Owls then go up against George Fox University on September 9^th before opening at home on Saturday, September 11^th versus Menlo College in non-league play. The Tech men are on the road for their first two Cascade Collegiate Conference games before hosting College of Idaho and Warner Pacific in CCC action on Friday, September 24^th and Saturday, September 25^th.  All home games will be played at the Steen Sports Complex.

The Oregon Tech women’s soccer team is coming off a school-record 13 wins (13-6 record), including a 6-3 mark in Cascade Collegiate Conference play in 2009.   The Owl women also begin the 2010 campaign in Montana with games scheduled against Carroll College, University of Great Falls and Rocky Mountain College.  The Owls then face Simpson University in Redding, Calif. before hosting their first two contests of the season on Friday, September 10^th versus Simpson University and Saturday, September 11^th against Mills College.  Tech will open Cascade Collegiate Conference play at home when the Owls host Corban University and Northwest Christian University on October 1^st and 2^nd.  All home games will be played at the Steen Sports Complex.

 

The Oregon Tech cross country team is set to host the 2010 Cascade Collegiate Conference championships for both the men and women in Klamath Falls on Saturday, November 6^th, with the event to take place at the Steen Sports Complex.  Tech will get their season off to a running start when the Owls host the Cascade Collegiate Conference Review meet on Saturday, September 18^th, also at the Steen Sports Complex.  The season will conclude in Vancouver, Wash., the site of the 2010 NAIA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 20^th.

 

All Hustlin’ Owl fall and winter sport schedules can be accessed at oitsports.com