Complete Meet Results
Men       Women

McKINLEYVILLE, Calif. (Oct. 23) ­ Tim LeCount captured the individual crown and paced Seattle Pacific University to its first team title while the Falcons' Karen Dickson ran first among the women at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference cross country championships at Beau Pre Golf Course Saturday.

Tim LeCount and Karen Dickson captured individual titles at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference cross country championships Saturday. The men won the team championship, while the women finished a close second.

LeCount (Jr., Battle Ground, Wa.) won for the third time this season but he had never finished higher than eighth at the GNAC. He moved to the front after about 6000 meters and finished 13 seconds in front of Humboldt State's Brian Kostock. LeCount's time for the 8000 was 25 minutes, 58 seconds.

Dickson (So., El Dorado Hills, Ca./Oak ridge), unbeaten in six meets against collegians this fall, becomes the seventh SPU runner to claim a women's conference individual title in the last nine years. Dickson led virtually the entire 6k race, continued to pull away and won by 37 seconds over from Western Washington's Laura Trevellyan. Her winning time was 22:28.

"Our men really pulled together and rose to the occasion," said coach Doris Heritage. "Tim and Karen really ran well. In fact, they all did."

No SPU male individual has previously placed higher than fifth and the team's top finish was fourth in 1999. The Falcons were eighth a year ago.

Seattle Pacific, finishing with a 71-80 advantage over runner-up Alaska Anchorage, also got excellent support from Bjorn Bostrom (So., La Conner, Wa./Bellingham) and Brian Cronrath (Fr., Battle Ground, Wa.).. Bostrom, earning all-conference distinction, took seventh place (26:42) and Cronrath was 15th (26:52), despite falling once on the path which was slippery following heavy rain Friday.

Also scoring were Paul Mach (Sr., Seattle, Wa./King's), 23rd in 27:08, and Doug Gibson (So., Yakima, Wa./Riverside Christian), 25th and the conference newcomer award winner in 27:15.

The Falcons nearly retained their women's team title, but Central Washington edged them 67-74 by virtue of a higher finish by their fifth scorer. Karin Rohde (Fr., Bellingham, Wa./Mount Baker) was the GNAC freshman of the year, placing seventh in 23:57. Becky Knox (Jr., Denver, Co./Denver Christian) joined Rohde and Dickson on the all-conference team, taking eighth in 24:03.

"Karen just went out sensibly and was never really challenged," said Heritage. "This is a wonderful group of young men and women. These are willing people and I think we can be even better at regionals. We're coming home with our share of awards and that's pretty awesome."

Scoring fourth and fifth for the women were Tracy Kuhn (Jr., Port Angeles, Wa.), 27th in 25:15, and Kaitlin Rohde (Fr., Bellingham, Wa./Mount Baker), 32nd in 25:32.

The NCAA West Regional is Nov. 6 in Bellingham. The Falcons will send individuals to the Bellevue Community College Invitational next Saturday at Lake Sammamish.

GNAC Awards
Outstanding Performers - Tim LeCount, SPU, and Karen Dickson, SPU
Freshman-of-the-Year - Keever Henry, Western Washington, and Karin Rohde, SPU
Newcomer-of-the-Year - Doug Gibson, SPU, and Megan McDrew, Humboldt State

Men's team scores: 1-Seattle Pacific71, 2-Alaska Anchorage 80, 3-Western Washington 95, 4-western Oregon 97, 5-Humboldt State 116, 6-Northwest Nazarene 121, 7-Central Washington 161, 8-Saint Martin's 187, 9-Seattle University 218, 10-Alaska Fairbanks 263.
Men's individuals (8k): 1-Tim LeCount, SPU, 25:58; 2-Brian Kostock, HSU, 26:11; 3-Ethan Barrons, WOU, 26:12; 4-Jasper Peach, HSU, 26:27; 5-Andy Prentice, SMC, 26:39; 6-Sam Scotchmer, CWU, 26:40; 7-Bjorn Bostrom, SPU, 26:42; 8-Sam Brancheau, WWU, 26:45; 9-Chase Wells, WOU, 26:48; 10-Keever Henry, WWU, 26:49.
Other SPU finishers: 15-Brian Cronrath, 26:52; 23-Paul Mach, 27:08; 25-Doug Gibson, 27:13; 28-Eddie Strickler, 27:23; 50-James Rosser, 28:11.

Women's team scores: 1-Central Washington 67, 2-Seattle Pacific 74, 3-Alaska Anchorage 98, 4-Seattle University 104, 5-Western Washington 123, 6-Humboldt State 130, 7-Western Oregon 151, 8-Saint Martin's 203, 9-Northwest Nazarene 220, 10-Alaska Fairbanks 265.
Women's individuals: 1-Karen Dickson, SPU, 22:28, 2-Laura Trevellyan, WWU, 23:05; 3-Kelly Fullerton, SU, 23:26; 4-Brandy Anderson, CWU, 23:49; 5-Mandy Kaempf, UAA, 23:54; 6-Alana Garcia, SU, 23:54; 7-Karin Rohde, SPU, 23:57; 8-Becky Knox, SPU, 24:03; 9-Stephanie Stine, CWU, 24:13; 10-Nicole Campbell, HSU, 24:16.
Other SPU finishers: 27-Tracy Kuhn, 25:15; 32-Kaitlin Rohde, 25:32; 37-Nikki Jensen, 25:40; 52-Brandi McCoy, 26:12.