October 27, 2012
Gladow Earns All-NWC Honors at Championships
FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Joe Gladow shrugged off the elements to record his highest career finish at the Northwest Conference Championships, earning first team all-league honors on a wet Saturday morning at the Sunset Golf Course.
As a team, the Linfield men placed two runners in the top 20 to place sixth.
Gladow completed the four loops that comprised the eight-kilometer course in 26 minutes, 31 seconds. Calvin Howell missed out on second team all-league honors – awarded to the top 14 runners – as he was 18th in 26:59.
Veteran Jason Hight improved more than 30 positions from where he finished last season, taking 32nd this year in 27 minutes, 31 seconds.
Competing in their first conference championship race, freshmen Alex Mangan and Frankie Moncada rounded out the scoring runners for the Wildcats. Mangan was 38th (27:49) and Moncada took 48th (28:07).
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| Joe Gladow battling for a top spot at the 2012 NWC Championships. |
“While we had some good performances up front, we didn’t race well overall,”
stated associate head coach Greg Mitchell. “We picked the wrong day to have an
off day collectively, but I am confident the team will rebound for Regionals.
We are so much better than the results show.”
Brooke Niemann paced the Wildcat women, who took fourth overall. The sophomore finished as Linfield’s No. 1 for the second time this year, and earned second team all-conference honors by finishing 12th overall in the 82-competitor field. She finished the six-kilometer course in 23:34.
Siena Noe and Audrey Lichten just snuck into the top 20, finishing in 18th and 19th place, respectively and in identical times of 24 minutes, 2 seconds. Claire Hann placed 23rd in 24:06 and Katie Skinner took 32nd in 24:21.
“I am disappointed in how we finished on both sides and feel like we left a lot out on the course,” said head coach Travis Olson “The only thing for us to do at this point is put this one behind us and get ready for Regionals.”
Brooke Niemann paced the Wildcat women, who took fourth overall. The sophomore finished as Linfield’s No. 1 for the second time this year, and earned second team all-conference honors by finishing 12th overall in the 82-competitor field. She finished the six-kilometer course in 23:34.
Siena Noe and Audrey Lichten just snuck into the top 20, finishing in 18th and 19th place, respectively and in identical times of 24 minutes, 2 seconds. Claire Hann placed 23rd in 24:06 and Katie Skinner took 32nd in 24:21.
“I am disappointed in how we finished on both sides and feel like we left a lot out on the course,” said head coach Travis Olson “The only thing for us to do at this point is put this one behind us and get ready for Regionals.”
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| Audrey Lichten, Hannah Greider and Brooke Niemann lead the Wildcat charge. |
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