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Seawolves race in BYU-Hawaii Invite

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Seawolves race in BYU-Hawaii Invite

MEET PREVIEW: Alaska Anchorage will compete in the second Hawaii meet of the season when they race in the BYU-Hawaii Invitational on Sept. 11 in Laie. The races will commence at 10 a.m. ADT, with the men running an 8K and the women partaking in a 5K.

GNAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: UAA  senior Marko Cheseto led the Seawolves to a perfect team score of 15 in the Hawaii Pacific Sand Island Invitational, earning him the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week, announced by the league on Sept. 7 ... Cheseto (Kapenguria, Kenya) raced to victory on Sept. 4 in Honolulu with a time of 14 minutes, 26 seconds, edging out teammate sophomore Micah Chelimo by seven seconds ... the 2008 All-American paced the Seawolves to claiming the top-five positions for the win over Hawaii Pacific (58) and Chaminade (88).

HAWAII PACIFIC INVITE RECAP: Led by the All-American duo of senior Marko Cheseto and junior Ruth Keino, the UAA cross country teams opened up the 2010 slate by sweeping the Hawaii Pacific Invite on Sept. 4 at Sand Island Beach Park ... both UAA teams came away victorious, with each posting eight runners in the top 10 ... the 16th-ranked Seawolf men registered 15 points, downing host Hawaii Pacific (58) and Chaminade (88), while the 3rd-ranked UAA women (18) defeated Chaminade (80) and HPU, which didn't field a full team ... on the heels of Cheseto, the men's team claimed the top five positions ... Cheseto recorded a winning time of 14 minutes and 26 seconds, seven seconds ahead of sophomore All-American Micah Chelimo (14:33) ... after taking a season off, sophomore All-American Jake Parisien (14:44) returned to the Green & Gold with a third-place finish, followed by senior Paul Rottich (14:45) and freshman William Ritekwiang (15:06) in fourth and fifth, respectively ... the women's team placed four runners in the top 5 ... Keino and sophomore All-American Miriam Kipng'eno battled for first, with Keino (17:17) edging out Kipng'eno (17:19) by two seconds ... junior Shoshana Keegan (17:44) crossed the finish line in fourth, while freshman Susan Bick (18:08) made her collegiate debut in fifth place.

USTFCCCA POLL: The women's team received a No. 3 ranking in the preseason national poll released Aug. 25 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) ... the UAA men's team also made the top-25 Div. II rankings at No. 16 ... the next ranking will be on Sept. 21 ... see complete poll on page 2 of weekly release.

2010 SEASON PREVIEW: The Seawolves return 10 of their key runners from a year ago, including five All-Americans ... the women will strive to defend their West Region and Great Northwest Athletic Conference titles with the return of two All-Americans – sophomore Miriam Kipn'geno and junior Ruth Keino ... the Kenyan duo will team with seniors Hallidie Wilt (Unalaska) and Emma Bohman (Palmer) and junior Shoshana Keegan (Anchorage) – all returning NCAA participants – as they aim for a top-3 team finish at Nationals ... the men's squad has the potential for the best NCAA finish to date with the return of the 2009 West Region and GNAC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year honoree, senior Marko Cheseto ... a 2008 All-American, Cheseto will be joined by sophomores Micah Chelimo (Kapkoi, Kenya) and Jake Parisien (Palmer), who have each garnered an All-America awards in their careers ... the Seawolves also return NCAA participants in senior Paul Rottich (Kapsabet, Kenya), junior Michael Adams (Anchorage) and sophomore Thomas Hill (Thunder Bay, Ontario).




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Players Mentioned

Emma Bohman

Emma Bohman

DIS
5' 5"
Freshman
Paul Rottich

Paul Rottich

DIS
5' 9"
Sophomore
Hallidie Wilt

Hallidie Wilt

DIS
5' 6"
Freshman
Marko Cheseto

Marko Cheseto

DIS
Sophomore
Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

DIS
Freshman
Shoshana Keegan

Shoshana Keegan

DIS
Freshman
Micah Chelimo

Micah Chelimo

DIS
Freshman
Ruth Keino

Ruth Keino

DIS
Freshman
Jake Parisien

Jake Parisien

DIS
Freshman
William Ritekwiang

William Ritekwiang

DIS
Freshman
Susan Bick

Susan Bick

MDIS
Freshman
Michael Adams

Michael Adams

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Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Emma Bohman

Emma Bohman

5' 5"
Freshman
DIS
Paul Rottich

Paul Rottich

5' 9"
Sophomore
DIS
Hallidie Wilt

Hallidie Wilt

5' 6"
Freshman
DIS
Marko Cheseto

Marko Cheseto

Sophomore
DIS
Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

Freshman
DIS
Shoshana Keegan

Shoshana Keegan

Freshman
DIS
Micah Chelimo

Micah Chelimo

Freshman
DIS
Ruth Keino

Ruth Keino

Freshman
DIS
Jake Parisien

Jake Parisien

Freshman
DIS
William Ritekwiang

William Ritekwiang

Freshman
DIS
Susan Bick

Susan Bick

Freshman
MDIS
Michael Adams

Michael Adams

Sophomore
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