SCHEDULE & RESULTS
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SCHEDULE & RESULTS
WEEKLY RELEASE 05 | 29 OCT 2014 | @ MOUNTAIN WEST CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS AIR FORCE ACADEMY CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY CONTACT: VALERIE PERKIN | 719-333-8286 | [email protected] | GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM WEEK 5 MOUNTAIN WEST CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 | 10:00 AM WOMEN’S 6K RACE | 10:45 AM MEN’S 8K RACE WOODWARD PARK | FRESNO, CALIF. | CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL: THEMW.COM SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE..................................................COMPETITION Sept. 5 ............................... Fresno State InvitaƟonal ................................Men: 1st of 3 | Women: 2nd of 5 .............................. Top AF Male: Kyle Eller | 5th of 57 ............... Top AF Female: Hannah Everson | 3rd of 66 Sept. 20 ......................... Woody Greeno InvitaƟonal ............................... Men: 3rd of 8 | Women: 2nd of 8 .................Top AF Male: Andrew Johnston | 4th of 76 ...............Top AF Female: Hannah Everson | 2nd of 78 Oct. 3 .................................Notre Dame InvitaƟonal ........................ Men: 12th of 24 | Women: 19th of 20 ..................... Top AF Male: Riley Coates | 36th of 200 ........... Top AF Female: Hannah Everson | 54th of 165 Oct. 4 ............................. Rocky Mountain Shootout .............................. Men: 2nd of 3 (DI) | Women: DNC ...............Top AF Male: Forrest Isenhour | 31st of 106 Oct. 18............................... Pre-NaƟonal InvitaƟonal ........................ Men: 18th of 46 | Women: 17th of 33 ......................Top AF Male: Riley Coates | 51st of 310 ................... Top AF Female: Lindy Long | 32nd of 214 Oct. 31.................... Mountain West Championships ................................................................ Fresno, Calif. Nov. 14 .......NCAA Mountain Region Championships ......................................................Albuquerque, N.M. Nov. 22 .................... NCAA NaƟonal Championships ..........................................................Terre Haute, Ind. The Air Force cross country team opens the championship season this Friday (Oct. 31), when it returns to Fresno, Calif., for the 2014 Mountain West Cross Country Championships. The meet, which will take place throughout Woodward Park, is slated to begin at 10:00 a.m. (PT), with the women’s 6K championship race. MEET INFORMATION The 2014 Mountain West Cross Country Championships will take place at Woodward Park (7775 N. Friant Road) in Fresno. The meet will feature a women’s 6K race (10:00 a.m.) and a men’s 8K race (10:45 a.m.). For fans unable to a end the conference meet, live streaming and results will be available via the Mountain West website – links can be found at hƩp://www.themw.com/#!/page/championship_c-xc. A LOOK AT THE LEAGUE The MW meet will feature eight men’s teams and 11 women’s teams, including five that are listed in the USTFCCCA Coaches’ Poll. The men’s field features 18th-ranked New Mexico and 25th-ranked New Mexico, as well as Air Force, Boise State (receiving votes), Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State and Wyoming. The women’s field, represen ng all 11 conference schools, includes 10th-ranked New Mexico, 23rd-ranked Boise State, Air Force, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State and Wyoming. WHO TO WATCH The entry list for the men at the conference championships include Dan Caddigan, Riley Coates, Patrick Corona, Ma Dorsey, Kyle Eller, Jason Engel, Forrest Isenhour, Andrew Johnston, Zach Perkins and Daniel Shellhouse, while the women’s list of entries feature Ka e Burnham, Heather Connick, Taylor Drolshagen, Rebecca Esselstein, Hannah Everson, Carina Gillespie, Nicole Hahn, Lindy Long and Anna Olesinski. HISTORY 101 The men have finished within the top three of the MW Championships during 14 of the last 15 seasons, including a conference tle in 2003 and seven runner-up finishes. The women have placed within the top half of the field 10 mes within the last 15 years, including fourth-place finishes at the last five championship meets. HISTORY 201 Since the MW was formed in 1999, Air Force has seen 28 men combine for 48 all-conference selec ons, including one conference champion and 14 with first-team dis nc on (17 occasions). The 48 all-league honors are the most among current MW squads and second all- me to BYU (61, from 1999-2010). Isaiah Bragg became the program’s first Mountain West champion with a victory in 2013, while Ben Payne is the Falcons’ most decorated all-conference honoree by claiming all-MW accolades all four years. On the women’s side, eight Falcons have earned all-conference awards, with Hannah Everson becoming the program’s first first-team honoree last year. LAST YEAR AT THE CONFERENCE MEET In 2013, Isaiah Bragg became Air Force’s first MW cross country champion a er clocking a course-record 24:08.39, while Hannah Everson recorded the Academy’s highest DI conference finish (fi h in 21:41.07) to become the program’s first first-team selec on. A total of four Falcons – Bragg, Everson, Patrick Corona and Anne e Eichenberger – earned all-conference honors, as the men placed third and the women took fourth. FALCONS RANKED FIFTH, SIXTH IN PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES’ POLL The men were ranked fi h and the women sixth in the Mountain West Pre-Championship Coaches’ Poll, which was released on Oct. 29. With 25 points, the men were just one point out of fourth, while the women finished four points out of fourth with 54 points. Complete season rankings can be found on page 5 of this release. ΝAF_TRACKFIELD THE NEXT COURSE The championship season con nues for Air Force on Friday, Nov. 14, when the squad travels to Albuquerque, N.M., for the 2014 NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championships. The meet, held on the University of New Mexico’s North Golf Course, will feature the men’s first 10K run of the season and a women’s 6K race. AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE ACADEMY QUICK FACTS 2014 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER Loca on .....................................USAF Academy, Colo. Founded ..............................................................1954 Enrollment ..........................................................4,000 Nickname ........................................................Falcons Colors .................................................. Blue and Silver Affilia on ............................................NCAA DIvision I Conference .........................................Mountain West Home Course ........................ Eisenhower Golf Course Superintendent.....................Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Director of Athle cs ............................ Dr. Hans Mueh NAME Sean Bapty Dan Caddigan Grant Caswell Colin Chehanske Riley Coates Patrick Corona Ma Dorsey Kyle Eller Jason Engel Forrest Isenhour Andrew Johnston Sean Lyons Kevin Mihalik Andrew Milliron Zach Perkins Daniel Shellhouse Jimmy Shipley Joseph Taylor Conner Wilburn YR Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. HT 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-2 5-10 5-6 5-8 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-0 5-10 5-7 5-11 HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL Albuquerque, N.M. | La Cueva Chicago, Ill. | Brother Rice Denver, Colo. | Cherry Creek Howell, N.J. | Colts Neck Rapid City, S.D. | Stevens Fairfield, Conn. | Fairfield College Preparatory School Indianapolis, Ind. | Lawrence Central Lowell, Ind. | Lowell Senior Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. | Santa Margarita Catholic Burke, Va. | Lake Braddock Secondary School Powell, Ohio | Olentangy Liberty Morristown, N.J. | Morristown San Diego, Calif. | Rancho Bernardo Charles Town, W.V. | Jefferson Alameda, Calif. | Alameda | USAFA Prep School Kingwood, Texas | Kingwood Bal more, Md. | Severna Park Noblesville, Ind. | Guerin Catholic Colorado Springs, Colo. | The Classical Academy 2014 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER CROSS COUNTRY HEAD COACH Head Coach .................................................Ryan Cole Alma Mater ...................................Wisconsin | 2006 Season at Air Force ............................................First Email [email protected] Office Phone ...................................... 719-333-3602 Volunteer Coach ................................. Mark Stanforth MEDIA INFORMATION Cross Country Contact ...........................Valerie Perkin Email [email protected] Office Phone ...................................... 719-333-8286 Website ................................. GoAirForceFalcons.com Twi er ................................................. @af_trackfield INTERVIEWS Air Force athletes and coaches are available for a ernoon interviews during the week. All requests should be made at least one day in advance and coordinated through the athle c media rela ons office at 719333-8286 or at [email protected]. NAME Ka e Burnham Heather Connick Taylor Drolshagen Amanda Ellio Rebecca Esselstein Hannah Everson Carina Gillespie Nicole Hahn Lindy Long Anna Olesinski Samantha Skold Giulianna Vessa YR Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. HT 5-9 5-6 5-1 5-5 5-7 5-9 5-7 5-4 5-5 5-9 5-3 5-4 HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL Southlake, Texas | Carroll Senior Pembroke, Mass. | Pembroke Muskego, Wis. | Muskego Richmond Hill, Ga. | Richmond Hill Dayton, Ohio | Archbishop Alter Colorado Springs, Colo. | Liberty San Diego, Calif. | Otay Ranch | USAFA Prep School Arvada, Colo. | Ralston Valley Newnan, Ga. | Landmark Chris an Roswell, N.M. | Roswell Evergreen, Colo. | Evergreen Arvada, Colo. | Ralston Valley | USAFA Prep School HEAD COACH: Ryan Cole | First Season VOLUNTEER COACH: Mark Stanforth | Fi h Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Chehanske ..............................................cheh-han-ski Drolshagen .......................................... drolls-haa-gen Esselstein ................................................... essel-s ne Everson ...................................................... ee-ver-son Gillespie .................................................... gill-ess-pea Mihalik...................................................... mih-hal-ick Olesinski ................................................oh-luh-sin-ski AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE COATES PACES MEN AT PRE-NATS In the first 8K race of the season for all but one member of the men’s lineup, Riley Coates led the Falcons to an 18th-place e in the 46-team Blue Race at the Pre-Na onals Invita onal on Oct. 18. With a me of 25:05.3, Coates finished 51st in the 310-runner race, while Patrick Corona (67th, 25:14.8), Zach Perkins (97th, 25:25.6), Dan Caddigan (137th, 25:41.6) and Kyle Eller (168th, 25:55.5) rounded out the squad’s scoring runners. HONORS & AWARDS LONG LEADS WOMEN WITH 32ND-PLACE PRE-NATS FINISH Clocking a season-best 6K me of 22:30.3, Lindy Long was the Falcons’ top finisher at the Pre-Na onals Invitaonal on Oct. 18, finishing 32nd in a field of 214 runners. Air Force finished 17th in the meet’s 33-team White Race, as Nicole Hahn (53rd, 22:55.5) and Rebecca Esselstein (74th, 23:10.8) added top-75 finishes. The Falcons’ scoring squad was finalized by Carina Gillespie (126th, 23:45.9) and Anna Olesinski (150th, 24:08.0). MEN IN THE USTFCCCA RANKINGS DORSEY TAKES FIFTH IN OPEN RACE Ma Dorsey finished fi h among 97 runners in the Pre-Nats’ Open Race, clocking a me of 25:51.2. MEN THIRD, WOMEN FIFTH, IN MIDSEASON MW COACHES’ POLL Collec ng a total of 35 points, the Air Force men were ranked third in the Mountain West Midseason Coaches’ Poll, which was released on Oct. 7. The Falcons, who were ed for the same placement in the preseason list, separated themselves from Boise State by three points at the halfway point. On the women’s side, the Falcons accumulated 61 points in the midseason poll to move from sixth to fi h in the 11-team standings. Hannah Everson Air Force Athlete of the Week | 22 Sept Preseason ............................................................... RV Week 1 | 16 Sept .................................................... RV Week 2 | 23 Sept .................................................... RV Week 3 | 30 Sept .................................................... RV Week 4 | 7 Oct ......................................................... -Week 5 | 21 Oct ....................................................... -- TOP-10 FINISHES Dan Caddigan Fresno State Invita onal ............................... 6th of 57 ISENHOUR LEADS YOUNGSTERS AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHOOTOUT Forrest Isenhour led a young Air Force squad to a runner-up finish among DI teams at the Rocky Mountain Shootout on Oct. 4. With a career-best 8K of 26:46.1, Isenhour finished 31st in the full field of 106 runners. The Falcons added three addi onal top-40 finishes from Sean Lyons (34th, 26:54.4), Jason Engel (38th, 26:58.4) and Conner Wilburn (39th, 27:01.1), while Kevin Mihalik (53rd, 27:31.8) rounded out the squad’s scoring finishers. Riley Coates Fresno State Invita onal ............................... 7th of 57 AIR FORCE CONTINUES TO UPDATE RECORD BOOK Compe ng in a five-mile race for the first me since 2011, the Falcons recorded seven of eight fastest mes in Academy history. Riley Coates set a new Air Force record (23:55.70), while Zach Perkins clocked the program’s second-fastest me at 24:15.40. In addi on, Kyle Eller (24:24.40), Daniel Shellhouse (24:26.60), Patrick Corona (24:33.00), Andrew Johnston (24:43.00) and Dan Caddigan (24:46.70) debuted in fourth through eighth. Patrick Corona Fresno State Invita onal ............................... 9th of 57 5-MILE CROSS COUNTRY TIMES | 1995-PRESENT 23:55.70 Riley Coates, at Notre Dame Invita onal 24:15.40 Zach Perkins, at Notre Dame Invita onal 24:19.00 Jim Walmsley, at Notre Dame Invita onal 24:24.40 Kyle Eller, at Notre Dame Invita onal 24:26.60 Daniel Shellhouse, at Notre Dame Invita onal 24:33.00 Patrick Corona, at Notre Dame Invita onal 24:43.00 Andrew Johnston, at Notre Dame Invita onal 24:46.70 Dan Caddigan, at Notre Dame Invita onal Taylor Drolshagen Fresno State Invita onal ............................... 8th of 66 2014 2014 2011 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 COATES PACES MEN TO 12TH-PLACE FINISH With a 36th-place individual finish, Riley Coates paced the men’s team to a 12th-place team finish at the 24team Notre Dame Invita onal - a placement that was second amongst teams not ranked in the na on’s top30. In addi on to Coates’ top-50 finish, all five scoring runners – Zach Perkins (55th), Kyle Eller (75th), Daniel Shellhouse (84th) and Patrick (101st) – placed within the top half of the overall field of runners. EVERSON SETS ACADEMY 5K RECORD Clocking a me of 17:10.0 at the Notre Dame Invita onal, Hannah Everson set a new Academy record in the 5K, easily breaking the previous me of 17:30.00 that Nicole Graham recorded at the Willame e Invita onal in 2005. In fact, Air Force accounted for three of the five-fastest 5K mes in Academy history at Notre Dame, as Lindy Long recorded the second-fastest me (17:29.30) and Rebecca Esselstein debuted in fourth (17:40.80). 5K CROSS COUNTRY TIMES | DIVISION I 17:10.00 Hannah Everson, at Notre Dame Invita onal 17:29.30 Lindy Long, at Notre Dame Invita onal 17:30.00 Nicole Graham, Willame e Invita onal 17:40.80 Rebecca Esselstein, at Notre Dame Invita onal 17:49.00 Melissa Fuerst, at Notre Dame Invita onal Heather Connick Fresno State Invita onal ............................... 6th of 66 MaƩ Dorsey Pre-Na onals | Open ................................... 5th of 97 Kyle Eller Fresno State Invita onal ............................... 5th of 57 Hannah Everson Fresno State Invita onal ............................... 3rd of 66 Woody Greeno Invita onal ......................... 2nd of 78 Andrew Johnston Woody Greeno Invita onal .......................... 4th of 76 Lindy Long Fresno State Invita onal ............................. 10th of 66 Woody Greeno Invita onal ........................ 10th of 78 Zach Perkins Fresno State Invita onal ............................... 8th of 57 Daniel Shellhouse Fresno State Invita onal ............................. 10th of 57 2014 2014 2005 2014 2011 WOMEN WRAP UP ACTION AT NOTRE DAME With a 54th-place finish at the Notre Dame Invita onal, Hannah Everson paced the women’s team to a 19thplace finish in the team standings. Lindy Long added a top-100 finish (95th), while Rebecca Esselstein (112th), Nicole Hahn (135th, 18:01.7) and Carina Gillespie (147th, 18:18.0) rounded out the Falcons’ scoring finishers. AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE M NATIONAL RANKINGS W NATIONAL RANKINGS Week 5 Rankings | 21 Oct Week 5 Rankings | 21 Oct Rk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Rk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 InsƟtuƟon (FPV) ..............Points Colorado (12) ........................360 Oregon ..................................340 Syracuse................................334 Oklahoma State ....................329 Iona.......................................314 Wisconsin .............................295 Villanova ...............................289 Portland ................................274 Stanford ................................261 Northern Arizona ..................238 UCLA .....................................236 Washington ..........................217 Virginia..................................209 Michigan ...............................208 Florida State .........................192 Georgetown ..........................172 Providence ............................170 New Mexico ..........................156 BYU .......................................147 Indiana ..................................122 Furman .................................113 Michigan State ......................101 Arkansas .................................88 Southern Utah ........................87 Colorado State ........................67 Oklahoma ...............................62 Tulsa........................................58 North Carolina ........................33 Texas .......................................31 Iowa State ...............................25 Also Receiving Votes: Mississippi 12, Princeton 12, Virginia Tech 8, Eastern Kentucky 7, Minnesota 5, NC State 4, Penn State 2, Boise State 2 InsƟtuƟon (FPV) ..............Points Michigan State (10) ..............357 Georgetown (1) ....................347 Oregon (1) ............................334 Michigan ...............................320 Arkansas ...............................311 Iowa State .............................299 Colorado ...............................291 Wisconsin .............................266 West Virginia ........................265 New Mexico ..........................252 Stanford ................................245 Florida State .........................230 Virginia..................................214 Vanderbilt .............................195 North Carolina ......................187 Syracuse................................180 Washington ..........................162 NC State ................................135 Ohio State .............................126 Minnesota ............................124 Oklahoma State ....................121 Arizona State ........................107 Boise State ..............................90 Villanova .................................76 Princeton ................................75 Dartmouth ..............................54 Toledo .....................................53 Baylor .....................................51 UCLA .......................................31 Boston College ........................28 Also Receiving Votes: Iona 23, Virginia Tech 8, Penn State 6, Providence 4, William and Mary 4, Northern Arizona 4, SMU 3, Portland 2 EVERSON NAMED AIR FORCE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Hannah Everson was named the Air Force Athlete of the Week on Sept. 22, a er pacing the women’s team to a runner-up finish at the Woody Greeno Invita onal. Comple ng her first 6K race of the season in 21:57.30, Everson finished second in the University Division field (78 runners) and third in the full field of 216 runners. WOMEN TAKE SECOND AT NEBRASKA Backed by Hannah Everson’s runner-up finish (21:57.30), the women’s team finished second at the Woody Greeno Invita onal on Sept. 20. Lindy Long joined Everson at the top of the University Division, as she finished 10th in 22:39.40. Taylor Drolshagen (11th, 22:51.00), Rebecca Esselstein (19th, 23:11.90) and Heather Connick (27th, 23:42.20) rounded out the field take second in the eight-team race. JOHNSTON LEADS THE MEN IN COLLEGIATE DEBUT With an 8K debut of 26:18.40, Andrew Johnston paced the men to a third-place finish at Nebraska. Johnston, who finished fourth in the University Division and eighth in the full 257-runner event, led the Falcons to three top-12 finishes, as Sean Lyons and Grant Caswell finished 11th (26:42.40) and 12th (26:44.60), respec vely. Conner Wilburn finished 16th with a me of 27:03.10 and Jason Engel placed 26th in 27:24.10 to round of the squad’s scoring runners. FALCONS IMPACT RECORD BOOK The men made a major impact to the program’s 6K records at Fresno State. Backed by Kyle Eller’s 18:41.40, five Falcons – Eller, Dan Caddigan, Riley Coates, Zach Perkins and Patrick Corona – recorded marks that be ered the previous #2 me. MEN’S 6K CROSS COUNTRY TIMES | 1995-PRESENT 18:30.72 Jim Walmsley, at Rust Buster Invita onal 18:41.40 Kyle Eller, Fresno State Invita onal 18:41.90 Dan Caddigan, Fresno State Invita onal 18:41.90 Riley Coates, Fresno State Invita onal 18:42.00 Zach Perkins, Fresno State Invita onal 18:42.20 Patrick Corona, Fresno State Invita onal 2011 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE The Air Force women competed in a 4200-meter distance event for the first me in Academy history on Sept. 5, so Hannah Everson now holds the Academy’s best me at that distance a er crossing the finish line in 14:53.20. The remainder of the Falcons’ Fresno State lineup are ranked second through ninth on the new list. MEN WIN FRESNO STATE INVITATIONAL With all five scoring runners finishing within the top eight, Air Force easily won the men’s team tle at the season-opening Fresno State Invita onal on Sept. 5. Kyle Eller paced the Falcons with a fourth-place finish in the collegiate 6K field (18:41.40), while all five scorers were separated by less than one second. Dan Caddigan (fi h, 18:41.90), Riley Coaches (sixth, 18:41.90), Zach Perkins (seventh, 18:42.00) and Patrick Corona (eighth, 18:50.80) rounded out the scoring runners. M REGIONAL RANKINGS W REGIONAL RANKINGS Week 5 Rankings | 20 Oct Week 5 Rankings | 20 Oct RK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 RK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 InsƟtuƟon ............................LW Colorado ...................................1 Northern Arizona ......................2 New Mexico ..............................4 BYU ...........................................3 Southern Utah ..........................5 Colorado State ..........................6 Air Force .................................7 UTEP .........................................9 Wyoming ..................................8 Weber State ............................10 Montana State ........................11 Utah Valley .............................14 Utah State ...............................12 Texas Tech ...............................13 Idaho State .............................15 InsƟtuƟon ............................LW Colorado ...................................1 New Mexico ..............................2 Northern Arizona ......................5 BYU ...........................................3 Utah ..........................................6 Wyoming ..................................4 Weber State ..............................9 Colorado State ..........................8 Montana State ..........................7 Texas Tech ...............................14 Southern Utah ........................12 Idaho State ............................ NR Utah State ...............................10 Nevada....................................13 Montana .................................15 EVERSON PACES FALCONS TO RUNNER-UP FINISH Backed by a third-place finish from Hannah Everson, the women finished second among five DI teams at the Fresno State Invita onal (second among four MW teams). With a 4200-meter me of 14:53.20, Everson finished third in the 66-runner event, while Heather Connick (sixth, 15:00.30), Taylor Drolshagen (eighth, 15:02.60) and Lindy Long (10th, 15:10.60) also finished within the top 10. Nicole Hahn rounded out the group of scoring runners with a 12th-place me of 15:17.60. OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN Riley Coates and Zach Perkins will serve as the men’s team captains for the 2014 season, while Heather Connick and Taylor Drolshagen will lead the women’s team. It is the third me in the last five years that both the men and women have had mul ple captains (2010: Tyler Small/Jus n Tyner/Auriele Fain/Katherine Ward; 2012: Jeremy Drenckhahn/Andrew Quallio/Jen Bremser/Melissa Fuerst). MEN THIRD, WOMEN SIXTH IN PRESEASON POLL The men were picked to finish third in the MW Preseason Coaches’ Poll, as they accounted for 35 points to e with Boise State in the eight-team league. On the women’s side, the Falcons tallied 58 points to rank sixth among 11 league teams. AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE MW PRESEASON POLL | 21 AUG MW MIDSEASON POLL | 07 OCT MW PRE-CHAMPIONSHIP POLL | 29 OCT Men’s Rankings 1. New Mexico (7) ........................................49 pts 2. Colorado State (1).....................................40 pts 3T. Air Force ................................................35 pts 3T. Boise State ................................................35 pts 5. Wyoming ..................................................23 pts 6. Utah State .................................................22 pts 7. Fresno State ..............................................13 pts 8. San Jose State .............................................7 pts Men’s Rankings 1T. Colorado State (4).....................................45 pts 1T. New Mexico (4) ........................................45 pts 3. Air Force ................................................35 pts 4. Boise State ................................................32 pts 5. Wyoming ..................................................27 pts 6. Utah State .................................................19 pts 7. Fresno State ..............................................12 pts 8. San Jose State .............................................9 pts Men’s Rankings 1. New Mexico (7) ..............................................49 2. Colorado State (1)...........................................43 3. Boise State ......................................................37 4. Wyoming ........................................................26 5. Air Force ..................................................... 25 6. Utah State .......................................................20 7. San Jose State .................................................11 8. Fresno State ....................................................10 Women’s Rankings 1. New Mexico (7) ........................................97 pts 2. Boise State (4)...........................................92 pts 3. Colorado State ..........................................82 pts 4. Wyoming ..................................................63 pts 5. Utah State .................................................61 pts 6. Air Force ................................................58 pts 7. Nevada......................................................54 pts 8. Fresno State ..............................................41 pts 9. San Diego State.........................................25 pts 10. San Jose State ...........................................18 pts 11. UNLV .........................................................17 pts Women’s Rankings 1. New Mexico (9) ........................................99 pts 2. Boise State (1)...........................................87 pts 3. Colorado State (1).....................................77 pts 4. Wyoming ..................................................70 pts 5. Air Force ................................................61 pts 6. Utah State .................................................51 pts 7. Nevada......................................................50 pts 8. Fresno State ..............................................41 pts 9. San Diego State.........................................34 pts 10. San Jose State ...........................................18 pts 11. UNLV .........................................................17 pts Women’s Rankings 1. New Mexico (10) ..........................................100 2. Boise State (1).................................................90 3. Wyoming ........................................................80 4. Colorado State ................................................73 5. Utah State .......................................................58 6. Air Force ..................................................... 54 7. Nevada............................................................44 8. Fresno State ....................................................43 9. San Diego State...............................................25 10. San Jose State .................................................23 11. UNLV ...............................................................15 LOOK WHO’S BACK The Falcons return three all-MW runners, including first-team selec on Hannah Everson (fi h, 2013) and second-team honorees Riley Coates (12th, 2012) and Patrick Corona (13th, 2013). Everson, the first member of the women’s team to garner top-eight status at a conference meet, and Corona also collected all-region status in 2013. Zach Perkins was the runner-up in the 1500-meter run at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, while he, Corona and Ma Dorsey all qualified to the na onal meet in that event during the outdoor track season. FAMILY CONNECTIONS Two members of the women’s team have family connec ons to other athletes at the Air Force Academy. Anna Olesinski’s older brother Marek is a senior on the men’s basketball team, while Lindy Long’s older sister Lainie is a senior member of the diving team. In addi on, Zach Perkins is just one year removed from having a sibling on the cross country team, as his twin brother Charlie graduated in 2014. LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE LOCALS Five Falcons hail from the state of Colorado, including a pair of Colorado Springs na ves in Hannah Everson (Liberty High School) and Conner Wilburn (The Classical Academy). In addi on, Samantha Skold hails from Evergreen (Evergreen HS), while Nicole Hahn and Giulianna Vessa both a ended Ralston Valley HS in Arvada. GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM Bookmark the Falcons’ cross country page at GoAirForceFalcons.com for all of the latest informa on on the Air Force cross country program, including schedules, results, rosters, bios, previews, meet recaps and historical informa on. QUICK LOOK BACK AT 2013 Isaiah Bragg became the program’s first Mountain West champion and paced the men to a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Bragg and Patrick Corona earned all-conference and all-region honors on the men’s side, while Hannah Everson captured both awards on the women’s side. Everson, who became the first Air Force female to earn first-team all-MW accolades, was one of two all-conference honorees for the women, as Anne e Eichenberger’s ninth-place finish marked the first me in program history that two runners finished among the top 10. FOLLOW THE FALCONS ON TWITTER Fans of Air Force cross country can follow the team on Twi er via @af_trackfield – the official account of the Falcons’ cross country and track and field teams. WELCOME TO THE TEAM The Falcons added eight men and five women to their cross country roster for the 2014 season. The men’s freshmen field included Colin Chehanske, Forrest Isenhour, Andrew Johnston, Sean Lyons, Andrew Milliron, Jimmy Shipley, Joseph Taylor and Conner Wilburn, while the newest members of the women’s roster are Ka e Burnham, Amanda Ellio , Carina Gillespie, Nicole Hahn and Giulianna Vessa. LEADING THE WAY Air Force is under the direc on of first-year head coach Ryan Cole, who assumed control in August 2014. Cole came to the Academy a er spending seven seasons at Arizona State, including three where he served as the head coach of the women’s distance program and led Shelby Houlihan to the 2014 NCAA tle at 1500 meters. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Rebecca Esselstein earned Capital One Academic All-America honors for cross country and track/field for the second straight year. Esselstein, who was joined by sprinter and 2014 graduate Josh Nielsen, earned second-team status to become the program’s first athlete since cross country/track and field separated into its own category in 2002 to earn mul ple Academic All-America awards in a career. AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE DATE Sept. 5 Sept. 20 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 22 EVENT Fresno State Invita onal | 6k Woody Greeno Invita onal | 8K Notre Dame Invita onal | 5Mile Rocky Mountain Shootout | 8K Pre-Na onal Invita onal | 8K Mountain West Championships NCAA Mountain Regional NCAA Na onal Championships NAME Sean Bapty Dan Caddigan Grant Caswell Colin Chehanske Riley Coates Patrick Corona Ma Dorsey Kyle Eller Jason Engel Grant Garst Forrest Isenhour Andrew Johnston Sean Lyons Kevin Mihalik Andrew Milliron Zach Perkins Daniel Shellhouse Jimmy Shipley Joseph Taylor Conner Wilburn FRESNO ST 19:05.1 | 16 18:41.9 | 6 --18:41.9 | 7 18:42.4 | 9 18:58.3 | 13 18:41.4 | 5 18:59.1 | 14 ------18:42.0 | 8 18:50.8 | 10 ---- PLACE 1st 3rd 12th 2nd 18th NEBRASKA 27:45.8 | 33 -26:44.6 | 12 -----27:24.1 | 26 -27:56.9 | 35 26:18.4 | 4 26:42.4 | 11 28:02.3 | 37 -----27:03.1 | 16 FIELD 3 Teams 8 Teams 24 Teams 3 DI Teams 46 Teams POINTS 30 69 346 114 520 TOP FINISHER Kyle Eller Andrew Johnston Riley Coates Forrest Isenhour Riley Coates NOTRE DAME -24:46.7 | 125 --23:55.7 | 36 24:33.0 | 101 24:53.2 | 138 24:24.4 | 75 ---24:43.0 | 121 ---24:15.4 | 55 14:26.6 | 84 ---- COLORADO --27:53.0 | 68 27:59.8 | 69 ----26:58.4 | 38 28:13.9 | 73 26:46.1 | 31 -26:54.4 | 34 27:31.8 | 53 27:42.5 | 61 --27:33.0 | 54 28:57.8 | 84 27:01.1 | 39 PREͳNATS -25:41.6 | 137 --25:05.3 | 51 25:14.8 | 67 25:51.2 | *5 25:55.5 | 168 26:11.1 | *13 --26:01.3 | 183 ---25:25.6 | 97 26:12.6 | 209 ---- FIELD 5 Teams 8 Teams 20 Teams 33 Teams POINTS 39 67 503 428 TOP FINISHER Hannah Everson Hannah Everson Hannah Everson Lindy Long NOTRE DAME --19:10.5 | 164 -17:40.8 | 112 17:10.0 | 54 18:18.0 | 147 18:01.7 | 135 17:29.3 | 95 ---- PREͳNATS 25:08.4 | 189 ---23:10.8 | 74 -23:45.9 | 126 22:55.5 | 53 22:30.3 | 32 24:08.0 | 150 --- MTN WEST PLACE 5th 4th 36th 31st 51st MTN WEST FIELD 57 Runners 76 Runners 200 Runners 106 Runners 310 Runners REGIONALS TIME 18:41.40 26:18.40 23:55.70 26:46.10 25:05.30 NATIONALS * Open Race DATE Sept. 5 Sept. 20 Oct. 3 Oct. 18 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 22 EVENT Fresno State Invita onal | 4200m Woody Greeno Invita onal | 6K Notre Dame Invita onal | 5K Pre-Na onal Invita onal | 6K Mountain West Championships NCAA Mountain Regional NCAA Na onal Championships NAME Ka e Burnham Heather Connick Taylor Drolshagen Amanda Ellio Rebecca Esselstein Hannah Everson Carina Gillespie Nicole Hahn Lindy Long Anna Olesinski Samantha Skold Giulianna Vessa FRESNO ST 15:52.5 | 23 15:00.3 | 6 15:02.6 | 8 -15:20.4 | 13 14:53.2 | 3 15:22.0 | 14 15:17.6 | 12 15:10.6 | 10 --15:28.2 | 15 PLACE 2nd 2nd 19th 17th NEBRASKA 25:02.5 | 54 23:42.2 | 26 22:51.0 | 11 -23:11.9 | 19 21:57.3 | 2 24:07.4 | 27 -22:39.4 | 10 ---- PLACE 3rd 2nd 54th 32nd REGIONALS FIELD 66 Runners 78 Runners 165 Runners 214 Runners TIME 14:53.20 21:57.30 17:10.00 22:30.30 NATIONALS AIR FORCE CROSS COUNTRY WEEKLY RELEASE