Gobble Wobble 5K

Presented by SEMO TRI TEAM

27 November, 2014

Cold blustery day for this event.  Temperatures dropped a couple of hours prior to the start of the race and made all of the underpasses and bridges slick.  Pfau and Kear led all runners to the turn-around point then proceeded to kick up the pace a notch.  Matt Pfau showed his famous "kick" in the final 200 meters and took the overall win with Daniel Kear just a few tics back.

 

 

Top 20 Finishers 

1. Matt Pfau - 16:45
2. Daniel Kear - 16:48
3. Kevin Hammes - 17:55
4. Michael Peters - 18:08
5. Andy Johnson - 18:23
6. Grant Grove - 18:37
7. John Gibbons - 18:43
8. Mystery Man - 18:51
9. Braeden Dobbs - 18:53
10. Mystery Man2 - 19:09
11. Douglas Grove - 20:19
12. Mystery Man3 - 20:27
13. Steve Schmittzehe - 20:31
14. Richie Bohn - 20:54
15. Mike Burnett - 20:59
16. Mystery Man4 - 21:14
17. Alaina Baumgart - 21:14
18. Josh Baumgart - 21:15
19. Tim Landewe - 21:46
20. Brian Jannin - 21:56

2014 NCAA D1 Midwest Cross Country Regional

November 14, 2014 -- Bradley University, Peoria, IL (Results @ branchsportstech.com: http://branchsportstech.com/2014_Meets/xc/11-14-NCAAD1MW/Web/Timetable.php?EID=a4bec43875994e508ced116827892d92)

The Midwest Regional XC meet was held in Peoria, Illinois on the local golf course near Bradley University.  The SIU Salukis brought both teams to the event in attempts of qualifying individuals and testing themselves against the other strong teams. 

The men's race consisted of 29 schools.  SIU placed 8th overall in the team race which was good for top billing for the five MVC schools participating.  The MVC teams took the 8-12 team positions and had a good showing in the overall field.

SIU was paced by Oscar Medina, Michael Castel and Juan Carrera.  These three runners all finished in the top 35 and Oscar earned All-Midwest Region honors with his 23rd place finish. 



SIU Men's Results:  10,000 meters

1. Oscar Medina - 23rd with a 30:41
2. Michael Castel - 33rd with a 30:49
3. Juan Carrera - 35th with a 30:50
4. Brandon Shemonia - 88th with a 31:28
5. Evan Ehrenheim - 107th with a 31:48
6. Nick Schrader - 111th with a 31:50
7. Matt Hazel - 113th with a 31:51

SIU will return Medina, Carrera, Shemonia and Ehrenheim for the 2015 XC season as well a several highly touted freshman runners as they will again attempt to qualify for the D1 Nationals.

The Pack explodes off the starting line as the gun is fired.

The leaders have just passed the 2K mark in the race at this point.

 

 

 

Brandon Shemonia focuses on his form during the race.

 

 

 

Matt Hazel (589) and Nick Schrader (590) move through the course at the 6K mark of the race.






The Saluki women finished 15th out of 32 teams in the Region. 

Kelley Gallagher once again paced the Saluki women and finished 40th in the field.


SIU Women's Results:  3600 meters

1. Kelley Gallagher - 40th with a 21:03
2. Krista Menghini - 73rd with a 21:29
3. Kristen Levi - 88th with a 21:37
4. Sadie Darnell - 100th with a  21:46
5. Mobola Rotibi - 170th with a 22:32

Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championships

Carbondale, IL -- November 1, 2014 (Results @ mvc-sports.com: http://www.mvc-sports.com/cc/news/2014-15/7513/2014-cross-country-championship/#.VHrv5f10yJc)

The MVC Championships was contested on the SIU XC course this year.  It was expected to be a close battle for the title and this prediction lived up to its billing.  The top three mens team were separated by only 9 points.   Southern Illinois and Indiana State finished tied for the top spot with 73 points with the tiebreaker going to the Sycamores 3-2.  Bradley University finished a strong third in the conference standings.

Indiana State's John Mascari paced the field on his way to winning the event and being voted Athlete of the Year in the MVC.

SIU place three runners on the All-Conference First Team with Michael Castel, Oscar Medina and Juan Carrera finishing 6-8 respectively for a great 1-2-3 punch for the Salukis.





The MVC women's team race went to a strong Bradley squad with a point total of 39.  The Lady Braves had the OA winner and placed three runners in the top five spots.

Illinois State Univ and Southern Illinois finished in the 2-3 team spots with 71 and 78 points respectively.

SIU's Krista Menghini finished in 10th place OA and earned All-Conference First Team honors.  SIU's Kelley Gallagher and Kristen Levi also finished in the top 15 and placed 12th and 15th respectively.

 

L to R:  Michael Castel, Oscar Medina and Juan Carrera move along with the lead pack early on in the 8K race.

 

 

 

 

Brandon Shemonia

 

 

 

 

Matt Hazel and Nick Schrader.

 

 

 



Evan Ehrenheim

 

 

SIU Saluki Early Bird

Carbondale, IL -- August 29, 2014 (Results @ http://www.siusalukis.com/sports/c-xc/recaps/082914aac.html )

CARBONDALE, Ill. -  The Southern Illinois cross country teams opened the 2014 season on Friday with the Saluki Early Bird meet. The men defeated Indiana State, 23-32, while the women fell to ISU, 32-23. Both teams competed in separate 4K races.

The meet opened with the women's 4K, which saw five SIU runners finish in the top-ten. Senior Tori Parry led the charge for the Salukis, finishing second with a time of 14:45.77. Sophomore Shannon Effron finished two places behind Parry, finishing fourth in a time of 15:06.95. Senior Lacey Gibson, freshman Allie Sweatt, and senior Allison Gallo finished seventh, ninth, and 10th respectively for SIU.
 

Head coach David Beauchem was pleased with what he saw from his women's team and was glad to see his underclassmen perform well in their first collegiate meet.

"I thought it was good overall," said Beauchem. "We came out and ran our freshman. I thought that Shannon, Allie, Claire (Darnell), and Hillary (Merrill) all had pretty good races for freshmen in their first collegiate meet. They really raced better than they had been training."

The men's team had a strong showing, with all five runners finishing in the top eight. Senior Michael Castel earned his first win as a Saluki, winning the 4K race with a time of 12:03.39. Junior Juan Carrera kept pace, finishing second in a time of 12:05.21. Senior Matt Hazel took third, crossing the finish line in 12:08.92. Senior Cole Allison and junior Evan Ehrenheim finished sixth and eighth, respectively.

"Mike came in and won his first race with SIU, and he has not raced cross country in two years so we really had to get the rust off of him," said Beauchem. "Juan ran steady like he always does and Matt came out and ran great and really stepped up in the top three. It was a good opener to have the men get the win."

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Several of the women's and men's starters were held out of this first competition and most will begin their season at the upcoming SIU Invitational on September 20th.
 

The Saluki teams have both been tagged in the recently released 2014 USTFCCCA Pre-season polls.  The men's team is ranked 11th in the always tough Midwest Region.  The Saluki women are ranked 4th in the Pre-season poll.  The MVC each have four teams ranked in the top 15 in the Midwest Region thus giving credence to the overall depth and quality of the Missouri Valley Conference.  Illinois State, Loyola-Chicago and Bradley Universities all have both their men's and women's teams included in the first D-1 rankings. 

--KHammes
 

2014 St. Louis Track Club XC Kickoff Classic 5K

Forest Park -  St. Louis, MO

 

1. Nick Happe - 15:13
2. Brandon Shemonia -15:16
3. Juan Carrera - 15:17
4. Matt OConner - 15:20
5. Eric Schott - 15:20
6. Drew Webster - 15:31
7. Danny Stults - 15:32
8. Matthew Lawder - 15:36
9. Travis Lavin - 15:40
10. Eric Johannigmeir - 15:51
11. Connor Ryan - 15:53
12. Matt Hazel - 15:55
13. Alex Mason - 16:00
14. Ben Kisley - 16:04
15. Craig Munie - 16:13

2014 Drake Relays 10000 Men's Race

Drake University, Des Moines, IA -- April 23, 2014

• The top 4 broke away at the 5 mile mark with Lusiganan taking a comfortable lead with 800m to go and leading the pack toward the finish. 


• Lusiganan is coming off a 12th place finish in the 2013 D1 XC Championships. 


• Shemonia, running unattached, will be competing for SIU at Carbondale, Illinios this fall as a member of the Saluki XC team under the guidance of coach Matt Sparks. 

1. Trent Lusiganan, Unatt:  29:55
2. Brandon Shemonia, Unatt:  30:04
3. Sean Senf, Illinois St:  30:06
4. Dan Caddigan, Air Force:  30:09
5. Mubarik Musa, S Dakota U:  30:10
6. Blake DeLong, McKendree:  30:11
7. Conor Wells, Drake:  30:12
8. Dylan Reyes, St Francis:  30:13
9. Caleb Kerr, Purdue:  30:15
10. Paul Yak, Augustana SD:  30:17      

St. Patrick's Day Parade Run

St. Louis MO -- March 15, 2014 (Results @ Chronotrack.com: http://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-5155?lc=en)

Top 10 Finishers

1. Matt O'Conner, 27, 24:22
2. Brandon Shemonia, 19, 25:12
3. Chris Loseman, 25, 25:40
4. Mike Aitken, 31, 25:50
5. Eric Johannigmier, 25, 26:00
6. Bryan Glass, 40, 26:06
7. Travis Lavin, 26, 26:20
8. Connor Callahan, 23, 26:28
9. Daniel Stults, 28, 26:29
10. David Nilges, 22, 26:30

Brandon Shemonia and Matt O'Connor pacing the field just past the 2 mile mark of the race.

Chris Loseman, SEMO alumus and former OVC 10,000m champion finishing strong in third place.

 

 

 



Jay Townsend, member of SEMO's National Championship XC team in the mid-1980's shows the youngsters how it is done in your late 40's by finishing 24th overall in a national-class time of 28:41.

 

 

 

 

James Woolridge, 50+ y/o superman finishes the race!