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