Mountain Lions Impressive at CC
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women's cross country team received exciting news this past week when they discovered that they were ranked eighth nationally. Saturday at the Colorado College Invitational, they proved that the ranking was no fluke.
Kelly Smith finished fourth and five Mountain Lions crossed the finish line among the top 15 runners as CU-Colorado Springs took second behind only second-ranked Adams State.
CU-Colorado Springs' top five runners posted an average time of 19 minutes, 1 second. Last year's team, which went on to an 11th-place finish at nationals, ran the same course in 19:53.
Megan Lund was the Mountain Lions' second fastest finisher, coming in ninth. She was followed closely by Sarah Shepard (11th), Tina Gray (14th) and Ashley Birger (15th).
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 | Ashley Birger | Steeplechase | So. | |
 | Ashley Birger | Steeplechase | So. | |
 | Ashley Birger | Steeplechase | So. | |
 | Ashley Birger | So. | ||
| Ashley Birger | So. | ||
| Ashley Birger | So. | ||
| Ashley Birger | So. | ||
 | Megan Lund | So. | ||
 | Megan Lund | So. | ||
 | Megan Lund | Distance | So. | |
| Megan Lund | Distance | So. | |
| Megan Lund | So. | ||
 | Sarah Shepard | Distance | Fr. | |
 | Sarah Shepard | Distance | Fr. | |
 | Sarah Shepard | Distance | Fr. | |
| Sarah Shepard | Fr. | ||
| Sarah Shepard | Fr. | ||
| Sarah Shepard | Fr. | ||
| Sarah Shepard | Fr. | ||
 | Kelly Smith | Distance | Sr. | |
| Kelly Smith | Sr. | ||
 | Tina Gray | Jr. | ||
| Tina Gray | Jr. | ||
| Tina Gray | Steeplechase | ||
| Tina Gray | Steeplechase | ||
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| November 19, 2003 |  | Shannon Payne Signs Letter of Intent | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs cross-country coach Graeme Badger announced on Wednesday that Shannon Payne had signed a letter of intent. |
| November 8, 2003 |  | Nationally-Ranked Women's Team Beaten at Regionals | Ranked in the Top-10 throughout the season, the women's cross country team at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs won't even have the chance to validate that ranking. That's because they won't be competing at the national meet. |
| November 2, 2003 | | Cross Country Teams Brace for Regionals | On Saturday, the men's and women's cross country teams from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will either compete in their final meet of the season, or earn the right to race one more time at the NCAA Division II National Championships. |
| October 25, 2003 | Women's Team Takes Third at RMAC Championships | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women's cross country team, currently ranked number seven in the nation, fought for a convincing third place finish at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday morning at Cattails Golf Course. | |
| October 14, 2003 | UCCS Women Win the Dan Libera Meet | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women’s cross country team claimed first place, taking five out of the top ten spots, at the Dan Libera Memorial Invitational, which was hosted by the University of Northern Colorado. The Mountain Lions finished with 26 points Senior Kelly Smith led the team by placing second overall. Tina Gray, Megan Lund, Sarah Shepard, and Ashley Birger rounded out the top five for the Mountain Lions. | |
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