Shepard Leads Women's Cross Country to Fourth-Place Finish
Sarah Shepard led the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Division I-laden Wyoming Invitational on Friday.
Shepard took sixth place individually at the 2.5 mile course at Jacoby Golf Course in Laramie, Wyo., with a time of 15 minutes, 21 seconds. She was only 15 seconds out of second place.
The meet's host, Wyoming, won the team competition. Colorado State took second, Air Force third, CU-Colorado Springs fourth and Northern Colorado fifth.
Colorado State's Danielle Korb beat her nearest competitor by 20 seconds to win the individual competition. Wyoming runners Jennifer Thompson and Gretchen Fagley took second and third, respectively.
CU-Colorado Springs freshman Shannon Payne finished eighth in her first collegiate competition. Other scoring runner for the Mountain Lions were Tina Gray (28th/16:12), Chelsey Cerrillo (37th/16:49), and Kari Samuelson (38th/16:58).
Also competing for CU-Colorado Springs were Crystal Ross (43rd/17:06), Jessica Urban (53rd/17:55), Sheena Henderson (58th/18:20) and Whitney Lund (60th/18:23).
UCCS Players/Staff Featured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chelsey Cerrillo | |||
| Chelsey Cerrillo | Jr. | ||
| Chelsey Cerrillo | |||
 | Sheena Henderson | Distance | So. | |
| Sheena Henderson | So. | ||
| Sheena Henderson | So. | ||
 | Kari Samuelson | Sr. | ||
| Kari Samuelson | Sr. | ||
| Kari Samuelson | Distance | Sr. | |
 | Sarah Shepard | Distance | Fr. | |
 | Sarah Shepard | Distance | Fr. | |
 | Sarah Shepard | Distance | Fr. | |
| Sarah Shepard | Fr. | ||
| Sarah Shepard | Fr. | ||
| Sarah Shepard | Fr. | ||
| Sarah Shepard | Fr. | ||
 | Tina Gray | Jr. | ||
| Tina Gray | Jr. | ||
| Tina Gray | Steeplechase | ||
| Tina Gray | Steeplechase | ||
 | Jessica Urban | Distance | ||
| Jessica Urban | |||
 | Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
| Shannon Payne | |||
 | Crystal Ross | |||
| Crystal Ross | |||
| Additional News Stories | |||
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| December 2, 2004 |  | Cross Country Adds Three Recruits | Fresh off its third Top 20 national ranking in the past five years, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women's cross country team added three outstanding recruits during the NCAA's early signing period. |
| November 23, 2004 |  | Women's Cross Country Takes 16th at Nationals | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women's cross country team finished 16th at nationals Saturday. Considering what they went through to get there, the Mountain Lions' season was nothing short of amazing. |
| November 6, 2004 |  | Women's Cross Country Qualifies for Nationals | Shannon Payne, Tina Gray and Sarah Shepard were each among the top 21 finishers as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs qualified for nationals with a fourth-place showing Saturday at the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Cross Country Meet at Vermillion, S.D. |
| October 23, 2004 |  | Teamwork Lifts Lions to Third at RMAC Championships | On the surface, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women's cross country team's third-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships presented a contradiction a team effort in what is usually considered an individual sport. |
| October 6, 2004 | | Cross Country Teams Appear in National Rankings | For the first time this fall, both the men's and women's cross country teams at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs have made the national rankings. |
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