RMAC Indoor Championships Conclude
The 3,000-meter run featured 30 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference runners. However, Shannon Payne and Sarah Shepard outpaced and outran the rest of the field en route to fourth and fifth place finishes, respectively.
Payne finished with a time of 10:21.50, just seconds ahead of teammate Shepard, who finished in 10:32.00. Payne's finish garnered five points for the Mountain Lions while Shepard's added another four.
Jenna Dorsey-Spitz, who was only just recently added to the roster, placed 17th with a time of 11:15.78. Kristen Anderson, Leslie Bennett, Whitney Lund and Ashley Brotherton finished 20th, 25th, 26th and 28th respectively.
The team made up of three freshman and a sophomore, Caitlin Cochran, Cheutney Ellerton, Cherdaria Mack, and Jessica Hudson, placed eighth in the 4x400 relay.
In the mile, Ashley Birger was the Mountain Lions' top finisher placing ninth out of 18 with a time of 5:20.82.
Lisa Short and Tina Gray were right behind Birger with 11th and 12th place finishes, respectively. Short barely edged out Gray for the 11th place finish with a time of 5:33.09. Short's time was a mere .17 seconds faster than Gray's 5:33.26.
Jessica Hudson finished 15th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:27.44. In this event, it was Short who finished just behind a teammate placing 17th in 2:30.54.
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| July 19, 2006 |  | The Mountain Lions Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Teams were named to the 2006 USTFCCCA. | The Mountain Lions Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Teams were named 2006 Division II All-Academic teams by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) the University learned Wednesday. |
| June 28, 2006 |  | Boogman wins vacation for parents | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs high jumper Saskia Boogman made an appearance on CBS' "The Early Show Wednesday" and it had nothing to do with her athletic exploits. |
| May 27, 2006 |  | UCCS earns team points at nationals | The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs earned team points Saturday in the women's standings at the NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships. |
| May 25, 2006 |  | Winn, Birger Advance to Finals | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runners Brad Winn and Ashley Birger both qualified for the finals in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Thursday at the NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Emporia, Kan. |
| May 16, 2006 |  | UCCS trio heading to nationals | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runners Shannon Payne, Ashley Birger and Brad Winn are headed to nationals |
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