Men's Cross Country
2006 news & results

NAIA NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Wayland Baptist University’s women’s cross country team finished in 24th place at the NAIA National Cross Country Championships held in Louisville, Ken.   Simon Fraser University won its fourth consecutive women's national team title.  Sooner Athletic Conference rival Oklahoma Baptist University was 11th.

Women's 5K

Finish Name Time
80 Jennifer Baker 19:24.90
113 Erin Britton 19:40.35
175 Elva Pedroza 20:09.30
188 Kristen Raines 20:18.30
205 Kydia Echols 20:28.00
233 Karley Trammell 20:58.40
236 Rachel Stubbs 21:01.85

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REGION VI AND SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Wayland Baptist finished second in the women's Sooner Athletic Conference and Region VI Championships in Shawnee on Saturday.   Oklahoma Baptist, who went into the meet needing a win to assure themselves of a trip to the national meet scored 37 points, 15 more than the 14th-ranked Pioneer women.

OBU benefited from the first performance of the year by Kyta Willets, who finished fourth overall. Teammate Lauren Watson won the women’s individual title with a time of 18:35. 

Pioneer freshman Erin Britton of Whiteface ran an 18:54, shattering her personal best record, to finish seventh.  Senior Jennifer Baker held off teammate Kristen Raines, a junior, for ninth place.  Baker ran the 5K race in a time of 19:10, compared to 19:12 by Raines.

Sophomores Elva Pedroza and Kydia Echols finished in 12th and 14th place, respectively with times of 19:20 and 19:34. Freshman Rachel Stubbs was 20th at 19:59 and sophomore Karley Trammell was 22nd at 20:10.

Rounding out the women’s team competition, Oklahoma Christian was third with 68 points, followed by Northwood (105), Southern Nazarene (127), College of the Southwest (177), Lubbock Christian (185), Langston (227), Huston-Tillotson (237) and St. Gregory’s (252).

OBU won the women’s SAC title with 33 points, followed by Wayland Baptist with 47, Oklahoma Christian at 55, Southern Nazarene at 103, Lubbock Christian at 140 and SGU at 173.  All-Conference honors went to Britton, Baker and Raines.

The final NAIA cross country rating will be released Monday, Nov. 6. Thirteen regional champions receive automatic bids to the national meet which will be Saturday, Nov. 18, in Louisville, Ky. Fifteen more at-large bids will be made, based on the final rankings.

Women's 5K
VI/SAC Name Time
7 Erin Britton 18:54.39
9 Jennifer Baker 19:10.00
10 Kristen Raines 19:12.00
12 Elva Pedroza 19:20.00
14 Kydia Echols 19:34.37
20 Rachel Stubbs 19:59.00

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MID-STATES CLASSIC RESULTS

Wayland Baptist University’s 17th-ranked women’s cross country team finished in third place at the NAIA Mid-States Classic Friday in Winfield, Kan. Fourteenth-ranked William Woods won the event with 96 points, followed by #7 MidAmerica Nazarene at 107 and the Pioneers with 130 points. Sooner Athletic Conference rival Oklahoma Baptist University, ranked 21st, finished sixth with 193 points.

Four of the top five Pioneer women who scored points in the race shattered their personal records. Senior Jennifer Baker finished 19th with a 19:05.96, almost three seconds faster than her previous best. Sophomore Kydia Echols who was right behind Baker with a 19:08.42 took nearly 30 seconds off her personal best, while junior Kristen Raines shaved 12 seconds off her record with a 19:10.05 to complete the race in 23rd place. Sophomore Elva Pedroza improved her previous best by nearly a full minute to finish 34th at 19:24.53. Freshman Erin Britton completed the WBU scoring with a 19:35.93 to finish 41st.

“We really ran well,” says third-year coach Brian Whitlock. “That was probably the best performance turned in by a women’s team from Wayland since the days of Rose Ibarra and Jodie Young back in the mid-90’s, and I’m not sure that we didn’t beat their best mark from top-to-bottom. I’m excited to see what the rankings will be this week.”

Also running for the Pioneers in the 23-team event were freshman Rachel Stubbs (65th-20:11.06), sophomore Karley Trammell (78th – 20:25.02), sophomore Emily Overlin (124th – 21:30.96) and senior Jill Wyman (178th-24:21.66).


Women's 5,000 M

Finish Name Time
19 Jennifer Baker 19:05.96
20 Kydia Echols 19:08.42
23 Kristen Raines 19:10.05
34 Elva Pedroza 19:24.53
41 Erin Britton 19:34.93
65 Rachel Stubbs 20:11.06

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PIONEER WOMEN MAKE TOP 25

Based on their performance at last weekend's Cowboy Jamboree, the Pioneer women have made the NAIA's Top 25.  The Pioneer are 20th in this week's NAIA poll, released Wednesday.    It has been more than a decade since a women's cross country team from Wayland has received mention in the poll.  The women will be running against four other teams in the top 25 at this weekend's MidState Classic in Winfield, Kansas.

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COWBOY JAMBOREE RESULTS

Stillwater, Okla.---The Wayland Baptist women’s cross country team was just five points shy of winning its second meet of the year with an impressive showing at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree held here Saturday. The Pioneer women finished in third place with 130 points, just behind co-leaders Angelo State University and Butler Community College of Kansas with 126 points each, and 13 points in front of 18th-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University, which finished fourth.

Junior Kristen Raines ran the 5,000-meter course in 19:22 to lead the Pioneer women with a 12th place finish. Senior Jennifer Baker was 20th with a time of 19:49, and sophomore Kydia Echols was 28th with a 20:06. Rounding out the WBU women’s team were freshman Erin Britton (33rd – 20:12), sophomore Elva Pedroza (37th – 20:17), sophomore Karley Trammell (49th – 20:41) and freshman Rachel Stubbs (59th – 20:54).

Women's 5,000 M

Finish Name Time
13 Kristen Raines 19:22
22 Jennifer Baker 19:49
31 Kydia Echols 20:06
36 Erin Britton 20:12
41 Elva Pedroza 20:17
54 Karley Trammell 20:41
65 Rachel Stubbs 20:54
130 Emily Overlin 22:40

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RED RAIDER JACKRABBIT OPEN RESULTS

Pioneer finish: 3rd place - 99 points

Women's 3 Mile

Finish Name Time
15 Jennifer Baker 18:58.76
18 Kristen Raines 19:05.87
22 Kydia Echols 19:11.44
27 Erin Britton 19:39.42
31 Rachel Stubbs 19:52.34
38 Karley Trammell 20:19.09
39 Elva Pedroza 20:20.09
54 Emily Overlin 21:45.27
61 Jill Crook 22:48.02

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LOBO INVITATIONAL RESULTS

The WBU women finished in 7th place at the Lobo Invitational in Albuquerque.  Four teams from NCAA Division I schools plus two D-II powerhouses were the only teams to finish ahead of the Pioneers in their second meet of the cross country season.

Junior Kristen Raines and senior Jennifer Baker paced Wayland.  Raines ran the 6K course in 24:35 to finish in 25th place, while Baker was 29th with a time of 24:45.

Women's 6K

Finish Name Time
25 Kristen Raines 24:35
29 Jennifer Baker 24:45
51 Karley Trammell 25:57
53 Rachel Stubbs 25:59
62 Erin Britton 26:20
67 Elva Pedroza 26:32
71 Kydia Echols 26:44
96 Emily Overlin 28:44

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MIKE BOIT INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Pioneer Women Win First Meet

The Pioneer women’s cross country team won their first meet in more than a decade with a decisive victory at the Mike Boit Invitational held at Ned Houk Park in Clovis.  The WBU women tallied 72 points, 10 more than second place Texas Tech and 15 points over host Eastern New Mexico University.

Junior Kristen Raines of Mansfield ran a personal best 19:08 for a fifth place finish to lead the Pioneers.  Jennifer Baker, a senior from Canyon, was 14th with a 19:48, followed closely by freshman Erin Britton of Whiteface and LaVernia sophomore Karley Trammell who finished 16th and 17th with times of 20:01 and 20:02. 

Elva Pedroza, a sophomore from Seymour, ran the course in 20:06 to come in 20th.

Pioneer coach Brian Whitlock said he was very pleased with his team’s performance.

“I knew we were going to be good, but to go out and win the first meet of the season is phenomenal.  Kristen ran the best race of her life, and everyone else stepped up and did their jobs.  The freshmen were understandably nervous going in, but they performed well and should only get better with time and experience.”

The men’s race was not scored due to an error on the course. The Pioneers were ranked 28th in the NAIA’s preseason poll.

Both the men’s and women’s team will compete once again on Saturday at the Greyhound Invitational in Albuquerque.

Women's 3 Mile

Finish Name Time
5 Kristen Raines 19:08
14 Jennifer Baker 19:48
16 Erin Britton 20:01
17 Karley Trammell 20:02
20 Elva Pedroza 20:41
30 Rachel Stubbs 21:05
41 Kydia Echols 21:05
50 Emily Overlin 22:05

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