Lake Forest College Sports Information
October 6, 2006 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Foresters Finish Fifth (Women) and 12th (Men) at Eagle Invitational
Senior Leann Kimmons (Centennial, Colo./Eaglecrest) was the first Forester female to cross the finish line. She placed 10th out of 147 runners and completed the 6-kilometer course in 23:54.1, a tenth of a second faster than the previous school record for that distance, set last season. Classmate Katie Snowden (Toronto, Ontario/York Mills Collegiate Institution) finished just 21 seconds and five places later. Sophomore Diane Stajszczak (Boulder City, Nev./Boulder City) was next on the team in 25:20 and in 33rd place. Junior Samantha Yozze (Lemont, Ill./College of Dupage) was 56th in 26:25 and freshman Martina Kolb (Gurnee, Ill./Warren) rounded out the top five in 84th place with a time of 27:58. The men’s team was led by freshman John Thies (Los Angeles, Calif./Saint Francis) for the second time this season. Thies placed 58th out of 182 runners with an 8-kilometer time of 28:43.3. Sophomore Andrew Hutchinson (Redwood City, Calif./Sequoia) finished just one place and four tenths of a second behind Thies. Sophomore Levi Paul (Austin, Minn./Governor Dummer) was the third Forester in 88th place with a time of 29:47 and classmate Curt Miller (Reno, Nev./Sage Ridge School) crossed the finish line just seven seconds and three places later. Fellow sophomore James Zender (Fishers, Ind./Home Schooled) placed 134th in 31:37. Lake Forest will host the annual Forester Invitational next Saturday (October 14). The women’s 5K race will begin at 11:00 a.m. and the men’s 8K will follow at 11:45. Lake Forest Results: Women | Men
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