Baylor Women Win Third Straight Meet
8/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Oct. 2, 1999
STILLWATER, Okla. - The Baylor women's cross country team took their third straight meet title by winning the 1999 Cowboy Jamboree, hosted Saturday by Oklahoma State University.
The women won by placing three runners in the top 10 and five in the top 20. Baylor won by 29 points over runner-up Adams State.
Senior Karin Ernstrom placed second, 14 seconds behind the winner, Texas Tech's Leigh Daniel. Ernstrom was running in her first race of the year, having set out the Rice Relays and Baylor Invitational with foot problems.
Sarah Broyles, a freshman, took third place for the second week in a row. Senior Cecilia Jeverstam finished eighth, three seconds ahead of sophomore Kara Newton in 11th place. Erin Dixon, a freshman, rounded out Baylor's scoring five in 16th place.
Freshmen Stephanie Bennett and Leah Marbach finished 24th and 39th, respectively.
The Baylor men's team came in sixth out of 14 schools. No. 1 ranked Arkansas won the team title, while Razorback runner Michael Power took top individual honors.
The Baylor men were led by senior Brandon Buhr, who finished 18th. Ferenc Beskesi, a freshman coming off a first place title at last week's Baylor Invitational, placed 21st.
Sophomore Jon Capron came in 44th, followed by sophomore Aaron Ward in 49th, freshman Alex Adler in 51st, sophomore Corey Dunigan in 66th, and senior Brett Lamb in 82nd.
The Bears are in action again on October 9 at Penn State.
Baylor Women 5000 m
2. Karin Ernstrom 17:28
3. Sarah Broyles 17:53
8. Cecilia Jeverstam 18:12
11. Kara Newton 18:15
16. Erin Dixon 18:30
(24.) Stephanie Bennett 18:46
(39.) Leah Marbach 19:20
Baylor men 8000 m
18. Brandon Buhr 25:28
21. Ferenc Bekesi 25:50
44. Jon Capron 26:47
49. Aaron Ward 27:05
51. Alex Adler 27:09
(66.) Corey Dunigan 27:47
(82.) Brett Lamb 28:39
