Hawaii Pacific Edges NDNU for Pacific West
Championship
October 27 - The Hawaii Pacific men's cross country team took
home the Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Champion with a two point
victory over host school Notre Dame de Namur. The 8k race,
held at Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont, California
featured 40 runners from the seven PacWest schools.
The Sea Warriors scored 45 points with the Argonauts just behind
them with a score of 47. BYU Hawaii (57), Hawaii Hilo (67),
Chaminade (135), Grand Canyon (143) and Dixie State rounded out the
team totals.
The individual winner was Golden Harper from BYU Hawaii with a
time of 26:23. HPU senior Brandon Laan placed second while
Esben Dalgaard (Hawaii Pacific), Thomas Puzey (BYU Hawaii) and
Javier Ceja (NDNU) completed the top five.
Garrett McAllister was the top finisher for Hawaii Hilo, placing
9th. Matt Dalrymple finished 16th for
Dixie State while Chaminade's Tyler Pickle (21st) and
Grand Canyon's Franklin Kirimi (24th) were the top
runners for their respective schools.
The top seven runners were named First Team All-PacWest with the
next seven garnering Second Team honors. Notre Dame de Namur
and Hawaii Pacific led the way with four runners each receiving
All-Conference accolades while BYU Hawaii and Hawaii Hilo each had
three.
First Team All-Pacific West
Golden
Harper
BYU Hawaii
Brandon
Laan
Hawaii Pacific
Esben
Dalgaard
Hawaii Pacific
Thomas
Puzey
BYU Hawaii
Javier
Ceja
Notre Dame de Namur
Erik
Estrada
Notre Dame de Namur
Jens Munk-Nielsen Hawaii Pacific
Second Team All-Pacific West
Jose
Alcala
Notre Dame de Namur
Garrett McAllister Hawaii Hilo
Joseph Sybrowsky BYU Hawaii
David
Santana
Notre Dame de Namur
Stefano
Barbis
Hawaii Hilo
Joshua
Enos
Hawaii Hilo
Kevin
Enriques
Hawaii Pacific