2008 Woodie Awards
Lauterbach runs her way to nationals
KT Pridgen, Staff Writer
Issue date: 11/14/06
Last Updated: 12/26/07
Senior Julie Lauterbach will be headed to the NCAA Division III National Championships for the second time after qualifying at the NCAA Division III West Regional meet last Saturday.
Lauterbach finished fifth overall with a time of 22:56.63.
"She ran great as she always does," head coach Toby Schwarz said of Lauterbach's performance. "She has yet to have a bad race ever. It's a rare person that can go out there and run well every race and she tends to do that every time she runs."
Lauterbach will be running at nationals next Saturday in Mason, Ohio.
Freshman Dusty Caseria was the top finisher for the Whitworth men and earned All-West Regional honors.
"I had to be in the top 35 and I was 38th with 800 [meters] left. I knew I had to pass the guys in front of me to be able to get it. I did get it, barely," Caseria said.
Caseria finished 34th overall with a time of 26:24.15.
"Dusty ran great. It's very unique for a freshman to get all-regional honors," Schwarz said.
As a team, the Whitworth women placed seventh with 187 points. Willamette took home the team championship with 63 points.
"We definitely ran like we've been running all year which is really well. The problem is the competition is better this year than it's ever been," Schwarz said.
Running second for the Pirates was freshman Jo E Mayer who finished 38th with a time of 24:29.98. Also scoring for the Pirates were freshman Gillian Goodrich who placed 45th, senior Andrea Carnahan who placed 51st and junior Emily Hurd who placed 52nd.
On the men's side, the Pirates placed ninth as a team with 228 points, with Willamette taking first place with 75 points, sweeping the team titles.
"I think everyone ran really well. We didn't place as well as we'd hoped, but I think that's more because we're in a tough region with good competition and not because of how we ran," Caseria said. "Everyone agreed that we ran better than in Conference when it came to just going out and competing."
Senior Jeff Grassley finished second for Whitworth, coming in 38th with a time of 26:31.05. Junior Jacob Deitz, freshman Collin Stewart and senior Travis Huskisson also scored for the Pirates, coming in 40th, 59th and 63rd respectively.
"It was a slow course, a tough course and we went out and ran the best we could," Schwarz said. "We're content with our finish, but we're going to go out and work hard to improve next year."
Lauterbach finished fifth overall with a time of 22:56.63.
"She ran great as she always does," head coach Toby Schwarz said of Lauterbach's performance. "She has yet to have a bad race ever. It's a rare person that can go out there and run well every race and she tends to do that every time she runs."
Lauterbach will be running at nationals next Saturday in Mason, Ohio.
Freshman Dusty Caseria was the top finisher for the Whitworth men and earned All-West Regional honors.
"I had to be in the top 35 and I was 38th with 800 [meters] left. I knew I had to pass the guys in front of me to be able to get it. I did get it, barely," Caseria said.
Caseria finished 34th overall with a time of 26:24.15.
"Dusty ran great. It's very unique for a freshman to get all-regional honors," Schwarz said.
As a team, the Whitworth women placed seventh with 187 points. Willamette took home the team championship with 63 points.
"We definitely ran like we've been running all year which is really well. The problem is the competition is better this year than it's ever been," Schwarz said.
Running second for the Pirates was freshman Jo E Mayer who finished 38th with a time of 24:29.98. Also scoring for the Pirates were freshman Gillian Goodrich who placed 45th, senior Andrea Carnahan who placed 51st and junior Emily Hurd who placed 52nd.
On the men's side, the Pirates placed ninth as a team with 228 points, with Willamette taking first place with 75 points, sweeping the team titles.
"I think everyone ran really well. We didn't place as well as we'd hoped, but I think that's more because we're in a tough region with good competition and not because of how we ran," Caseria said. "Everyone agreed that we ran better than in Conference when it came to just going out and competing."
Senior Jeff Grassley finished second for Whitworth, coming in 38th with a time of 26:31.05. Junior Jacob Deitz, freshman Collin Stewart and senior Travis Huskisson also scored for the Pirates, coming in 40th, 59th and 63rd respectively.
"It was a slow course, a tough course and we went out and ran the best we could," Schwarz said. "We're content with our finish, but we're going to go out and work hard to improve next year."
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