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Cowgirls Open Season With Win
September 01, 2001 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
Sept. 1, 2001
TULSA, Okla. - Oklahoma State's women's cross country team opened their season with a win on Friday evening.
The Cowgirls edged the University of Tulsa with twenty-five points to Tulsa's thirty-two.
The Cowgirls strategically ran the race and had eight girls come across in the top fifteen.
Siri Alfheim finished second on the two-mile course with a time of 11:31. Charlotte Sanderson of the University of Tulsa who had a time of 11:18 finished first.
"It was good team tactical running." Said Coach Catrina Acosta, "It gave me some important information. Practice is one thing, but a game situation is a completely different thing."
This tactic had Cowgirls bunched throughout the top ten. Janine Brown and Marie Nilsson followed Alfheim with times of 11:34 and 11:36 respectively.
"It was a good day for the first meet. It was a good way to start the season like this," Nilsson said.
Paula Gowings and Cat Clifford rounded out the scoring for the Cowgirls by finishing seventh and ninth respectively. Sara Kofoed, Michelle Simecka, and Joanna Fedick were the other Cowgirls to win a t-shirt by finishing in the top fifteen.
"I think people are afraid of us now," Kofoed said.
Individual Results:
2. Siri Alfheim 11:31
3. Janine Brown 11:34
4. Marie Nilsson 11:36
7. Paula Gowings 11:47
9. Cat Clifford 11:57
11. Sara Kofoed 12:13
13. Michelle Simecka 12:16
15. Joanna Fedick 12:19
16. Kristina Klos 12:29
21. Amber Stephens 13:04
24. Svetlana Vasileva 13:16
25. Lisa Bowles 13:19
36. Ashley Pfeffer 14:30
39. Lindsay Hall 15:09
Team Results:
1. Oklahoma State 25
2. Tulsa 32
3. Oklahoma 81
4. Arkansas Tech 97
