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WSU's Woody Favinger top placer at 92nd.

Nov. 20, 2006

Terre Haute, Ind. - The Washington State men's team finished 29th at the 2006 NCAA Div. I Men's Cross Country Championships, Monday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at Terre Haute, Ind.

The Cougars, who were an at-large team selection after their NCAA West Regional eighth place finish, were led by Woody Favinger's 92nd place finish with a time of 32-minutes, 49 seconds on the 10,000m course. Favinger is a sophomore from Bellingham, Wash.

WSU's other scorers include sophomore Drew Polley (sophomore, Port Orchard, Wash.) was 99th (32:54), Andrew Jones (junior, Gillette, Wyo.) was 115th (33:04), Alex Grant (junior, Bellingham, Wash.) was 123rd (33:07), and Clay Hemlock (senior, Ferndale, Wash.) was 166th (33:46). Additional Cougar competitors included Chris Williams (junior, Federal Way, Wash.) at 184th (34.09), and Dan Geib (freshman, Reno, Nev.) at 211th (36:08).

NCAA Cross Country Championships (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Terre Haute, Ind. 10,000m)
November 20, 2006 Men's Team Results: 1. Colorado 94; 2. Wisconson 142; 3. Iona 172; 4. Stanford 195; T5. Oregon and Arkansas 196; 7. Texas 246; 8. William & Mary 292; 9. Providence 293; 10. Oklahoma State 356. 29. Washington State 595.
Top Five Individuals: 1. Josh Rohatinsky (BYU) 30:44.9; 2. Neftalem Araia (Stanford) 30:52.6; 3. Jess Baumgartner (Southern Utah) 30:53.2; 4. Lopez Lomong (N. Arizona) 30:59.8; 5. Martin Fagan (Providence) 31:01.0.
WSU Results: 92. Woody Favinger 32:49; 99. Drew Polley 32:54; 115. Andrew Jones 33:04; 123. Alex Grant 33:07; 166. Clay Hemlock 33:46; (184.) Chris Williams 34:09; (211.) Dan Geib 36:08.