Saints represent at Great Falls Ice Breaker Road Race
Carroll runner Jacey Stahlberg (pictured above) wins the women's 3 mile
(19:25). Other Saints weren't far behind: Jade Johnstone (19:49) and Caitlin
Amundsen (22:01), both winning their respective age groups.
Saints Compete at 2009 Al Manuel Invitational
4/4/2009
Carroll College competes at Distance Relays
by Helena IR- The Carroll College cross country team competed at the 2009 University of Great Falls Distance Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium (Great Falls High). Rocky Mountain College also brought its cross country team and the University of Great Falls had its track teams participating.
Carroll freshmen Zach Depledge and Ryan Utsey competed in the steeple chase, the first time any Carroll athlete has ever done the event.
Carroll sophomore Taylor Gregory competed in the 1500-meter race, his first competition since NAIA cross country nationals last November. Gregory took a break from training through January to recover from a hernia operation.
This was the first competition for the Saints since November.
“We've only been able to get on the track a couple of times this spring and are a bit rusty, but I'm happy with how they did,” said Saints head coach Bill Ballinger. “We are planning on taking a handfull of our athletes to some more meets this spring.”
Carroll harrier Gregory finishes strong at nationals
Carroll College sophomore cross-country runner Taylor Gregory finished 201st in the NAIA national race Saturday in Kenosha, Wisc.
The Saints’ lone participant crossed the finish line in 26:59.3, placing in the top two-thirds of the 331-man field.
“It was a totally insane race. I’ve never raced against that many people of that caliber before,” Gregory said. “I definitely wasn’t intimidated going into it, but that first mile I did get out a little harder than I think I would’ve liked.” Story
Carroll’s Taylor Gregory Heading to NAIA XC Championships
Carroll sophomore Taylor Gregory became the first Cross Country athlete in Carroll history to qualify for the NAIA Championships last week. He will compete Saturday at the Dr. Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Gregory was the top individual qualifier from the Frontier Conference Championship, where he placed 6th overall and covered the hilly 8 K course in 26:27. The top three individual runners, who were not on a qualifying team, advance to Nationals. The other two slots were filled by UGF’s Shane Donaldson and Jared Reyes.
“Tactically, Taylor ran and outstanding race. He knew exactly what he needed to do in order to qualify as an individual. He stepped onto the starting line with a solid racing plan and pulled it off. He improved his course Personal Record by nearly 30 seconds in the process.” Said Head Coach Bill Ballinger.
This Racing Saints just completed their second season of Cross Country, with the Women’s Team earning a 2nd place finish and the men 3rd in final Conference Standings. LCSC won both races and advanced their teams to the National Championship.
“It will be nice to have some familiar faces on the starting line, this will give Taylor somebody to key off of during the race”. Concluded Ballinger.
Gregory leads Saints harriers at Frontier championship
Taylor Gregory has a strong shot at running in the NAIA national cross country race later this month.
The Saints sophomore finished sixth individually to lead his men to a third-place finish at the Frontier Conference championship in Lewiston, Idaho.
“It’s not official but he’s qualified, he’s going to nationals,” said Carroll head coach Bill Ballinger. “It was one of his better races.”
Gregory finished the 8-kilometer course in 26:27.21, just three seconds behind Lewis-Clark State’s No. 5 runner, Grant Eldridge. Story