Sakrismo And Stunek Steal The Show
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (10/14/11)— Once again
the senior class came through for the Cobbers as Tanner
Sakrismo and Jake Stunek both posted top
10 finishes at the Jamestown Invitational to help Concordia finish
in third place.
Sakrismo continued his outstanding senior year by running a 27:54
over the 8K course and finishing in fifth place. It is his second
straight top 5 finish and third of the season. Last week Sakrismo
finished second at the UMD Pine Hill Invite.
Stunek finally stepped out of the shadows and into the spotlight
as he posted his first career top 10 finish in an 8K race. He ran a
career-best 27:54 and finished in seventh place. Stunek has been
creeping up the charts throughout the season. Last week at the UMD
Meet he captured 13th place.
"Over the last couple races Jake has proven he's a legitimate
sub-28:00 guy," commented Cobber head coach Garrick
Larson about Stunek's recent form. "He's going to be a
major player for the team in two weeks at the MIAC Championship and
has a great shot at the top 50 in one of the deepest conferences in
the nation."
Andreas Rekdal was the No.3 runner for Concordia
at Jamestown and was followed by four other runners who finished in
a pack just inside the top 25. Rekdal was in 16th place
in a time of 28:40. Ben Fraase, John
Buckanaga, Andy Rothfusz and Ben
Jacobson all finished within :22 of each other. Fraase was
21st in a time of 29:08 while Jacobson was the final
member of the quartet covering the course in 29:30 and placing
24th.
Concordia will now have two weeks off to train for the MIAC
Championship Meet on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3:15 p.m. at the Como
Golf Course in St. Paul. The Cobbers will be hoping to improve on
last season's seventh place finish.
Team Scores
1. Minot St 42
2. Jamestown 49
3. Concordia 59
4. VCSU 64
Concordia Results
5. Tanner Sakrismo, 27:34
7. Jake Stunek, 27:54
16. Andreas Rekdal, 28:40
21. Ben Fraase, 29:08
22. John Buckanaga, 29:16
23. Andy Rothfusz, 29:28
24. Ben Jacobson, 29:30