Number 9 Western Washington men open season victorious at Bill Roe Classic...
FERNDALE-- In the team's season opening meet, the number 9 ranked Western Washington Vikings ran away from the field, placing all five scoring runners in the top ten, and seven in the top twelve at the Bill Roe WWU Classic at Hovander Park. Jared Alderfer (WWU Athletics photo) of the Vikings led the way with his second place finish in 24:08, followed by George Fernandez in 24:29. Luke Reiss was the third runner in, placing seventh in 24:31, followed by Sten Brakstad one place behind in 24:36, with Diego Rodriguez closing out Western's five scorers in tenth in 24:51, giving the team a 43 second 1-5 split and the low score of 31 points. Justin Kiplagat of Trinity Western won the race in 24:07, and with teammate David Mutai's third place finish in 24:21, led their squad to a second place finish with 46 points. Central Washington was eighth in the twelve-team field with 198 points, with Weston Breen leading the way in 25:53. Saint Martin's was tenth with 252 points, led b...
