OMAHA, Neb. - The University of Nebraska at Omaha women's cross country team opened up its 2007 season with a third place finish at the UNO/Creighton Invitational, held at Chalco Hills Recreational Area on Saturday.

Senior Kaylen Harris (Bellevue, Neb.) led all Maverick runners with a fourth place finish in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 19:14.

Senior Tahnee Tuenge (North Platte, Neb.) Jana Brons (Denver, Colo.) and Nicole Nelson (Omaha, Neb.) finished seventh, thirteenth and fourteenth, respectively, to round out the top 14 finishers.

Maverick freshman Lisa Tesarek (Omaha, Neb.) had a 25th place finish, while sophomore Allison Hartnett (Omaha, Neb.) finished 31st.

Nebraska-Lincoln captured the women's team title along with the individual champion. NU's Lara Crofford was the women's individual champion, finishing the race with a time of 18:34. Creighton captured the men's team title. Iowa Western Community College's David Barmasai finished first in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 27:20.

UNO/CU Invitational
September 1, 2007
5,000 Meters
Women's Cross Country Results
Chalco Hills Recreation Area

Final Team Scores
1. Nebraska-Lincoln -- 22
2. Creighton University -- 54
3. Nebraska-Omaha -- 59
4. Iowa Western -- 100

Place, Name, School, Time
1. Lara Crofford – UNL -- 18:34
2. Ari Goldstein – UNL -- 18:50
3. Rachel Carrizales -- UNL -- 19:09
4. Kaylen Harris – UNO -- 19:14
5. Megan Foste – CU -- 19:37
6. Jen Webers – UNL -- 20:18
7. Tahnee Tuenge – UNO -- 20:32
8. Kari Tanimoto – CU -- 20:35
9. Celeste Lorenzo – CU -- 20:37
10. Jennifer Pancoast – UNL -- 20:52
11. Gladys Serem – IWCC -- 21:04
12. Elizabeth Marsh – UNL -- 21:14
13. Jana Brons – UNO -- 21:22
14. Nicole Nelson – UNO -- 21:25
15. Molly Jergenson – CU -- 21:30
16. Sara Prince – UNL -- 21:35
17. Elizabeth Murray – CU -- 21:44
18. Krista Hannon – CU -- 21:45
19. Aubrey Inman – CU -- 21:49
20. Kelly Knight – IWCC -- 22:01
21. Ashley Altrichter – CU -- 22:05
22. Diana Jantsch – CU -- 22:09
23. Mary Foley – CU -- 22:10
24. Lily Kaftan – CU -- 22:35
25. Lisa Tesarek – UNO -- 23:07
26. Kathryn Lech – IWCC -- 23:10
27. Jaimie Shirley – IWCC -- 24:52.37
28. Jennifer Logsdon – IWCC -- 24:52.59
29. Carleen O'Brien – CU -- 25:02
30. Antoinlea Patak – IWCC --26:08
31. Allison Hartnett – UNO -- 26:15
32. Jessie Shirley – IWCC -- 26:55

UNO/CU Invitational
September 1, 2007
8,000 Meters
Men's Cross Country Results
Chalco Hills Recreation Area

Team Scores
1. Creighton -- 30
2. Nebraska-Lincoln -- 40
3. Iowa Western -- 61

Place, Name, School, Time
1. David Barmasai – IWCC -- 27:20
2. Todd Gulizia – UNL -- 27:27
3. John Krumsee – CU -- 27:43
4. Michael Pandolfo – CU -- 27:48
5. Brian Werner – CU -- 28:23
6. Matt Conahan – UNL -- 28:28
7. Alfred Kite – IWCC -- 28:29
8. Andrew Dryden – CU -- 28:30
9. Mikel Thomas – UNL -- 28:33
10. Peter Cole – CU -- 28:51
11. Peter Falcon – UNL -- 29:10
12. Bryce Somer – UNL -- 29:20
13. Brad Doering – UNL -- 29:29
14. Jared Dittman – CU -- 29:48
15. Eric Thies – UNL -- 30:07
16. Colin Randolph – IWCC -- 30:09
17. Kyle Berens – CU -- 30:50
18. James Laville – UNL -- 31:35
19. David Trubnikov – IWCC -- 31:54
20. Garland Bennett – IWCC -- 32:18
21. Dan Barnett – CU -- 32:45
22. Collen Willison – IWCC -- 32:49
23. Diego Lucar – IWCC -- 33:16
24. Liam Dawson – CU -- 34:30
25. David Townsel – IWCC -- 35:15
26. Jacob Smith – IWCC -- 36:58
27. Myles Miller – CU -- 37:41
28. Scott Krieder – CU -- 39:01
29. Terry Moore – IWCC -- 41:06
30. Andrew Bowles – CU -- 41:56