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Show ft ' i-lf ? 3 fj ?..--':fcfc;i..-ir- '-if? M -''K - 'V - LV; U sau : r Sv i . i. S'J -: f.r , C V, s f ' ft g : s,,5s y j Li is Sting from page 1 0 Welch ran for 217 yards and one touchdown. He was named the Big Sky offensive player of the week for tine second week in a row. Welch has rushed for 793 total yards on 113 carries this season and needs just 207 more yards to become only the fifth player in WSU history to rush for 1,000 or more yards in a single season. Graybeal has been pleased with the play on both sides of the ball, yet realizes his team needs to stay fo cused on this week's game and improve on special teams. "Obviously after a big win like we had on Saturday, it's time to get the players' heads out of the clouds and back to reality," Graybeal said. "You get to enjoy those games for maybe 24 hours, then it's back to work. "We still have a lot of areas which need some work, especially our kick-off cover teams and punt protect teams," he said. The "Cats return home next week, Oct. 10, to play Montana State at Stewart Stadium for an afternoon affair. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and will be televised on Fox Sports Rocky Mountain. Men's cross country team members take advantage of some of the last warm days of training. Cross country teams off to running start By Jeff Shrives sports writer-77ie Signpost Both the men's and women's cross country team returned home after a successful showing at the Griak Invitational in Minnesota last weekend. The nationally ranked men's team finished seventh out of 21 teams, while the 27th-ranked women's team finished a solid sixth out of 1 8 teams. "This was really outstanding," said men's coach Chick Hislop. The men were led by a 1 Oth-place finish by sophomore Jason Schoenfeld, and a 27th-place finish by junior Mark Jolley. The men's race was 5 miles long and consisted of 160 runners. The invitational was attended by many of the nation's top cross country programs, with Providence University taking the championship. AU-American Sharlyn Maughan paced the women with a 4th place finish. Maughan, who just returned to practice last week after represenUng the United States in France at the world games, led the race until the last 20 meters. "Sharlyn just started working out with the team. She is definitely one of tine best in the nation," said women's cross country coach Jim Blaisdell. The 3.1-mile women's invitational was also represented by many of the nation's best programs, including the sixth, seventh and 12th-ranked teams. Providence University women's team won the invitational. "This was a much improved meet compared to the first meet," Blaisdell said. "We still have some work to do. We had three runners do well; however, it takes all five." Both teams are looking ahead to their next meet at the B YU Invitational Oct. 1 7 in Provo. The men's team comes into the season as the defending Big Sky champions, ranked 10th in the country before going into the Griak Invitational. Despite having only one senior Aaron Taylor the expectations are still high. "Our goal is to win the Big Sky and qualify for the national meet in Lawrence, Kan.," Hislop said. With Taylor being the lone senior, Hislop said underclassmen will be relied on to keep the winning tradition. "Freshman Joel Atwatcr from Fremont High School has been running well as the fourth or fifth man," Hislop said. Other underclassmen runners who have impressed Hislop include juniors Mark Jolley and Scott Dickey; sophomores Jason Schoenfeld," Lee Offerman and Kurt Stevens; and freshmen Jed Atwater and Richard Richardson. "I also felt good about Jed Johanson, our third runner, who has been sick, yet was still in the midst of the battle," Hislop said. Currently ranked 27th in the country, the women's cross country team looks to repeat as Big Sky champions. "Heading into the season, we set two goals," Blaisdell said. "The first is to win the Big Sky, and the second is to qualify for nationals in Lawrence, Kan." Hislop said the Big Sky remains one of the premiere cross country conferences in the country for both men and women. "People don't realize how strong the Big Sky is," Hislop said. "Between us, Northern Arizona and Montana, we have no losses to WAC or Big West opponents." f . STAY SMART". . . PLAY SMART. V&Y'tiMV Enjoy beautiful Heber Valley I' ip Stay the night and receive discounts wivrtr with the Heber Valley Railroad. - tcl! EEv ' Otlei good tNough 1998 fiotioad Season. HHTO VM.I,l"f IHcSTODIC PMI.DOAn AUTHOPITY f jj GREAT WESTERN LEASING & SALES (801) 295-1811 (800) 211-2811 Mobile Storage Containers "I and Mobile Offices I fill Buy Rent Lease 111 j 40 ft. Containers $110 .zx mo. jjf""" O """"" 20 ft. Containers $85 per mo. Jl ; T Fast Pickup & Delivery TIMING IS EVERYTHING!!! One of the fastest growing businesses in America. 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