USC Women’s Cross Country Team Looks ToTake Another Step Forward in 2005

The USC women’s cross country team is focused on becoming the first Trojan team to place in the top five at thePac-10 Cross Country Championships. Coach Tom Walsh will look to his top two runners, senior captain KateNeeper and junior Kristen Berglas, to lead the way. Neeper was out all last year with injuries, but in her sophomoreyear, she finished fifth in the 10,000m run at the Pac-10 Track and Field Championships. Berglas, whose bestdistances are 1500m and up, has improved each year.

The third through seventh slots for the Women of Troy will be a battle between sophomore Kristin Kovacich, juniorsVictoria Carter, Christina Eads and Treani Swain, freshman Megan Kelly and senior Laura Strachan. It will bethese slots that will be crucial spots to support Neeper and Berglas to add depth to the Trojan’s cross countrysquad.

Kovacich was a big surprise in her first season. She is an 800m runner with a wide range and she came throughlast year as a freshman. Eads made steady improvement in her first two years for USC, and with continuedimprovement, has a chance to crack the top five. Strachan, Swain and Carter all have the ability to be among thetop five runners on any given race day. The Trojans’ only true freshman Kelly should also contibute to the teamstrength.

This year USC will rely on “pack running” in order to be successful. “In running together, they can really pusheach other to achieve greater heights,” said coach Walsh. “The runners need to be consistent from week to weekand close the gap between the first and fifth runners.”

The Pac-10 overall is one of the top conferences in the country. This year the league could have as many as fiveschools in the top 25 in the nation. The competition will be strong, but USC’s runners appear ready to challengethemselves and grow as a team.

2005 USC Women’s Cross Country Schedule

Day Date Meet Location TimeSaturday Sept. 3 CSUF Jammin Invitational Fullerton, Calif. TBASaturday Sept. 10 UC Irvine Invitational Invine, Calif. TBASaturday Sept. 24 Pepperdine Invitational Malibu, Calif. TBASaturday Oct. 1 UC Riverside Invitational Riverside, Calif. TBASaturday Oct. 8 UC San Diego Invitational San Diego, Calif. TBAFriday Oct. 21 Cal State Fullerton Meet Fullerton, Calif. TBASaturday Oct. 29 Pac-10 Championships Tucson, Ariz. TBASaturday Nov. 12 NCAA Regionals Palo Alto, Calif. TBAMonday Nov. 21 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. TBA

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2005 USC Cross Country Roster

Runner Height Birthdate Class HometownKristen Berglas 5-7 11/09/85 Junior Irvine, Calif.Victoria Carter 5-8 07/16/85 Junior Greeley, Colo.Christina Eads 5-6 12/18/84 Junior Fallbrook, Calif.Sara Fusco 5-4 09/16/86 Sophomore Margate, N.J.Megan Kelly 5-8 02/16/87 Freshman Gig Harbor, Wash.Kristin Kovacich 5-7 04/10/86 Sophomore Orange, Calif.Meghan Mainwaring 5-6 07/17/83 Senior Lake Forest, Calif.Heather Mostofizadeh 5-9 08/03/83 Senior Novato, Calif.Kate Neeper 5-9 11/08/83 Senior Parker, Colo.Amber Oleson 5-8 01/24/84 Senior Pacific Palisades, Calif.Sarah Sisco 5-8 02/10/86 Sophomore Temecula, Calif.Laura Strachan 5-4 07/19/84 Senior Santa Ana, Calif.Treani Swain 5-8 06/14/85 Junior Los Angeles, Calif.

Head Coach • Tom Walsh

Tom Walsh begins his 12th season as the USC women’s cross country coach and themiddle and long distance coach for the track & field team.

In each of the last four seasons, Walsh has coached a Women of Troy runner who hasqualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships - Iryna Vashchuk (2003-04), BrookeThomas (2002) and Sarah Ellis (2001).

During his tenure, the Women of Troy middle and long distance program has consistently been one of the best

in the country. In fact, no other middle-distance program in the country in the last decade, except for USC’sunder Walsh, has had a four-time All-American in both the 800m and 1,500m at the NCAA Championships.

During the last 10 years, USC middle distance runners have captured All-American honors 20 times, includingan NCAA 800m championship by four-time All-American Brigita Langerholc in 2001. Langerholc also finished

a surprising fourth in the 800m at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, in a school-record time of 1:58:51.Another Walsh product was Grazyna Penc, a four-time All-American in the 1,500m. Penc finished third in 1996and 1998, fourth in 1997 and was second in 1999 in the 1500m at the NCAAs. Emebet Shiferaw was a two-timeAll-American in the 3,000m in 1996-97. Her best NCAA finish was second place. She also was a cross countryAll-American in 1996. Anna Lopaciuch twice earned All-American honors in the 1,500m, finishing fifth in 1998

and third in 2000. In 2002, Aleksandra Deren placed seventh in the 800m at the NCAAs. In 2004, Julia Budniakbecame the first Women of Troy athlete to earn All-American honors in the 3,000m steeplechase as she finishedsixth in the NCAAs. Vashchuk also earned All-American honors in 2004 and 2005, as she finished sixth andseventh respectively in the 1,500m at the NCAA Championships.

Walsh graduated from USC in 1988 and served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater for three years in thelate 1980s. He also served as a track and field consultant for ABC and NBC during the 1988 and 1992 U.S.Olympic Trials.

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KRISTEN BERGLAS

Ht. - 5-7 Birthdate - 11/09/85Class - Junior Hometown - Irvine, Calif.Best 5K time - 18:27, UC Riverside Invitational (10/02/04)

VICTORIA CARTER

Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 07/16/85Class - Junior Hometown - Greeley, Colo.Best 5K time - 19:13, UC Riverside Invitational (10/02/04)

At USC:Victoria Carter enters her third year in the USC cross country program… Competed in the2004 Pac-10 Cross Country Championships… Had a personal best of 19:13 on Oct. 4, 2004at UC Riverside… Also runs the 3,000m steeplechase in track with a personal best of 11:36,which is the USC freshman record…In 2004 she placed 6th at Junior Nationals in CollegeStation, Tex. in the 3000m steeplechase to earn Junior All-American honors.

High School:Carter is a 2003 graduate of Greeley (Colo.) West High…. A four-year letter-winner in crosscountry and track… Named to the Denver Post All-State Cross Country first team…Honoredas National Athlete of the Week in Who’s Who All-Stars on May 7, 2001…Named Women’sSports Foundation, Weld County Sports Girl of the Year in 1998 and 1999…A member of the5A Colorado State Cross Country Championship team…Was the 2003 Colorado 4A statechampion in the 3200m with a time of 9:47…A three-time member of the Colorado All-StateTeam in cross country…Honored with an Outstanding Student of America Award in 2002…ACongressional Award Candidate in 2002…Named to the Greeley West honor roll 1999-2003.

Personal:She served as Miss Colorado Teen USA 2004…Competes internationally in inline speed skating…A national JuniorOlympic champion in Speed Skating…Competed in France with the US Inline World Tour…A national finalist in the5,000m Points Race for Junior World Class Women…Division Champion at the Long Beach Inline Marathon in 2003…Herbrother, Josh, competed in track and field for Northern Colorado… Her mother, Susan, competed in cross country andtrack for Texas (1976-1978) and was a two-time All American in the 400m hurdles and 4x800m… Her father, Douglas,was a member of the Professional Motorcycle circuit for both track and road… She is a cinema television major.

At USC:Kristen Berglas enters her third season in the USC cross country program…Competed in the2003 and 2004 Pac-10 Cross Country Championships…A member of USC’s 2004 team thatparticipated in the NCAA West Regional Championships…Also runs the 1500m, 3000m and3000m steeplechase in track…Moved into USC’s top 10 last season in the 3000m (8th) and3000m SC (2nd).

High School:Berglas is a 2003 graduate of Woodbridge (Calif.) High…A four-year letter-winner in crosscountry and track…Helped lead her team to the title in the 1999 California Cross CountryState Championships…A four-time (1999-2003) cross country first-team member selectionby the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times…A four-time qualifier for the CaliforniaCross Country State Championship meet…A two-time (1999-2000) member of the Sea-ViewLeague Championship team…The 2003 CIF Division I Champion in the 3200m…A 2003California State Meet qualifier in the 1600m.

Personal:Her grandfather, John Berglas, and grandmother, Janey Rifken ,are 1945 graduates of USC…Her cousin, AllisonBerglas, is a senior at USC…She lists playing tennis and surfing as favorite pastimes…An undeclared major.

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SARA FUSCO

Ht. - 5-4 Birthdate - 09/16/86Class - Sophomore Hometown - Margate, N.J.Best 5K time - 21:05, CSUF Invitational (10/23/04)

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CHRISTINA EADSHt. - 5-6 Birthdate - 12/18/84Class - Junior Hometown - Fallbrook, Calif.Best 5K time - 19:32, UC Riverside Invitational (09/22/03)

At USC:Christina Eads enters her third season in the USC cross country program…Her best crosscountry 5k is 19:32 and her best 6k is 24:24…Competed in the 2004 Pac-10 Cross CountryChampionships and the 2004 NCAA Cross Country West Coast Regionals…She also runsthe 5k in track as well.

High School:Eads is a 2003 graduate of Fallbrook High (Calif.).…Was a four-year letterwinner in crosscountry and swimming and a two-year letterwinner in track…Named to the 2001 All-Avocado League First-Team in cross country…Honored as the San Diego Union-TribuneStudent-Athlete of the Year in 2002 and 2003…Qualified for the California StateChampionships in 2001 and 2002.

Personal:Is a member of Campus Crusade for Christ…Leads a bible study off-campus…Lists the Bahamas and Italy asplaces she would like to visit…Says the Ironman Triathlon is a goal she would like to accomplish…Is a biochemistrymajor.

At USC:Sara Fusco enters her second season in the USC cross country program…Had a time of 21:05 at the Cal StateFullerton Invitational on Oct. 23, 2004.

High School:Fusco is a 2004 graduate of The Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J…Was a three-year letterwinner in rowing…Honoredwith the Caspersen Crew Award for sportsmanship in 2004…Placed first in the Philadelphia City Championshipsin 2003…Achieved High Honors in her sophomore through senior years.

Personal:Is a member of the board of the Fashion Industry Association…Is a volunteer at the Joint Education ProjectHouse…Lists traveling to Brazil, Fiji and Tahiti as places she would like to visit…Her favorite movies are “VanillaSky,” “Jawbreaker” and “Armageddon”…Is a political science major and law and society minor who would like toattend law school after graduation.

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At USC:Megan Kelly enters her first season as a cross country runner at USC.

High School:Kelly is a 2005 graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory in Tacoma, Wash…Was a four-year letterwinner in track and atwo-year letterwinner in cross country…Named to the first-team all-state cross country team in 2004…Placed ninthin the 2004 Washington State Championships in track…A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal:Her father, Mike, attended USC as a scholarship athlete in swimming and brother, Sean, is a junior on the USCfootball team…Lists Fiji as a place she would like to visit…Her favorite movie is “Remember the Titans”…NamesLance Armstrong as her biggest sports hero…She is a psychology major and is interested in working with disabledchildren after she graduates.

KRISTIN KOVACICH

Ht. - 5-7 Birthdate - 04/10/86Class - Sophomore Hometown - Orange, Calif.Best 5K time - 18:47, CSUF Invitational (09/04/04)

At USC:Kristin Kovacich enters her second season in the USC cross country program…Competedin the 2004 Pac-10 Cross Country Championships and the 2004 NCAA Western RegionalChampionships.

High School:Kovacich is a 2004 graduate of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif….Was the 2003 CIFDivision II champion in the 800m…A 2001 and 2002 CIF Division II runner-up in the 800m…ACalifornia State Championship qualifier in 2002 and 2004.

Personal:An undeclared major.

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MEGAN KELLY

Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 02/16/87Class - Freshman Hometown - Gig Harbor, Wash.Best 5K time - First year competing for USC

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MEGHAN MAINWARING

At USC:Meghan Mainwaring enters her fourth year in the USC cross country program…Ran a personalbest of 19:00 on September 22, 2003 at UC Riverside…Was a member of the 2002 and 2003teams that competed in the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships…Runs the 3,000msteeplechase in track, with a best time of 11:40.

High School:Mainwaring is a 2002 graduate of Santa Margarita High in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif….Afour-year letterwinner in cross country and track… Named captain of the cross country andtrack teams in 2002… Finished fourth in the California Cross Country State Championshipsin 1998… Member of the California Cross-Country State Runner-up team in 1999… NamedSanta Margarita Student-Athlete of the Year in 2002…A member of the 1999 Track CIFChampionship team.

Personal:A board member of USC’s Public Relations Student Society of America for two years…A USC Sports Informationintern in 2003-2005…A public relations major and communication design minor who would like to pursue a careerin sports PR after graduation.

HEATHER MOSTOFIZADEH

Ht. - 5-9 Birthdate - 08/03/83Class - Senior Hometown - Novato, Calif.Best 5K time - First year competing for USC

At USC:Heather enters her first season in the USC cross country program.

High School:Heather is a 2001 graduate of San Marin High in Novato, Calif…Was a three-year varsity letterwinner in basketballas a point guard and a one-year varsity letterwinner in water polo… She was a cheerleader for all four years and thestudent body vice-president in 2000 and 2001.

Personal:Her parents are Claudia and Hoshang…Her favorite movies are “Training Day” and “Crash” and likes to watch theHistory Channel. Lists Italy, Brazil, and Sweden as places she wants to visit...Her favorite food is ice cream…Injunior college she was the captain of the debate team and is currently involved in the Radio Television NewsDirectors Association at USC…Heather is an American studies and ethnicity major and aspires to be a sportsbroadcaster or reporter after graduation.

Ht. - 5-6 Birthdate - 07/17/83Class - Senior Hometown - Lake Forest, Calif.Best 5K time - 19:00, UC Riverside Invitational (09/22/03)

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AMBER OLESON

Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 11/08/84Class - Senior Hometown - Pacific Palisades, Calif.Best 5K time - 21:43, UC Riverside Invitational (10/02/04)

At USC:Amber Oleson enters her fourth year in the USC cross country program…Clocked a 21:43as her personal best 5k on Oct. 10, 2004 at the UC Riverside Invitational.

High School: Oleson is a 2002 graduate of Cate School in Carpinteria, Calif….A four-year letter-winnerin track and soccer and a three-year letter-winner in volleyball…Named varsity captain in2002 for both track and soccer…Honored with the 2002 Cate School Sportsmanship Award.

Personal:Her uncle, Ole Oleson, was a member of the USC track and field team in 1968-72 and wonthe NCAA Championship in the three-mile race and the indoor 3000m title in 1969… Herfather, Dell, played football for San Jose State… Names “Good Will Hunting,” “Casablanca”and “Pretty Woman” as her favorite movies…The president of the USC Political ScienceUndergrad Association…A double major in broadcast journalism and political science who would like to becomea broadcast journalist for a network news magazine show after graduation.

KATE NEEPER

Ht. - 5-9 Birthdate - 11/08/83Class - Senior Hometown - Parker, Colo.Best 5K time - 18:11, UC Riverside Invitational (09/22/03)

At USC:Kate Neeper enters her fourth season in the USC cross country program…Named teamcaptain for the 2005 season...She is expected to be a key competitor and a leader on thecross country team this season…Competed in the 2002 and 2003 Pac-10 Cross CountryChampionships, placing in the top 40 in 2003…In cross country, her best 5k is 18:11 and 6kis 23:15…Neeper holds the USC freshman record for 5000m in track with a time of17:55…Also on the track, her best 3000m time is 10:24, 5000m is 17:46 and 10,000m is36:09…She took fifth place in the 10,000m at the 2004 Pac-10 Track Championships.

High School:Neeper is a 2002 graduate of Chaparral High in Parker, Colo…A four-year cross countryletterwinner and a one-year letterwinner in track…Named to the cross country all-conference teams in 2001 and 2002… Honored as the Chaparral Student-Athlete of theYear in 2002…Is a National Merit Scholar…Named valedictorian of her senior class…Is a member of the NationalHonor Society… Honored as first chair Clarinet Wind Ensemble.

Personal:Is a USC Trustee Scholar…Serves as a resident advisor in Marks Tower…Is the athletic chair for The Spirits inAction…A member of the USC Dean’s List for all six semesters…Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Team for crosscountry in 2003 and 2004…Is a member of the Freshman and Spanish Honor Societies…Studied abroad in Madridin the summer of 2004…Lists reading, seeing movies, hiking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing as favoritepastimes…Names Paula Radcliffe as her biggest sports hero…Is a double major in international relations andSpanish who would like to attend graduate school for international relations and one day work for the UN.

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LAURA STRACHAN

Ht. - 5-4 Birthdate - 07/19/84Class - Senior Hometown - Santa Ana, Calif.Best 5K time - 19:18, UC Riverside Invitational (09/22/03)

At USC:Laura Strachan enters her fourth season in the USC cross country program…Her best 5ktime is 19:18 on Sept.22, 2003 at UC Riverside...She also runs the 5k in track, with a best of19:34.

High School:Strachan is a 2002 graduate of Foothill High in Santa Ana, Calif. …. A four-year crosscountry and track letterwinner and a two-year soccer letterwinner…Was a member of the2000 California State Championship cross country team…Named Los Angeles Times andOrange County Register First-Team All-County in 2000 and 2001…Selected as CenturyLeague Runner of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2001…Honored as Foothill High Knight of theYear in 1999, 2000 and 2002…A four-year honor roll member.

Personal:Her father, Rod, was a 1976 Olympic gold medalist in the 400 IM and an NCAA champion in swimming for theTrojans…Her sister, Katie, runs cross country for LMU and her brother, Brian, and mother, Mary Kate, also attendedUSC…A staff member of the “Swim With Mike” program…Names Lance Armstrong as her biggest sports hero…Listsbaking, reading and going to the beach as her favorite pastimes... Is a double major in history and communicationsand would like to attend law school after graduation.

SARAH SISCO

Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 02/10/86Class - Sophomore Hometown - Temecula, Calif.Best 5K time - First year of competing for USC

At USC:Sarah Sisco enters her first season in the USC cross country program.

High School:Sarah is a 2004 graduate of Temecula Valley High in Temecula, Calif…Was a four-year varsity letter winner andteam captain in both track and field and cross country…Placed first in the 800m and 1600m junior varsitySouthwestern League championship…Although injuries hindered her as an upperclassman, in 2000 she ran acareer best 2:29 in the 800m.

Personal:Her father, Jeff, attended Baylor and was once considered one of the fastest men in Texas in the 400m…Hergrandfather, Jack, and great grandfather were All American football players for Baylor and are also in the TexasFootball Hall of Fame…Lists Italy, Hawaii, and Austria as places she wants to visit…Her favorite movie is “The Manfrom Snowy River”…Her favorite TV show is “24” and her favorite food is Italian…Names Baylor track star JeremyWariner as her biggest sports hero…She is a vocal music major and is interested in working for USC’s CampusCrusade for Christ and recording her own music after she graduates.

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TREANI SWAIN

Ht. - 5-8 Birthdate - 06/14/85Class - Junior Hometown - Los Angeles, Calif.Best 5K time - 19:59, UC Riverside Invitational (10/02/04)

At USC:Treani Swain enters her second season in the USC cross country program…She ran apersonal best last year of 19.59 at the UC Riverside Invitational on Oct. 2, 2004…Runsthe 800m and 4x400m races on the track team…Her time of 2:05:93 in the 800m lastyear led all Trojan women and was the 8th fastest time in school history…She was alsopart of the USC women’s 4x400m relay team that qualified for the NCAAChampionships and posted a time of 3:33:53 at the meet, the 8th fastest in school history.

High School:Swain attended Oakwood Secondary school in North Hollywood, Calif…She had bestsof 2:09 in the 800m, 53:01 in the 400m and 24.0 in the 200m…She was selected as athree-time All-Liberty League MVP.

Personal:Is an undeclared major at USC.

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The 2004 Women of Troy cross country mixed youth and experience together to finish the season very strong,despite battling injuries. Iryna Vashchuk, in her final season of competing for the Trojans, led the way andqualified for the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Championships (she did not compete), but sophomore KristenBerglas and freshman Kristin Kovacich also consistently posted low times.

The Trojans began the 2004 season with a fourth-place finish at the Cal State Fullerton Invitational on Sept. 8in Fullerton, Calif. Berglas paced the Women of Troy, running a time of 18:31:10 to finish fourth among allcollege runners and seventh overall. Junior Kate Pinta place 30th with a 19:07:70 time.

On Sept. 20, the USC women’s cross country team placed fifth at the Aztec Cross Country Invitational in SanDiego, Calif. Berglas paced the Trojans in the 5K with a time of 19:15 to place 25th and Kovacich finished 29th

with a time of 19:31.

USC followed that meet up with a seventh-place finish at the UC Riverside Invitational in Riverside, Calif. onOct. 4. Four Trojans finished in the top 40 of the event, with Berglas placing 16th (18:27:00), Kovacich 30th

(18:48:80), senior Harlye Maya 34th (18:55:20) and Pinta 37th (18:56:30).

Senior Julia Budniak finished second (17:38:60) among college runners to lead USC to a seventh-place finishat the 2004 Titan Cross Country Invitational held in Fullerton, Calif. on Oct. 25. Sophomore Christina Eadswas the next Trojan finisher with a time of 19:34:30, good for 38th place.

Vashchuk placed 10th to highlight USC’s eighth-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships, hosted by theUniversity of California at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Nov. 1. She ran the 6K course in a timeof 21:17.

The Women of Troy placed 14th at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Western Regional at Fresno State and didnot qualify for the NCAA Championships. But Vashchuck qualified individually with a time of 21:02, whichwas good for 11th place at the Western Regional. Berglas finished second among Trojans at the Regional, asshe did at the Pac-10 Championships.

With practically all of the team returning in 2005 and senior Kate Neeper coming back from injury, expect theWomen of Troy cross country team to build upon the experiences of 2004.

2004 Cross Country Recap

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The Trojans’ history in cross country in the Pac-10 has been limited in team competition. The men competed in thePac-10 from 1969 to 1972 and then again from 1985 to 1993. Their highest finish was fourth place in 1969 and1971.

The women began fielding a cross country team in the Pac-10 in 1990. The Women of Troy had their highestleague finish in 1996 and 1997, when they took sixth-place in the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships.

Tom Walsh took over as head coach in 1993 and was able to move the team out of the conference cellar after it hadfinished last in the conference the first five seasons. The Women of Troy’s fledgling program has finished inbetween sixth and eighth place every season since 1995.

The 2004 USC cross country team finished in eighth place at the Pac-10s and were led by second-team All-Pac-10 runner Iryna Vashchuk. She finished 10th at the Pac-10 Championships with a time of 21:17. Vashchuk alsomade the all-conference second team in 2003.

In each of the last four seasons, the Trojans have qualified a runner for the NCAA Championships, with Sarah Ellis(2001), Brooke Thomas (2002) and Vashchuk (2003-04). Emebet Shiferaw, who finished 51st in 1995 and seventhin 1996 at the NCAAs, is the only Women of Troy cross country runner to be an All-American (1996). Her time of17:53 in 1996 was second among all Pac-10 runner, as Arizona’s Amy Skieresz won the national title.

Since 1998, the Trojans have placed six runners on the Pac-10 women’s cross country All-Academic team, leadby current runner Kate Neeper, who has been a first-team selection in each of the past two seasons.

The Trojans’ only NCAA champion in cross country was Max Truex, who won the individual men’s title in 1957.Men’s cross country has been an NCAA sanctioned sport since 1938 and women’s cross country began in 1981.

HISTORY OF CROSS COUNTRY AT USC

TROJAN CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS QUALIFYING FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

1990 Amy Goodwin1995 Emebet Shiferaw1996 Emebet Shiferaw (Cross Country All-American)2001 Sarah Ellis2002 Brooke Thomas2003 Iryna Vashchuk2004 Iryna Vashchuk

Emebet Shiferaw Brooke Thomas Iryna Vashchuk

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CROSS COUNTRY SCORING

Team Competition:A cross country team may consist of 12 runners, or more if otherwise agreed upon by theteams competing.

Team Scoring:All runners who finish a race shall be given an overall finish place. However, only the firstseven runners on any one team may be used in scoring places. An order for team-finishplacing is established by removing all runners behind the top seven finishers on eachteam. Those teams not finishing at least five runners likewise shall not be included in theorder of team finish.

The score shall be determined by totaling the points of the first five runners of each teamto finish. The team scoring the lower number of points shall be the winner. For example,a team with runners finishing 1, 5, 7,24, 39 for a total of 76 would defeat a team with runnersfinishing 2, 3, 4, 48, 52 for a total of 109.

Although the sixth and seventh runners of a team to finish do not score points toward theirteam’s total, their places, if better than those of any of the first five of an opposing team,serve to increase the team score of the opponents.

Ties in team scoring shall not be broken, except for advancement to the championshipfinals.