HILO, Hawai'i - The University of Hawai'i women's cross country team improved on its fourth place finish in last week's season-opening meet to finish second in the UH-Hilo Invitational, Saturday, on the Vulcan campus. Head coach Carmyn James used her "B" team, which included the top four finishers in last week's Chaminade Invitational and sophomores Chantelle Laan and Danielle Binns, who made their season debuts.

Laan, UH's top finisher in three meets last season, finished second overall behind BYUH's Chelsea Smith (17:46). Laan recorded a time of 19.28 in the 5K event, while Binns followed closely behind at 20:03 to place fifth.

The competition featured the state's four Division II teams along with the Rainbow Wahine. BYUH won for the second consecutive week as five of its finishers ranked among the top nine runners.

"We are very pleased with the progress of the team," James said. "We are looking forward to showing off our "A" team in next weekend's Big Wave Invitational."

Sophomore Sharlene Carillo, UH's top finisher last weekend, finished 13th with a time of 21:25. Sophomore Chelsee Pummel and freshman Jessica Rohr came in with qualifying scores of 22:37 and 22:56 to finish 20th and 22nd, respectively. UH's other runner, Ashley Monfort, finished 24th with a time of 23:26.

The Rainbow Wahine will host the Big Wave Invitational, Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course.

Team (Score)
BYU-Hawai`i (27)
Hawai`i (62)
UH-Hilo (66)
Chaminade (83)
Hawai`i Pacific (No Score)

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