Oct. 13, 2005

Malibu, Calif. -

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The Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams resumes its 2005 schedule this week when it travels to San Luis Obispo to compete in the Cal Poly Invitational at the Fairbanks Memorial Cross Country Course on the campus of Cuesta College.

The women's five-kilometer race begins at 9 a.m. while the men's eight-kilometer run is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m.

Pepperdine returns to the trails following a week off. The Waves were last in action at the UC Riverside on October 1.

In the men's eight-kilometer run, Pepperdine finished 10th in the 10-team event with 260 points. Cal Poly captured the event with 51 points. Concordia (70) was second followed by UC Riverside (80), Southern Utah (93) and Pomona Pitzer (106).

Individually, sophomore Sam Hudson led the Waves placing 47th with a time of 27:02.10. Freshman Matt Jenks completed the run in a time of 27:30 to finish 51st. Southern Utah's Jesson Baumgartner finished first in a time of 24:29.

On the women's side, Pepperdine placed 11th in the 14th team field with 289 points. Cal State Fullerton won the team competition with 96 points while San Jose State (102) was second. Concrodia (110) was third followed by Southern Utah (117) and Cal Poly (120).

Junior Kyla Maher paced the Waves as she finished 39th with a time of 19:17. Sophomore Lauren Morales turned in a time of 19:23.70 to place 44th.

Following this weekend's Cal Poly Invitational, Pepperdine will return to action on Friday, October 21, when it takes part in the Titan Invitational at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea, California.

THE PROGRAM: Cross country is a non-scholarship sport at Pepperdine. The women's team finished seventh at the 2004 West Coast Conference (WCC) Championships while the men finished eighth. Portland won the men's conference crown for the 25th consecutive year. On the women's side, Portland claimed the league championship for the 15th time in school history.

Dick Kampmann: Dick Kampmann is in the midst of his 17th season as the head coach of the Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams. Kampmann was tabbed the West Coast Conference (WCC) women's "Coach of the Year" in 1999 after leading the team to a second place finish at the league meet. Kampmann coached cross country and track for 26 years (1959-85) at nearby University High in West Los Angeles, directing his Warrior teams to 11 Los Angeles City team championships. While coaching junior varsity and varsity boys and girls in cross country and track and field at University High, Kampmann led his teams to an astonishing total of 86 conference championships. Additionally, Kampmann coached 49 All-Los Angeles City individual champions and 292 individual conference winners. After retiring from the Los Angeles Unified School District in 1985, Kampmann began teaching physical education courses at Pepperdine in 1988. Kampmann started serving as the head men's and women's cross country coach at Pepperdine during the 1989 season. A certified instructor by The Athletic Congress, Kampmann earned his Level I certificate in 1985 and his Level II certificate in 1987 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

SPORTS INFORMATION HOTLINE: For updated information concerning Pepperdine athletics, including results and a schedule of upcoming events, please contact the Pepperdine Sports Information Hotline at 310-506-7373. The hotline will be updated on a regular basis thouhout the course of the 2005-06 school year.

ON THE WEB: For updated information concerning Pepperdine athletics on the Internet, including results and a schedule of upcoming events, please bookmark the following address: http://www.PepperdineSports.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: For additional information on the men's and women's cross country program, or to arrange interviews with players and the coaching staff, please contact Al Barba at the Pepperdine Sports Information Office by calling 310-506-4455.