Oct. 20, 2005
Malibu, Calif. -
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The Pepperdine men's and women's cross country teams continues their 2005 schedule this week when they travel to Orange County to compete in the Titan Invitational at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea, California, Friday afternoon.
The men's eight-kilometer race begins at 4 p.m. and the women's five-kilometer run is scheduled to start at 4:45 p.m.
The Waves returned to action last week after a week off when they took part in the Cal Poly Invitational at the Fairbanks Cross Country Course in San Luis Obispo.
In the men's eight-kilometer run, Pepperdine finished fifth in the eight-team event with 146 points. Cal Poly captured the event with 21 points. UC Santa Barbara (45) was second followed by UC Irvine (71), Loyola Marymount (111) and the Waves.
Individually, senior Chad Trammell led Pepperdine as he placed 16th with a time of 27:37.1. Sophomore Sam Hudson completed the run in a time of 28:11.5 to finish 26th. Cal Poly's Andy Coughlin finished first in the event as he ran the course in a time of 25:58.4.
On the women's side, Pepperdine placed sixth in the 12-team field with 197 points. UC Irvine won the team competition with 46 points while Loyola Marymount (63) was second. See Jane Run RT (64) was third followed by Cal Poly (90) and Fresno State (144).
Freshman Sarah Camp paced the Waves as she finished 33rd with a time of 19:39.6. Junior Tarrah Crowley finished one place back of Camp as she turned in a time of 19:41.2 to place 34th.
This week's Titan Invitational marks Pepperdine's final competition before it travels to the Bay Area to compete in the West Coast Conference Championships on October 29. The WCC Championships will be run on the Crystal Springs Course in Belmont, California.
"Our whole season's preparation is geared toward the WCC Championships and it is always our goal to be competing at our highest level heading into the conference championships," head coach Dick Kampmann said.
Both the men's and women's teams will be looking to improve upon disappointing eighth and seventh place finishes, respectively, at last year's WCC Championships. Both teams were hit by injuries that affected their performances.
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 throughout 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.
