SAN DIEGO -- Former Colorado Buffaloes dominated the U.S. Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Mission Bay Park, with Dathan Ritzenhein and Jorge Torres finishing 1-2 in the men's open race.

Renee Metivier added a second-place finish on the women's side to add to the CU flavor.

Ritzenhein, a national champion for CU in 2003 who will represent the United States in the marathon at the Beijing Olympics, covered the 12-kilometer men's course in 35 minutes, 3 seconds. He beat Torres, a 2002 national champ for the Buffs, by 26 seconds.

Boulder's James Carney took sixth in 35:56, and Torres's brother, Edwardo placed ninth in 36:01.

Another former CU All-American, Clint Wells, was 60th, while Boulder's Fernando Cabada 2as 26th and Carlos Handler was 73rd.

Metivier, a member of CU's 2004 national champion women's team, covered the 8K women's course in 26:36, 1:10 behind race winner Shalane Flanagan.

Former Buff Sara Slattery placed 10th in 27:19, and 43-year-old Boulderite Colleen DeReuck, the 2004 and 2005 U.S. cross country champ, placed 13th in 27:31.

Former Buff Tera Moody was 18th in 28:01.

A pair of current Buffalo runners notched top-10 finishes in the junior races.

Megan Burrell, who redshirted for CU in the fall, placed 10th on the women's side, with a time of 21:58 on the 6K course. She was 1:26 off the winning pace of Jordan Hasay. CU's Allison Sawyer took 31st.

CU's Matt Tebo also took 10th in the 8K junior men's race with a time of 24:58. German Fernandez won in 24:18, while CU's Richard Medina took 40th.

MEN 12K -- 1. Dathan Ritzenhein, Eugene, 35:03; 2. Jorge Torres, Boulder, 35:29; 3. Josh Rohatinsky, Beaverton, 35:41; 4. Edward Moran, Williamsburg, 35:42; 5. Ryan Hall, Mammoth Lakes, 35:50; 6. James Carney, Boulder, 35:56; 7. Max King, Eugene, 35:57; 8. Ryan Bak, Eugene, 35:59; 9. Edwardo Torres, Boulder, 36:01; 10. Scott Bauhs, Danville, 36:16

11. Jonathan Pierce, Blowing Rock, 36:18; 12. Lucas Meyer, Eugene, 36:23; 13. Thomas Morgan, Blowing Rock, 36:26; 14. Josh Simpson, Morgantown, 36:31; 15. Andrew Carlson, Bloomington, 36:38; 16. Fasil Bizuneh, Flagstaff, 36:49; 17. Sean Graham, Eugene,, 36:51; 18. Travis Laird, Valley Center, 36:54; 19. Benjamin Bruce, San Luis Obispo, 36:54; 20. Jon Rankin, Chula Vista, 36:56

21. Daniel Kanyaruhuru, Charlotte, 36:58; 22. Ryan Sheehan, Rochester, 37:02; 23. Joshua Moen, Readlyn, 37:08; 24. Kyle Shackleton, Belmont, 37:08; 25. Rod Koborsi, Washington, 37:15; 26. Fernando Cabada, Boulder, 37:21; 27. Michael Kilburg, Sammamish, 37:22; 28. Paul Jellema, Rochester Hills, 37:22; 29. William Macreery, Eugene, 37:24; 30. Brett Gotcher, Flagstaff, 37:31

31. Louis Luchini, Eugene, 37:33; 32. Joseph Gray, Lakewood, 37:34; 33. Joe Thorne, Chamblee, 37:36; 34. Drew Shackleton, Atherton, 37:39; 35. Aaron Lanzel, Oak Harbor, 37:40; 36. Daniel Mazzocco, Pittsburgh, 37:54; 37. Josh Eberly, Gunnison, 37:55; 38. Jeff Day, Knoxville, 37:59; 39. Jeffrey Gaudette, Charlotte, 38:01; 40. Ryan Warrenburg, Blowing Rock, 38:03

41. Chris Siemers, Bensenville, 38:07; 42. Jon Clemens, New York, 38:08; 43. Jesse Armijo, San Marcos, 38:11; 44. Justin Kunz, Lebanon, 38:14; 45. Will Christian, Norfolk, 38:15; 46. Phillip Reid, San Luis Obispo, 38:15; 47. Sergio Reyes, Los Osos, 38:16; 48. Micah Tyhurst, Goleta, 38:26; 49. Owen Washburn, Austin, 38:29; 50. Ricky Barnes, Costa Mesa, 38:30

51. Donald Sage, Eugene, 38:31; 52. C Fred Joslyn, Rochester, 38:31; 53. Nicholas Weidman, Sudbury, 38:32; 54. Patrick Tarpy, Providence, 38:33; 55. Matt Levassiur, Alamosa, 38:33; 56. Philip Sakala, Colorado Springs, 38:35; 57. Sean Barrett, San Diego, 38:36; 58. Nelson Laux, Arvada, 38:37; 59. Mohamed Trafeh, Duarte, 38:38; 60. Clint Wells, Superior, 38:38

61. Brian Dumm, Apo, 38:39; 62. Brian Livingston, Los Angeles, 38:41; 63. Chris Lundstrom, Minneapolis, 38:41; 64. Christopher Raabe, Washington, 38:41; 65. Nick Mosey, Yorba Linda, 38:43; 66. Daniel Gonia, El Cajon, 38:43; 67. James Nally, Burnt Hills, 38:43; 68. Derek Tate, Lancaster, 38:45; 69. Paul Limpf, Cheney, 38:51; 70. Luis Ibarra, Montebello, 38:53

71. Dale Dexter, Topeka, 39:01; 72. Michael Hanlon, Flagstaff, 39:03; 73. Carlos Handler, Boulder, 39:06; 74. Patrick Boivin, Chico, 39:07; 75. John Mentzer, Monterey, 39:07; 76. Levi Severson, Boulder, 39:08; 77. Thomas Greenless, Walnut Creek, 39:12; 78. Andrew Cloke, Cortland, 39:14; 79. Mark Stenbeck, LIttleton, 39:16; 80. Sean Brosnan, Boulder, 39:18

81. Kyle Goklish, Whiteriver, 39:23; 82. Aaron Sharp, Port Hueneme, 39:25; 83. Miguel Nuci, Turlock, 39:25; 84. Timothy Parr, Gunnison, 39:25; 85. Andrew Cook, Flower Mound, 39:30; 86. Sean Zanderson, San Diego, 39:34; 87. Eric Heely, DeRidder, 39:38; 88. David Kawa, Rome, 39:39; 89. Brian Sullivan, San Marcos, 39:41; 90. Kristopher Houghton, Oceanside, 39:43

91. Aaron Gillen, Santa Barbara, 39:44; 92. Brett Carter, Stanford, 39:47; 93. Benjamin Payne, Columbus, 39:48; 94. Alan Walker, Phoenix, 39:48; 95. Mike Davies, Santa Monica, 39:50; 96. Nazario Romero, Escondido, 39:51; 97. Alex Crabill, Lakewood, 39:56; 98. Nate Pennington, Fort Carson, 39:58; 99. Hector Hernandez, Chula Vista, 40:14; 100 Angelo Baca, Albuquerque, 40:18

WOMEN 8K -- 1. Shalane Flanagan Pittsboro 25:26; 2. Renee Metivier Boulder 26:36; 3. Emily Brown Minneapolis 26:37; 4. Katie McGregor Saint Louis Park 26:38; 5. Molly Huddle Elmira 26:52; 6. Blake Russell Marina 26:54; 7. Katherine Newberry Williamsburg 27:07; 8. Amy Hastings Flagstaff 27:12; 9. Julia Lucas Mammoth Lakes 27:13; 10. Sara Slattery Lafayette 27:19

11. Maureen McCandless Syracuse 27:27; 12. Kathleen Trotter 22 27:2813 Colleen De Reuck unattached Boulder 43 27:31; 14. Kara Storage Beavercreek 27:39; 15. Catherine Ferrell Eugene 27:50; 16. Delilah DiCrescenzo Conshohocken 27:52; 17. Sally Meyerhoff Tempe 27:58; 18. Tera Moody 27 28:0119 Mandi Zemba Team USA Minnesota Minneapolis 24 28:02; 20. Serena Burla Columbia 28:10

21. Tara Storage Beavercreek 28:10; 22. Kristen Nicolini Minneapolis 28:18; 23. Cheryl Foody Aliso Viejo 28:23; 24. Kara June San Luis Obispo 28:28; 25. Dromgoole Brighton 28:35; 26. Lisa Galaviz Gilbert 28:38; 27. Nicole Aish Gunnison 28:43; 28. Carre Joyce Salt Lake City 28:53; 29. Heather Gibson Piedmont 28:57; 30. Mary Houchin Henderson 29:01

31. Erin Nehus Gallipolis 29:04; 32. Julie Ertel Irvine 29:05; 33. Clara Grandt Morgantown 29:06; 34. Rebeccah Wassner New York 29:07; 35. Justine Whipple Colorado Springs 29:21; 36. Mariko Holbrook Medford 29:37; 37. Kelly Flathers Huntington Beach 29:45; 38. McKale Davis Fairfax 29:50; 39. 'A Havahla Haynes Madison 29:52; 40. Stephanie Bylander Alamosa 29:55

41. Laura Jakosky Fayetteville 29:57; 42. Paula Morrison 34 29:5943 Aidan Van Cleef U.S. Navy Chesapeake 22 30:09; 44. Abigail Stiles Chatham 30:12; 45. Margaret Lyons St. Louis 30:20; 46. Emily Brzozowski Colorado Springs 30:30; 47. Jessica Hetzer Oceanside 30:38; 48. Cosette Smith Redondo Beach 30:43; 49. Brittany Mason Stillwater 30:52; 50. Carrie Zografos Wheatridge 30:55

51. Sophia Dammann San Diego 31:06; 52. Elissa Ballas Goldsboro 31:09; 53. Brenda Schrank Winchester 31:09; 54. Kristen van Rooyen Pasadena 31:27; 55. Jennifer Overlock Burbank 31:28; 56. Erika Aklufi Santa Monica 31:34; 57. Caroline White College Park 31:34; 58. Angella Jackson Fayetteville 32:21; 59. Heather Pine Kaneohe 32:22; 60. Kelly Breckenridge San Diego 32:29

61. Suzanne Himes Alexandria 32:32; 62. Madeleine Marecki Purchase 32:44; 63. Erin Demchko Nanuet 32:57; 64. Jennifer Eyerman Cardiff 32:58; 65. Trisha Stavinoha Natick 33:08; 66. Kimberly Fagen Chula Vista 33:16; 67. Andrea Meierhoff Las Vegas 33:28; 68. Karissa Goodrich San Angelo 33:33; 69. Erika Hernandez San Diego 33:59; 70. Caitlin Reese Orlando 34:04; 71. Jacqueline Chen Ft Leonard Wood 34:04; 72. Kristin McCann Stafford 34:23; 73. Lauren O'Bryan Anacortes 35:15; 74. Beth Gerdes San Diego 35:42