NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Four runners posted personal best times
Saturday as the Tennessee men's and women's cross country teams
each finished sixth in their races at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
Senior Stephanie Place produced the top highlight of the meet for
Tech, claiming second in the women's event.
Place was edged at the finish line by Vanderbilt's Rita Jorgensen
for individual honors, but still managed the fifth-best 5K time in
Tech history with an 18:03.31 performance. She was less than six
seconds behind the winner.
Senior Keri Light also ran well, finishing in 12th place overall
in 19:09.78 for the 20th fastest Tech women's time.
Tiffany Palmer placed 36th in 20:03.85, followed by Ashley Evans
(43rd) in 20:35.54, and freshman Traci Jones (48th) in 20:44.89. It
was a personal-best for Jones. Also in the field for Tech, Amanda
Simmons finished 60th in th time of 21:52.92.
Vanderbilt won the team title with 31 points, with Tech in sixth
place after logginf 122 points.
In the men's 8L race, three runners clocked their PRs as Tech
finished with 161 points. Vanderbilt also won the men's event,
posting 42 points.
Sam Taylor had Tech's top finish, crossing the line in 29th place
in 27:43.32. Just behind him, Ben Thompson finished 33rd in
27:51.23.
Peter Woerner was 35th with one of Tech's personal-best efforts,
covering the distance in 28:04.14 and leading a group of three
Golden Eagle runners who cross the line second apart. Joseph
DeLorenzo was 36th in 28:04.34, and Ben Shassere was 37th in
28:11.39. Jarrad Read took 44th place in 28:25.37.
Freshmen Ethan McGroom and Brian Kennedy were next, each clocking
their best times as Golden Eagles. McGroom was 53rd in 28:51.75,
while Kennedy placed 63rd in 29:47.55. William Enicks completed
Tech's lineup, finishing 68th in 30:37.19.
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Place leads Tech runners into NCAA Regional meet Saturday
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Tech teams running Saturday at OVC Cross Country Championships
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Place grabs her fifth OVC Runner of the Week honor
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Once again, for the fourth time, Place is OVC Runner of the Week
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Tech cross country teams run Saturday at Furman Invitational
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Tech women finish second, men third at TTU Invitational
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Tech's Stephanie Place earns another Runner of the Week honor
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Cross country team will wash cars for six hours Saturday
September 23, 2008
Place wins another OVC Runner of the Week honor
September 18, 2008
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September 9, 2008
Tech's Stephanie Place named OVC Runner of the Week
September 6, 2008
Tech women third, men seventh at Sewanee Invitational
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