Korir nets freshman honors as C-N concludes SAC Championships
COLUMBIA, S.C.— The Carson-Newman cross country teams wrapped up the South Atlantic Conference Championships Saturday morning with a fifth-place showing by the women and an eighth-place tally by the men in both the five and eight kilometer runs.
COLUMBIA, S.C.— The Carson-Newman cross country teams wrapped up the South Atlantic Conference Championships Saturday morning with a fifth-place showing by the women and an eighth-place tally by the men in both the five and eight kilometer runs.
The women, who ran an average time of 29:12.12 on the day, came one-slot behind where the squad finished a season ago. Led by Hannah Green (Talbott, Tenn.) for the third time on the season, Carson-Newman had six runners finish within 15 slots from one another.
Green crossed the finish line with the 31st-best time of 20:28.5 while Jennifer Warren (Piney Flats, Tenn.) concluded the day for the Eagles with a 22:14.1 time for 68th-place overall.
Of the 89 women competing on the day, Queens' squad produced the best results as the Royals took home the top-prize with a combined 21 points. Wingate followed closely behind while Anderson, Catawba, C-N, Lenoir-Rhyne, Lincoln Memorial and Mars Hill rounded out the top-eight. Tusculum, Newberry, Coker and Brevard took up the final four spots in the standings.
On the men's side, the Eagles jumped two spots from a season ago into the the eighth-overall seeding following the meet. Carson-Newman was paced by Luke Greer (Abington, United Kingdom) with a time of 27:25.0 in the right-kilometer run. Saturday was the frist time on the season Greer finshed first for the Eagles.
Amos Korir (Eldorett, Kenya) came in right behind Greer to finish second on the team with a 27:27.9 time. Antohy Jackson (Manchester, Tenn.), Nick Guerra (Richardson, Texas), Alec Bross (Charlotte, N.C.) and Rafael Adame also finished with qualifying times for Carson-Newman.
97 runners from 12 different teams took part in the eight-kilometer run on the men's squad Saturday morning with Mars Hill claiming the top-prize. Queens, Anderson, Lincoln Memorial, Wingate and Lenior-Rhyne finished second though sixth-place, respectively, while Catawba, C-N, Brevard and Coker rounded out the top-10.
Following the race, Korir was named to the SAC All-Freshman team, making the runner the second in as many years for Carson-Newman as Jemeli brought home the honor a season ago for the women.
Carson-Newman will take a week off before taking part in the Southeast Regional Championships on Nov. 5 in Montevallo, Ala.
Women 5K Run : Carson-Newman 5th-place
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Team |
Total Points |
C-N Runner |
Time |
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1) Queens |
21 |
31) Hannah Green |
20:28.5 |
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2) Wingate |
47 |
33) Sky McCarter |
20:36.1 |
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3) Anderson |
77 |
39) Bakah White |
20:58.2 |
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4) Catawba |
127 |
46) Priscah Jemeli |
21:11.4 |
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5) Carson-Newman |
181 |
55) Sarah Sharp |
21:44.5 |
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6) Lenoir-Rhyne |
187 |
56) Sara Honaker |
21:51.1 |
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7)Lincoln Memorial |
222 |
68) Jennifer Warren |
22:14.1 |
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8) Mars HIll |
223 |
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9)Tusculum |
240 |
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10) Newberry |
267 |
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11) Coker |
279 |
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12) Brevard |
325 |
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Men 8K Run : Carson-Newman 8th-place
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Team |
Total Points |
C-N Runner |
Time |
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1) Mars Hill |
30 |
19) Luke Greer |
27:25.0 |
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2) Queens |
60 |
20) Amos Korir |
27:27.9 |
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3) Anderson |
100 |
48) Anthony Jackson |
29:00.6 |
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4) Lincoln Memorial |
121 |
73) Nick Guerra |
30:27.1 |
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5) Wingate |
125 |
86) Alec Bross |
31:40.0 |
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6) Lenoir-Rhyne |
154 |
94) Rafael Adame |
33:22.4 |
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7)Catawba |
201 |
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8) Carson-Newman |
227 |
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9) Brevard |
246 |
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10) Coker |
273 |
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11) Tusculum |
277 |
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12) Newberry |
280 |
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