Saturday, September 10, 2005

 

LENOIR-RHYNE SWEEPS FIRST PLACE HONORS AT TUSCULUM INVITATIONAL

 

"Pioneers Finish Second in Both Meets"

 

                GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Lenoir-Rhyne College men and women's cross country teams swept both team titles at the 2005 Tusculum College Invitational, held Saturday morning at the Greene Valley Development Center.  The Bears also claimed both individual titles in each event.  L-R's Genna Eisenmann won the women's 5,000-meter race, while Jose Zavala captured first place honors in the men's 8,000-meter event.

 

                Host Tusculum finished second in both meets, while Tennessee Wesleyan College placed third in each event.

 

                In the women's race, Eisenmann won the event with a time of 20:11, outlasting Tusculum freshman Alicja Dembna who recorded a time of 20:21 in her collegiate debut.  The L-R duo of Whitney Heavner and Clair Kelley finished third and fourth respectively, while Tusculum's Jamie Dyke placed fifth.  Rounding out the All-Invitational Team are Bekah Peeler (Lenoir-Rhyne), Rachel Cornett (Tenn. Wesleyan), Janice King (Virginia-Wise), Faith Lee (Tenn. Wesleyan) and Ashley King (Tusculum).

 

                In the men's event, Zavala (28:03) posted a 23-second win over teammate Adam Stewart (28:26) as the Bears boasted the top three runners, including John Sharp (28:33).  Tusculum's Ross Lewis finished fourth with a time of 28:49, while Suhmer Smith of Tennessee Wesleyan posted a time of 28:58 to finish fifth.  Also named to the All-Invitational Team are Sean Stiltner (Va.-Wise), Chris Haney (Tusculum), Matt Smith (Lenoir-Rhyne), Ryan Heming (Tenn. Wesleyan) and Josh Stuckey (Lenoir-Rhyne).

 

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2005 Tusculum College Cross Country Invitational

Women's Race (5,000 meters)

Team Results

Pl.

Team

Time

 

1

Lenoir-Rhyne

24

 

2

Tusculum

44

 

3

Tennessee Wesleyan

57

 

4

Virginia-Wise

DNS

 

Individual Results

Pl.

Name

School

Time

1

Genna Eisenmann

Lenoir-Rhyne

20:11

2

Alicja Dembna

Tusculum

20:21

3

Whitney Heavner

Lenoir-Rhyne

20:32

4

Clair Kelley

Lenoir-Rhyne

20:48

5

Jamie Dyke

Tusculum

21:31

6

Bekah Peeler

Lenoir-Rhyne

21:33

7

Rachel Cornett

Tennessee Wesleyan

22:05

8

Janice King

Virginia-Wise

22:26

9

Faith Lee

Tennessee Wesleyan

22:39

10

Ashley King

Tusculum

22:46

11

Brittany Mullins

Virginia-Wise

22:58

12

Laura Guagliardo

Virginia-Wise

23:13

13

Lindsay DeHart

Lenoir-Rhyne

23:13

14

Elisabeth West

Lenoir-Rhyne

23:45

15

Danielle Hutson

Tusculum

24:36

16

Tulli Cole

Tennessee Wesleyan

24:37

17

Stephanie Hedgcoth

Tennessee Wesleyan

27:22

18

Tina Clark

Tennessee Wesleyan

31:28

19

Sarah Alston

Tusculum

40:46

20

Sarah Browning

Tusculum

40:46

 

Men's Race (8,000 meters)

Team Results

Pl.

Team

Pts.

 

1

Lenoir-Rhyne

24

 

2

Tusculum

58

 

3

Tennessee Wesleyan

64

 

4

Virginia-Wise

84

 

Individual Results

Pl.

Name

School

Time

1

Jose Zavala

Lenoir-Rhyne

28:03

2

Adam Stewart

Lenoir-Rhyne

28:26

3

John Sharp

Lenoir-Rhyne

28:33

4

Ross Lewis

Tusculum

28:49

5

Suhmer Smith

Tennessee Wesleyan

28:58

6

Sean Stiltner

Virginia-Wise

29:48

7

Chris Haney

Tusculum

29:59

8

Matt Smith

Lenoir-Rhyne

30:17

9

Ryan Heming

Tennessee Wesleyan

30:26

10

Josh Stuckey

Lenoir-Rhyne

30:44

11

Stephen Jones

Tusculum

30:59

12

Brad Johnson

Lenoir-Rhyne

31:16

13

Kevin Ramos

Lenoir-Rhyne

32:16

14

Eric Howell

Tennessee Wesleyan

32:18

15

Jonathan Baker

Virginia-Wise

32:57

16

Richard Neese

Tusculum

33:16

17

Josh Boggess

Tennessee Wesleyan

33:50

18

Seth Collins

Virginia-Wise

35:53

19

Chris Black

Tennessee Wesleyan

36:57

20

Scott Howard

Tusculum

38:08

21

Ben Ayers

Lenoir-Rhyne

38:20

22

Bradley Sharpe

Virginia-Wise

39:17

23

Chris Alsip

Tennessee Wesleyan

40:22

24

Dave Hileman

Tusculum

44:14

25

Adam Reed

Virginia-Wise

47:50