Saturday, September 30, 2006

TUSCULUM MEN THIRD, WOMEN FOURTH AT VOLUNTEER INVITATIONAL

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College men's team finished third and the TC women placed fourth at the 2006 Volunteer Cross Country Invitational, held Saturday morning at Victor Ashe Park.

The men's team recorded 72 points, led by Winston Curry's seventh place finish on the 8,000-meter course with a time of 29:12.64. Joe Norton (31:04.73) and Stephen Jones (31:24.19) finished 13^th and 14^th, respectively. Donald White finished 19^th with a time of 32:26.01, while Scott Howard rounded out the scoring with a 34^th place showing (37:09.81).

The women's squad placed fourth with 72 points as Alex Frary was the top Pioneer finisher, placing third with a time of 21:00.36. Sarah Alston (21:24.41) and Alicja Dembna (21:52.16) placed 11^th and 12^th respectively. Marci Moore finished 23^rd with a time of 24:37.58, while Danielle Hutson finished 25^th (25:08.90). Emmy Johnson finished 29^th with a time of 26:03.92.

Tusculum returns to action this Friday as the Pioneers compete at the Presbyterian College Invitational beginning at 4 p.m. on the Clinton, S.C. campus.

- TC -

Men's Race (8,000m)
Pl.	Team	Pts.
1	Lincoln Memorial	21
2	Hiwassee	59
3	TUSCULUM	72
4	Carson-Newman	87
5	Lee	116
Individual Results
Pl.	Runner	Time
7	Winston Curry	29:12.64
13	Joe Norton	31:04.73
14	Stephen Jones	31:24.19
19	Donald White	32:26.01
34	Scott Howard	37:09.81
Women's Race (5,000m)
Pl.	Team	Pts.
1	Carson-Newman	47
2	Lincoln Memorial	51
3	Lee	52
4	TUSCULUM	72
Individual Results
Pl.	Runner	Time
3	Alex Frary	21:00.36
11	Sarah Alston	21:24.41
12	Alicja Dembna	21:52.16
23	Marci Moore	24:37.58
25	Danielle Hutson	25:08.90
29	Emmy Johnson	26:03.92