Saturday, October 1, 2005

 

TC WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM 4TH, MEN’S TEAM 5TH

AT VOLUNTEER INVITATIONAL

 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tusculum College women’s cross country team finished fourth out of six teams participating in the Volunteer Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Victor Ashe Park.  The TC men’s cross country squad placed fifth out of eight teams.  Carson-Newman won the women’s event, while Tennessee Tech ran away with top honors in the men’s race.

 

Freshman Alicja Dembna (Poznan, Poland) led the Pioneer women’s team in the 5K run, finishing ninth with a time of 21:43.14.  Junior Sarah Alston (Morristown, Tenn.) crossed the finish line with a time of 21:58.68, which ranked 13th out of 44 runners. 

Junior Ashley King (Piney Flatts, Tenn.) recorded a 24th-place finish with a  time of 23:40.47, while Jamie Dyke (Newport, Tenn.) placed 31st (25:54.15) and freshman Sarah Browning (Russell, Ky.) was 43rd (36:26.58).

 

In the men’s 8K race, senior Ross Lewis (Morristown, Tenn.) led the Pioneers with an eighth place finish out of 56 runners, crossing the finish line in a time of 29:28.83.  Freshman Chris Haney (Denver, N.C.) placed 20th with a time of 31:28.33, while fellow rookie Stephen Jones (Newport, Tenn.) recorded a 32nd-place finish with a time of 32:49.18.

 

Rounding out the field for the Pioneers were freshman Richard Neese (Hunstville, Ala.; 42nd; 35:09.75), junior Scott Howard (Wakefield, Mass.; 51st;  40:11.70), senior David Hileman (Castlewood, Va.; 54th; 42:54.18), and sophomore Thomas Whitley (Fayetteville, Ga.; 55th; 46:39.43).

 

Both TC cross country squads will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 8, when they travel to Greenville, S.C., for the Furman Invitational.

 

-TC-

 

Women’s Team Results

Place

Team

Score

1

Carson-Newman

32

2

Tennessee Tech

47

3

Lincoln Memorial

76

4

Tusculum

109

5

Lee

113

6

Maryville

153

 

TC Women’s Results

Place

Runner

Time

9

Alicja Dembna

21:43.14

13

Sarah Alston

21:58.68

24

Ashley King

23.40.47

31

Jamie Dyke

25.54.15

43

Sarah Browning

36.26.58

 

 

Men’s Team Results

Place

Team

Score

1

Tennessee Tech

47

2

Morehouse

49

3

Lincoln Memorial

82

4

Carson-Newman

105

5

Tusculum

134

6

Lee

146

7

Maryville

169

8

Kentucky State

177

 

TC Men’s Results

Place

Runner

Time

8

Ross Lewis

29.28.83

20

Chris Haney

31:28.33

32

Stephen Jones

32:49.18

42

Richard Neese

35:09.75

51

Scott Howard

40:11.70

54

David Hileman

42:54.18

55

Thomas Whitley

46:39.43