Thursday, October 11, 2007

TUSCULUM WOMEN FINISH EIGHTH, MEN 11^TH

AT ERSKINE CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL

DUE WEST, S.C. --- The Tusculum College women's cross country team finished eighth, while the men posted an 11^th place finish at Thursday's Erskine College Invitational. The Tusculum women finished with 200 points in the 16-team field, while the men's squad accumulated 261 points in their 14-team event.

In the women's race, Alicja Dembna posted a time of 21:50 on the 5,000-meter course to finish in 12^th place. Brooke Underwood recorded a 14^th place showing with her time of 21:56. Jenny Dold finished 39^th with a time of 23:53, while Khirstin Two Crow placed 66^th with her time of 26:18. Lacey Webb finished 72^nd with 27:26 to round out the times for the Pioneers.

Wingate won the women's race with 86 points, edging out North Georgia (90) by four points. Winston-Salem State finished third with 99 total points, followed by Erskine (138), Lander (144), Southern Wesleyan (164), UNC Pembroke (181), Tusculum, Newberry (209), Belmont Abbey (212), USC Aiken (251), North Greenville (311), Brevard (325), Toccoa Falls (327) and Paine (356).

In the men's event, TC freshman Simon Hozapfel posted yet another top 10 finish as he placed seventh with a time of 28:23 in the 8,000-meter race. Donald White finished 31^st with 31:02, while Ben Hale recorded a time of 34:02, good enough for 62^nd place. Conner Graves (44:20) and Jason Seaton (44:21) finished 90^th and 91^st, respectively, to wrap up the TC scoring.

Wingate won the men's meet with 66 points, followed by North Georgia (69), Erskine (96), Newberry (128) and Winston-Salem State (162) to round out the top five. Belmont Abbey finished sixth with 198 total points, followed by Toccoa Falls (209), Claflin (210), Brevard (226), North Greenville (244), Tusculum, Southern Wesleyan (336) and Paine (353),

The Tusculum men's team will be back in action on Friday as they run at the Blue Ridge Open in Boone, N.C. The women will next compete at next Saturday's South Atlantic Conference Championship in Salisbury, N.C.

- TC -

Women's Team Results (8K)
Pl.	Team	Pts.
1	Wingate	86
2	North Georgia	90
3	Winston-Salem St.	99
4	Erskine	138
5	Lander	144
6	Southern Wesleyan	164
7	UNC Pembroke	181
8	TUSCULUM	200
9	Newberry	209
10	Belmont Abbey	212
11	USC Aiken	251
12	North Greenville	311
13	Brevard	325
14	Toccoa Falls	327
15	Paine	356
16	Claflin	DNS
Tusculum Individual Results
Pl.	Runner	Time
12	Alicja Dembna	21:50
14	Brooke Underwood	21:56
39	Jenny Dold	23:53
66	Khirstin Two Crow	26:18
72	Lacey Webb	27:26

Men's Team Results (8K)
Pl.	Team	Pts.
1	Wingate	66
2	North Georgia	69
3	Erskine	96
4	Newberry	128
5	Winston-Salem St.	162
6	Belmont Abbey	198
7	Toccoa Falls	209
8	Claflin	210
9	Brevard	226
10	North Greenville	244
11	TUSCULUM	261
12	Southern Wesleyan	336
13	Paine	353
14	UNC Pembroke	DNS
Tusculum Individual Results
Pl.	Runner	Time
7	Simon Holzapfel	28:23
31	Donald White	31:02
62	Ben Hale	34:02
90	Conner Graves	44:20
91	Jason Seaton	44:21