LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Five of the eight SCAC men's cross country teams were in action this past weekend.
Centenary College
The Centenary cross country programs competed at the Watson Ford
Invitational hosted by Mississippi College on Friday. The Gents
finished 20th respectively. Gregory Simmons stood as the
second top finisher for the Gents with a time of 35:41.98 (142)
with Demri Robinson finishing third on the Centenary squad with a
time of 35:51.96 (143). David Gerhart and Joseph Reilly rounded out
the men’s squad. Gerhart posted a time of 38:29.33 (153) with
Reilly tallying a time of 38:43.91 (155). Centenary returns to the
course at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships
on Nov. 1 in San Antonio, Texas.
Colorado
College
Led by seniors Graham Frank and Nick Hall, the Colorado
College men's cross country team ran to a seventh-place finish
Saturday at the 6th Annual Pomona-Pitzer Cross Country Invite in
Claremont, Calif. The Tigers, who collected 255 points, placed
third among Division II teams at the meet. Frank, who has
paced the Tigers for the third straight race, finished
24th out of 183 runners with an 8k time of 26 minutes and 7
seconds, while Hall placed 29th with a time of
26:17. Sophomore Conor Terhune placed 81st (27.16)
followed by junior Tucker Hampson in 100th place (27:34).
Sophomore Jacob Rothman was the final scorer for CC with a
104th place finish in 27:43. CC's top five runners each posted
a season-best time on Saturday. The Tigers wrap up the 2014
regular season on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Fort Hays State Tiger
Open in Fort Hays, Kan.
University of Dallas
The University of Dallas cross country team finished
ninth at the 2014 Warrior Invitational at Wisconsin Lutheran.
Junior Ryan McAnany continued his great seasonw with a 10th place
finish and a time of 27:56.9 followed by a 35th place finish by
Javier Secaira with a time of 29:02.1 Rounding out the Crusaderes
was Jack Grubner (48th) with a time of 30:25.5, Gabriel Marasigan
(69th) with a time of 31:11.8, and Zach Zandt (77th) with a time of
31:29.1. The Crusaders return to action next weekend as they go to
Marshall, Texas to compete in the East Texas Baptist Invite.
Texas Lutheran University
At the Texas Lutheran Cross Country Invite 2 Saturday
morning, the TLU Men grabbed the first four overall spots in
the men's race to impress in their second home event of the
season. TLU's Travis Koenig, Bond Birkner, Rudolph Calderon,
and Mick Manuzewski came home in first, second, third and
fourth. Koenig won the race in 17:14. Birkner, Calderon and
Manuszewski recorded times of 17:38, 17:44 and 17:48. Both TLU
teams return to action next Saturday in San Antonio for the
University of the Incarnate Word Invitational. The meet is set for
an 8 a.m. start.
Trinity University
The Tiger men finished 16th at the University of Arkansas Chile
Pepper Cross Country Festival on Saturday in Fayetteville,
Ark. The Trinity men's team was competing in its first 8k race
of the season, and several Tiger newcomers had their first career
8k event. Trinity’s top men’s runner was Taylor
Piske, who crossed the finish line in the 8k in 26:15.5. Piske
placed 140th of 429 runners, and his current marks are well ahead
of his performances at this time last year. Austin
Brown finished in 26:57.7, which is nearly two minutes faster than
his personal record. Michael Erickson and Jacob Hammond both
put up strong times for their first 8k. The Tigers will compete in
the University of Incarnate Word Invitational on Saturday, October
11, at Live Oak, Texas.
Austin College, Schreiner, and Southwestern did not compete this weekend.
