Oct. 31, 2009

Men's Results

Women's Results

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Texas State men's and women's cross country wrapped up competition at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships this morning at West Guth Park in Corpus Christi. The women's team placed eighth, while the men finished ninth.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi scored 58 points to win its third overall and consecutive Southland championship. Stephen F. Austin finished second with 82 points followed by UT Arlington (105), UTSA (115) and McNeese State (128).

Steffanie Armstrong was the top finisher for the Bobcats as she took 16th place with a time of 21:51. Esperanza Lopez was next with a time of 22:28. Rounding out the Top 5 were Heather Bullin (22:29), Sandra Venegas (22:58) and Dana Dolejsi (23:28).

For the men, Lamar scored 38 points to record its fourth consecutive conference championship. McNeese State finished second with 65 points followed by UTSA (86), Stephen F. Austin (87) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (127). The title was the Cardinals' ninth overall.

Michael Morris crossed the line first for the Texas State men with a time of 25:47 and 27th place. Hugo Corral clocked a time of 26:19. The next three finishers for the men were Jesus Ordaz (26:29), Matt Novak (27:31) and Andres Herrera (27:41).

Men's Team Results
1. Lamar, 38
2. McNeese State, 65
3. UTSA, 86
4. Stephen F. Austin, 87
5. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 127
6. Southeastern Louisiana, 162
7. UT Arlington, 204
8. Sam Houston State, 221
9. Texas State, 222
10. Central Arkansas, 288
11. Northwestern State, 342
12. Nicholls, 358

Women's Team Results
1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 58
2. Stephen F. Austin, 82
3. UT Arlington, 105
4. UTSA, 115
5. McNeese State, 128
6. Nicholls, 157
6. Lamar, 157
8. Texas State, 173
9. Sam Houston State, 235
10. Southeastern Louisiana, 237
11. Central Arkansas, 271
12. Northwestern State, 294

Men's Top 10 Individuals (All-Conference)
1. Francis Kasagule, Sr., Lamar, 23:54
2. Joshua Sawe, Jr., McNeese State, 24:06
3. David Rooney, So., McNeese State, 24:13
4. Mitch Ownbey, So., Stephen F. Austin, 24:16
5. Joonas Harjamaki, Jr., Lamar, 24:20
6. Kalphys Kemboi, Jr., Southeastern Louisiana, 24:23
7. Layne Nixon, So., UTSA, 24:24
8. Bob Abimbisibwe, Fr., Lamar, 24:24
9. Henry Rop,,Jr., Southeastern Louisiana, 24:25
10. Drew Bean, Jr., Lamar, 24:31

Women's Top 10 Individuals (All-Conference)
1. Anne Ronoh, Sr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 20:44
2. Kayla Pratt, So., UTSA, 20:51
3. Tinette Burger, Sr., McNeese State, 21:16
4. Samantha Walkow, Fr., Lamar, 21:20
5. Dana Mecke, Sr., UTSA, 21:23
6. Amy Shackelford, Jr., Stephen F. Austin, 21:26
7. Pernilla Savestrand, Sr., UTSA, 21:34
8. Lauren Jones, Jr., Nicholls, 21:37
9. Megan Jenkins, Jr., Stephen F. Austin, 21:37
10. BreAnna Briggs, Fr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 21:40