Bor, Pearson are top NSU runners at Northwestern Invitational

CROSS COUNTRY: Naumy Bor takes fourth in women's 2-mile race, Chris Pearson is also fourth to lead NSU in the men's 4-miler
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NATCHITOCHES — Naumy Bor and Chris Pearson, each finishing fourth, were the top Northwestern State runners Friday afternoon while Sam Houston State swept the men’s and women’s team championships at the Northwestern Invitational cross country meet at the Walter Ledet Track and Field Complex.

More than 20 state high school teams will compete in the prep division of the Northwestern Invitational Saturday morning at 10:30.

Bor covered the two-mile women’s course in 12:30, while individual champ Whitney Rister of Sam Houston State won in 11:42, leading the Lady Bearkats to a 19-point score. Northwestern was second at 38, Louisiana College third at 70 and Louisiana-Monroe did not finish five runners and did not record a score.

Pearson, this week’s Southland Conference male “athlete of the week” in cross country, ran a 21:21 time in a four-mile race. Dustin Joubert of Sam Houston was the men’s individual winner with a 20:37 clocking as the Bearkats posted a first-place 28-point total. Louisiana Tech was right behind at 34, followed by Northwestern (71), Louisiana-Monroe (88) and Louisiana College (116).

The Lady Demons got a fifth-place 12:47 from Shannon Foley, while Brittany Culotta ran eighth in 13:07 and Courtney Herschberger was 10th in 13:44. Rounding out the scorecard for NSU was JoAnne Penn, 11th in 14:12.

For the Northwestern men, Dusty Dischler had the second-best time and place, taking 15th in 23:06. Teammates Galen Mudd (16th, 23:20) and Cade Gentry (17th, 23:35) were right behind him while Cameron Mehl completed the scoring for the Demons with a 19th-place 25:49.

The competition was the second this week for Northwestern, on the heels of a Monday meet at Centenary. It was also the last event for NSU before the Southland Conference Championships on Oct. 27 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Northwestern Invitational cross country meet

Friday, Oct. 12, 2007 – Walter Ledet Track Complex, Natchitoches, LA

82 degrees, sunny, low humidity

Women (2 miles)

TEAM SCORES: 1. Sam Houston State 19, 2. Northwestern State 38, 3. Louisiana College 70. Louisiana-Monroe, no score.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Whitney Rister, SHSU, 11:42; 2. Allison Ferries, SHSU, 11:51; , 3. Molly Farrell, SHSU, 12:14; 4. Naumy Bor, NSU, 12:30; 5. Shannon Foley, NSU, 12:47; 6. Amanda Warren, SHSU, 12:55; 7. Pernilla Nordberg, SHSU, 12:58; 8. Brittany Culotta, NSU, 13:07; 9. Bridget Costello, SHSU, 13:26; 10. Courtney Hershberger, NSU, 13:44;

11. JoAnne Penn, NSU, 14:12; 12. Whitney McKinney, ULM, 15:20, 13. Johnnie Little, LC, 16:09, 14. Katy Mcalexander, LC, 17:09; 15. Kerstin Mudd, LC, 18:50, 16. Katie Rimmer, LC, 21:58, 17. Candace Simmons, LC, 21:59.

Men (4 miles)

TEAM SCORES: 1. Sam Houston State 28, 2. Louisiana Tech 34, 3. Northwestern State 71, 4. Louisiana-Monroe 88, 5. Louisiana College 116.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Dustin Joubert, SHSU, 20:37; 2. Keith Edmond, SHSU, 21:07; 3. Jace Benoit, LT, 21:10; 4. Chris Pearson, NSU, 21:21; 5. Mark Amann, SHSU, 21:32; 6. Cory Denstel, LT, 21:43; 7. David Monroe, LT, 21:48; 8. Kyle Davis, LT, 21:54; 9. Ray Nevegas, SHSU, 21:58; 10. Steven Cortez, LT, 22:00;

11. Colton Langridge, SHSU, 22:08; 12. Seth Hall, ULM, 22:35; 13. Richard Sanders, ULM, 22:55; 14. Ryan Martin, SHSU, 23:01; 15. Dusty Dischler, NSU, 23:06; 16. Galen Mudd, NSU, 23:20; 17. Cade Gentry, NSU, 23:35; 18. Mark Williams, ULM, 23:59; 19. Cameron Mehl, NSU, 25:49; 20. David Thomas, LC, 26:02;

21. Brian Verrett, LC, 26:09; 22. Mychal Word, ULM, 26:21; 23. Ennocent Ekara, ULM, 26:37; 24. Shane Carruth, LC, 26:44, 25. Josh Shelton, LC, 26:46, 26. Derek Dunbar, LC, 26:48.