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 The Tulane cross country teams opened their 2008 campaign at the Memphis Twilight |
Green Wave Men's Cross Country Makes Its Return; Women Place Sixth at Memphis Twilight
Sept. 13, 2008
MEMPHIS - The Tulane men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2008 campaign at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Invitational Saturday night in Memphis. The Green Wave women placed sixth of 36 teams, with Rebecca Coady leading Tulane in 15th place. The Tulane men, reestablishing the program in the first meet since 2004, came in 22nd, led by freshman Jordon Holtzman.
Sophomore Rebecca Coady finished 15th in the 5K women's race with a time of 19:03. Nine seconds later, senior Aubrey Phillips crossed the line in 18th (19:12). Freshman Julia Whitrock was on her tail, placing 20th with a time of 19:21.
Fellow freshman Johanna Gretshel was the fourth Wave runner, coming in 47th with a time of 20:02. Senior Cecelia Clarke rounded out the Wave point-getters with a 21:12 time, good for 92nd. A pair of Green Wave freshmen served to displace the rest of the field, as Jessica Dallager came in 106th, with a time of 21:27, while Caitlin Hornbeck turned in a 22:28, for 138th place.
Arkansas took home first in the women's race led by a 1-2-3 finish from Catherine White (17:39), Denise Bariachi (17:54), and Dacia Perkins (17:54).
In the 8K men's race, Tulane made its season debut, with its first event since the 2004 season, finishing 22nd of 29 teams.
Freshman Jordon Holtzman paced the Wave men with a time of 29:23 coming in 118th. Sophomore Kyle Esteves was the second Greenie across the line with a 29:36 time, good for 126th. Right behind him, freshmen Brian Lozes (29:38) placed 130th, while fellow freshman Mike Mainguy (30:47) came in 161st. Tulane seniors Eric Sweeney and Tim Cullen finally made their Wave debuts, sticking with the program they joined in 2005. Sweeney turned in a time of 32:22, with Cullen following with a time of 32:37.
Harding's Daniel Kirwa won the men's race with a time of 24:08. Eastern Kentucky's Joseph Maina (24:34) was the first Division I runner across the line, placing second. Harding won the event, with EKU placing second as the top D-I team.
Tulane will have a week off before competing at the LSU Tiger Festival in Baton Rouge on Sept. 27
Tulane Results Men: 22 of 29 teams Pl Runner Yr Time Pts 118 Holtzman, Jordon FR Tulane 29:23.0 105 126 Esteves, Kyle SO Tulane 29:36.2 112 130 Lozes, Brian FR Tulane 29:38.4 116 161 Mainguy, Mike FR Tulane 30:47.5 141 190 Sweeney, Eric SR Tulane 32:22.1 161 195 Cullen, Timothy SR Tulane 32:37.2 165Women: 6 of 36
Pl Runner Yr Time Pts
15 Coady, Rebecca SO Tulane 19:03.5 15
18 Phillips, Aubrey SR Tulane 19:12.1 18
20 Whitrock, Julia FR Tulane 19:21.5 20
47 Gretschel, Johanna FR Tulane 20:02.0 45
92 Clarke, Cecelia SR Tulane 21:12.7 86
106 Dallager, Jessica FR Tulane 21:27.8 98
138 Hornbeck, Caitlin FR Tulane 22:28.4 127