ULM Men and Women Finish Ninth at Sun Belt Cross Country Championships | |||||
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Monroe, La. - The ULM men's and women's cross country teams trudged through the very wet and soggy Selman Field course on Saturday afternoon during the 2009 Sun Belt Cross Country Championships. Both squads finished ninth as a team, while sophomore Moses Chelimo paced the Warhawk men's squad with an individual 14th place finish and freshman Madeleine Robertson led the women with an individual 21st place finish. Chelimo ran the 8K race in a time of 28:16.51. His finish was seven spots higher than what he ran during last year's Sun Belt Championships. Robertson crossed the finish line during the 5K race in 21:55.78, as it was the first Championship race of her career. Senior Andrew Opata placed 38th after crossing the finish line in 29:43.75. Sophomore Britt Koestler finished three spots back of Opata in 41st with a time of 29:55.66. Sophomore Kendall Robbins claimed the 50th spot after running in 30:16.37. Rounding out the runners for the Warhawk men, were freshman David Jones (55th, 30:35.51), junior Jorel Torres (57th, 30:42.21), and sophomore Hunter Russell (59th, 30:46.07). Sophomore Kelsie Coats placed 43rd for the Warhawk women with a time of 22:54.08. Sophomore Denise Myers and freshman Tyler Blacklock completed the race in 51st (23:14.24) and 54th (23:30.97) place, respectively. Freshman Jasmine Garcia ran in 24:14.94 to claim the 67th spot. Also for the women, junior Alexis Krigbaum and sophomore Stacey Carmack finished back-to-back in 76th (25:32.75) and 77th (26:05.35), respectively. Western Kentucky won the women's championship for the fourth straight year and Middle Tennessee men took home the men's title. Western Kentucky's Janet Jesang repeated as individual champion, also her third title overall, in the women's race with a time of 19:09.83. In the men's race South Alabama's Zac Edwards crossed the finish line first on the muddy course. Edwards finished with a time of 26:10.91 in helping South Alabama to a second place team finish. Western Kentucky's Michelle Scott and Middle Tennessee's Dean Hayes were respectively chosen as the league's women's and men's cross country Coaches of the Year. South Alabama took home both Freshman of the Year awards with Alex Shields winning it for the men and Tori Lawson for the Women. The ULM cross country teams will next compete in the NCAA South Central Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 14. Women's Individual Champion: Janet Jesang, Western Kentucky Women's Championship Team Results Men's Championship Team Results |