The Nicholls State women's cross country team won its second straight meet at the Cowboy Stampede Saturday Morning.
LAKE CHARLES, La. – The Nicholls State women's cross country team earned its second straight meet title, winning the 2011 Cowboy Stampede Saturday morning in Lake Charles, while the men's team placed fifth overall on the day.
Led by
Jessica McLeod's school-record 17:52 in the 5K event, the Colonel women had four runners place in the top ten to finish first ahead of McNeese, LSU and Tulane with 51 total points in the event. The men finished fifth with 145 points led by
Sebie O'Neill's 29th place finish to lead the men's team.
McLeod finished fourth among collegians with her time, followed by
Tessni Carruthers who finished fifth in 18:01,
Emily Charlesworth in seventh in 18:12 and
Ingvild Vedde in 18:16 to round out the Colonels who finished in the top ten.
Jackie White earned a 27th place finish with her time of 19:27, while
Sarah Pressley finished in 19:49, Ashley Johnson in 20:05 and
Emily Carrere in 22:21 to round out the Nicholls runners.
O'Neill finished the race in 21:19 to pace the men's team, followed by
Kane Daigle's time of 21:42,
Blaine Gisclair's 21:51,
Tyler Folse's 22:33,
Nick Benoit's 22:42, and
Reece Vitale's 22:43 to finish up for the Colonels.
Both teams will be back in action in two weeks, traveling to Tusclaloosa to participate in Alabama's Crimson Classic.