LSU Press Release:
BATON ROUGE - The LSU women's cross country team defended their home course for a second year in a row as seven runners earned top-10 finishes to lead the team to a first-place finish with 17 points in Saturday's LSU Invitational at Highland Road Park.
The women were led by senior Laura Carleton, who won the individual title by posting a time of 20 minutes, 34.7 seconds. This is the second consecutive week in which Carleton earned a top-10 finish in a 6k meet as she also finished in fifth place at the Commodore Classic a week ago.
Junior Natoya Goule finished behind Carleton in second place, clocking in at 21:00.8. Third place was also captured by Lady Tiger senior Dakota Goodman with a time of 21:02.2.
Senior Brea Goodman ran a time of 21:20.8 to finish fifth, Charlene Lipsey finished in 21:23.5 to come in sixth, Leigh-Ann Naccari finished ninth with a time of 21:50.1 and Andria Aguilar rounded out the Top 10 with a time of 22:02.9.
The Lady Tigers dominated the competition as Lamar finished well back in second place with 56 points for the meet.ishe
"I was very pleased with the women and the effort from last week to this week," said LSU Head Coach Mark Elliott. "Again, Laura Carleton ran extremely well. I think for running her first time for LSU, Natoya Goule ran pretty well. Charlene Lipsey is a constant performer. Brea and Dakota ran extremely well too."
The LSU men finished in second place with 72 points in the team standings behind the 15 points scored by Lamar University.
The Tigers placed two runners in the Top 10 led by senior Roger Cooke with a time of 27:18.3 over 8k. Sophomore Phillip Primeaux rounded out the Top 10 of the individual standings coming across the line with a time of 27:53.1.
"We did alright," said Cooke. "We had some quality competition in there with Lamar and Southeastern put together a pretty good team this year. Overall, we ran decent, but it is definitely a work in progress."
"The guys group can be good," said Elliott. "I think it is going to take a little bit of time. It is going to take all 11 guys running well on the same day to have a good result."
The LSU cross country teams will be back in action Saturday, Sept. 29, as they travel to Lake Charles, La., to compete in the McNeese Cowboy Stampede meet, which will take place at Enos Darbonne Recreation Complex. The women will compete at 8:45 a.m. CDT followed by the men at 9:15 a.m.
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Team Results
Men's 8k Team Results
1. Lamar 15
2. LSU 72
3. SE Louisiana 79
4. Loyola - New Orleans 121
5. Mississippi College 124
6. Nicholls State 169
7. Jackson State 193
8. Southern 198
Women's 6k Team Results
1. LSU 17
2. Lamar 56
3. Nicholls State 94
4. SE Louisiana 110
5. Mississippi College 124
6. Jackson State 169
7. Loyola - New Orleans 171
8. Southern 213
Individual Results
Men (Winner and LSU only)
1. Sam Stabler (Lamar) 25:51.7; 7. Roger Cooke 27:18.3; 10. Phillip Primeaux 27:53.1; 18. William Wiesler29:04.4; 19. Travis Pope 29:12.3; 24. Daniel Nally 29:37.5; 27. Jake Wilkinson 30:05.0; 29. Barrett Miller30:21.7; 31. Aaron Koenck 30:28.2
Women (Winner and LSU only)
1. Laura Carleton 20:34.7; 2. Natoya Goule 21:00.8; 3. Dakota Goodman 21:02.2; 5. Brea Goodman21:20.8; 6. Charlene Lipsey 21:23.5; 9. Leigh-Ann Naccari 21:50.1; 10. Andria Aguilar 22:02.9; 12. Laura Aleman 22:17.7; 24. Morgan Schuetz 24:01.4; 38. Michelle Mobley 25:30.5.
Southeastern Press Release:
BATON ROUGE, La. – Junior Joseph LeGrange moved back atop the Southeastern Louisiana cross country leaderboard as the Baton Rouge native sparked the Lions to a third-place finish Saturday at the LSU Invitational.
LeGrange placed ninth with a time of 27 minutes, 35.1 seconds on the 8k course.
“Joe had a phenomenal day today,” distance coach Brent Alfred said. “He's starting to adjust. When you get a new coach it takes time to get used to the new training style. He stepped up his leadership and got back to the top where he belongs. I'm proud of him.”
On the women's side Heather Fitzhenry continued her strong running, finishing 15th overall (22 minutes and 55.1 seconds), guiding the Lady Lions to a fourth-place finish in the 6k race.
“Heather continues to impress me week in and week out, and the top five girls all did better than the previous week,” Alfred said.
Senior Lindsey Toups (23:23.6), a Gonzales native, and Bethany Burst (23:31.) finished 20th and 21st, respectively.
“Lindsey Toups is more of a short distance runner, but she showed a lot of grit and determination the last time on her home course,” Alfred said.
Sophomore Ashley Pfantz (24:31.0) finished 30th and freshman Leticia Shaban (25:15.5), despite an injury, finished 33rd.
“Leticia Shaban sprained her ankle early in the course,” Alfred said. “She was in pain, but gutted it out. It says a lot about a freshman who is a long way from home, running in conditions new to her.”
For the men, Paul Arthur (28:18.8) continued his strong running, placing 14th, one spot in front of freshman Harry Wiggins (28:32.5). Matt Mouton (29:22.4) placed 21st and Kyle Rudolph (30:12.2) finished 28th.
“We've got a week off before Mississippi College, so we'll be ready to roll,” Alfred said.
MEN'S RESULTS
9 Joseph LeGrange, 27:35.5
14 Paul Arthur, 28:18.8
15 Harry Wiggins, 28:32.5
21 Matt Mouton, 29:22.4
28 Kyle Rudolph, 30:12.2
38 Joseph Edwards, 31:56.1
42 Jesse McDavitt, 32:32.9
44 Tyler Waggenspack, 33:45.3
45 Scott Richardson, 35:53.8
Team Scores
Rank - Team - Total
1 Lamar 15, Average: 26:28.28
2 LSU 72, Average: 28:37.12
3 SE Louisiana 79, Average: 28:48.28
4 Loyola-New Orleans 121, Average: 29:56.68
5 Mississippi College 124, Average: 30:14.72
6 Nicholls State 169, Average: 35:44.10
7 Jackson State 193, Average: 37:49.90
8 Southern 198, Average: 39:13.14
WOMEN'S RESULTS
15 Heather Fitzhenry, 22:55.1
20 Lindsey Toups, 23:23.6
21 Bethany Burst, 23:31.6
30 Ashley Pfantz, 24:31.0
33 Leticia Shaban, 25:15.5
46 Emily Pevey, 26:32.1
47 Katie Neil, 26:37.6
48 Jennifer Ernst, 26:52.2
Team Scores
Rank – Team - Total
1 LSU 17, Average: 21:04.40
2 Lamar 56, Average: 22:14.44
3 Nicholls State 94, Average: 23:26.96
4 SE Louisiana 110, Average: 23:55.36
5 Mississippi College 124, Average: 24:18.96
6 Jackson State 169, Average: 25:45.50
7 Loyola-New Orleans 171, Average: 25:43.02
8 Southern 213, Average: 28:29.62
Loyola Press Release:
Hills sets ‘Pack record in Loyola debut , men finish 4th
SAT, 09/22/2012
Baton Rouge, La.- In the first meet of her Loyola career, Annie Hills set the 6000 meter Wolf Pack record at the LSU Invitational at Highland Road Park Saturday morning. Hills, a junior transfer, finished in 26th place and paced Loyola with a time of 24:08.5. She bested the time of 24:47 set by Catherine Baggett in the LSU Invitational in 2001.
Denise Powell was next over the line in 35th place in a time of 25:18.2 which was good for the third best time in Loyola history. Elizabeth Gienger was three seconds behind Powell in 36th. She set a personal best with a 25:21.6 performance. Gienger’s mark was the fourth best 6000 meter run in Wolf Pack history. Powell and Gienger improved upon Natalie Sargent’s 25:26 mark set in 2003 also at the LSU Invitational.
Other competitors for the Loyola women included Elysia Pendezec (42ndplace, 26:11.8), Emma Larson (49th place, 27:35.0), Jessica Williams (54th place, 29:59.1),and Raquel Baker (56th place, 30:21.6)
The women’s team finished seventh out of eight teams in a meet that featured six NCAA Division I programs. Loyola outscored Southern, who finished in eighth place.
The Loyola men’s team finished fourth out of eight teams in a meet that had six NCAA Division I teams. The Wolf Pack bested Nicholls State, Jackson State and Southern.
Paul Fresse paced the ‘Pack in the 8000 meter race with a 20th place finish in 29:16.4. Michael Corse was 23rd in a time of 29:23.3. Other competitors for Loyola included Jonathan Malbrue (25th place, 29:40.9), Henry Gerbracht (30th place, 30:23.8), Kenny Tsao (34th place, 30:59.0), Galen Westerfield (41st place, 32:24.5), and Chris Graugnard (43rd place, 32:43.4).
“Both our men’s and women’s teams ran a smart race and competed well against fields that were mostly Division I student-athletes. I feel this meet was a confidence booster for us and we will continue to improve each week. Our focus is to reduce the gap between our top competitor and our fifth place finisher, so we can improve upon our score,” said Loyola head coach Andy Canegitta.
Cross country will return to action the morning of October 13 at the Choctaw Open in Clinton, Mississippi.
Nicholls Press Release:
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Nicholls State University men's and women's cross country teams faced some strong competition at the LSU Invitational on Saturday morning, coming away with solid performances from both sides.
The Colonel women finished third overall in the meet behind LSU and Lamar, while the Colonel men finished sixth.
Nicholls had three runners in the top 20 finishers on the women's side, led by last week's cross country athlete of the week in Tessni Carruthers who finished fourth in 21:09.7, followed by Jackie White in 16th place in 23:00.9 and Sarah Pressley in 18th place with a time of 23:12.4.
Sebie O'Neill paced the men's team again on Saturday, clocking in 28:56.9 to finish 17th overall, followed byKane Daigle's 26th place finish in 29:57 and Reece Vitale's 40th place finish in 32:23.3.
Rounding out the Colonel runners on the women's side in the top 30 was Emily Charlesworth with her time of 24:08.1 to finish 25th.
Ashley Johnson finished in 25:43.7 followed by Victoria Williams' time of 26:18.5, Emily Carrere's time of 26:28.2, Maria Mondello's time of 28:04.4 and Terrian Gauff's time of 31:56.4 were the final Nicholls times of the day.
Nicholls will be back in action next Saturday, competing in the McNeese Cowboy Stampede in Lake Charles.